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brink
(brĭngk)n.
1.
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)n
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)]
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Noun | 1. | brink - a region marking a boundary |
2. | brink - the edge of a steep place | |
3. | brink - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" |
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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
noun1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:
Chiefly Military: perimeter.
2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:
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Translations
حافه، حافَّه، حَرْف، شَفيرُ الهاوِيَه
okrajpříkrý břeh
bredkant
parrasreuna
meredek part
brún, barmur, bakki
status krantas
krastsmala
randsteile rand
strmý svahzráz
brink
[brɪŋk] N (lit, fig) → borde mon the brink of sth → al borde de algo
to be on the brink of doing sth → estar a punto de hacer algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
brink
[ˈbrɪŋk] n → bord mto 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
brink
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
brink
[brɪŋk] n → orloon the brink of doing sth → sul punto di fare qc
she was on the brink of tears → era lì lì per piangere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
brink
(briŋk) noun the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.
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