brink

(brĭngk)

a. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff. See Synonyms at border.

b. The margin of land bordering a body of water.

2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: "Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

[Middle English brinke, probably of Scandinavian origin ; akin to Swedish brink brink, steep hillside, steep riverbank, and Middle Low German brink, hillside, grassland.]

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brink

(brɪŋk)

1. the edge, border, or verge of a steep place: the brink of the precipice.

2. the highest point; top: the sun fell below the brink of the hill.

3. (Physical Geography) the land at the edge of a body of water

4. the verge of an event or state: the brink of disaster.

[C13: from Middle Dutch brinc, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse brekka slope, Middle Low German brink edge of a field]

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brink

(brɪŋk)

n.

1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.

2. any extreme edge; verge.

3. a critical point beyond which something will occur: on the brink of disaster.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse (Dan)]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	brink - a region marking a boundary verge, threshold bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
	2.	brink - the edge of a steep place edge, border - the boundary of a surface
	3.	brink - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" verge limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

brink

noun edge, point, limit, border, lip, margin, boundary, skirt, frontier, fringe, verge, threshold, rim, brim Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

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brink

noun

1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:

border, borderline, brim, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.

Chiefly Military: perimeter.

2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:

borderline, edge, point, threshold, verge.

Translations

حافه، حافَّه، حَرْف، شَفيرُ الهاوِيَه

okrajpříkrý břeh

bredkant

Rand

borde

parrasreuna

bord lisière

meredek part

brún, barmur, bakki

orlo

status krantas

krastsmala

randsteile rand

rand

strmý svahzráz

eşik kenar kıyı

悬崖峭壁或河流的边沿

brink

[brɪŋk] N (lit, fig) → borde m
on the brink of sth → al borde de algo
to be on the brink of doing sth → estar a punto de hacer algo

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brink

[ˈbrɪŋk] n → bord m
to be on the brink of sth [+ disaster, war, tears] → être au bord de qch
She was on the brink of tears → Elle était au bord des larmes.
on the brink of doing → sur le point de faire, à deux doigts de faire

brink

n (lit, fig) → Rand m; on the brink of something (lit, fig) → am Rande von etw; on the brink of doing something (lit, fig) → nahe daran, etw zu tun

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brink

[brɪŋk] n → orlo
on the brink of doing sth → sul punto di fare qc
she was on the brink of tears → era lì lì per piangere

brink

(briŋk) noun

the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.