brink

brink  (brngk)

n.

1.

a. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff.

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). See Synonyms at border.

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[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin .]

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brink

Noun

1. the edge or border of a steep place

2. the land at the edge of a body of water

3. on the brink of very near, on the point of: on the brink of disaster [Middle Dutch brinc]

Thesaurus

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"

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brink

noun edge, point, limit, border, lip, margin, boundary, skirt, frontier, fringe, verge, threshold, rim, brim

Translations

brink [brɪŋk] n → borde m;

on the brink of doing sth → a punto de hacer algo;

she was on the brink of tears → estaba al borde de las lágrimas

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brink [brɪŋk] n → bord m;

on the brink of doing → sur le point de faire, à deux doigts de faire;

she was on the brink of tears → elle était au bord des larmes

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brink [brɪŋk] n → Rand m;

on the brink of doing sth → nahe daran, etw zu tun;

she was on the brink of tears → sie war den Tränen nahe

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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

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brink

n brink [briŋk]

the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river. rand, kant حافه، حافَّه، حَرْف، شَفيرُ الهاوِيَه бряг (обикновено стръмен) příkrý břeh, okraj kant; bred der Rand χείλος, άκρη, όριο borde järsak لبه؛ حاشیه parras bord (d'un à-pic) סַף तट ivica vminek a széle, meredek part tebing, tepi, pinggir orlo, margine (がけ・川の) 縁 가장자리 kraštas, status krantas (kraujas, bezdibeņa) mala; (stāvs) krasts pinggir rand rand, kant krawędź, skraj beira margine, mal abrupt край zráz; strmý svah rob ivica kant, brant ริม kenar, kıyı,eşik (河流的)邊沿 край دریا کی کنارے خطرناک جگہ bờ miệng (vực) （河流的）边沿