verge in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for verge in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.verge [Brit vəːdʒ, Am vərdʒ] N

1. verge Brit (by road):

verge

ciglio m

verge

bordo m

grass verge

ciglio erboso

soft verge

sponda franosa

2. verge (brink):

on the verge of adolescence, old age

sulla soglia dell'adolescenza, della vecchiaia

on the verge of tears

sul punto di piangere

on the verge of death

in punto di morte

on the verge of success

sul punto di sfondare

on the verge of doing

sul punto di fare

on the verge of sleep, a discovery

sul punto di addormentarsi, di fare una scoperta

to bring or drive sb to the verge of bankruptcy, despair, revolt, suicide

portare qn sull'orlo di

to bring or drive sb to the verge of doing

portare qn sul punto di fare

II.verge [Brit vəːdʒ, Am vərdʒ] VB intr

to verge on panic, stupidity, contempt

rasentare

to be verging on the ridiculous

sfiorare il ridicolo

to be verging on the illegal

essere ai margini della legalità

soft verge [ˌsɒftˈvɜːdʒ, ˌsɔːft-] N

soft verge

banchina f non transitabile

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clip grass verge

tosare

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sponda -a

soft verge

essere sull'orlo della bancarotta

to face bankruptcy, be on the verge of bankruptcy

essere in procinto di fare

to be on the brink or point or verge of doing, to be about to do

essere sull'orlo dell'esaurimento

to be on the verge of a breakdown

essere sull'orlo del collasso

to be on the verge or brink or point of collapse

banchina non transitabile

soft shoulder, soft verge

essere sull'orlo dell'abisso

to be on the verge of ruin, to be on the brink of disaster

verge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verge in the English»Italian Dictionary

verge [vɜ:rdʒ] N

1. verge (physical edge, margin):

verge

margine m

2. verge fig (brink):

verge

orlo m

to be on the verge of …

essere sull'orlo di …

to be on the verge of despair

essere sull'orlo della disperazione

to be on the verge of doing sth

essere sul punto di fare qc

to be on the verge of tears

essere sul punto di piangere

verge on VB trans

verge on

rasentare

to verge on the ridiculous

rasentare il ridicolo

she is verging on fifty

è sulla cinquantina

Translations for verge in the Italian»English Dictionary

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essere allo sfascio

to be on the verge of collapse

verge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the verge of …

essere sull'orlo di …

to be on the verge of despair

essere sull'orlo della disperazione

to be on the verge of doing sth

essere sul punto di fare qc

to be on the verge of tears

essere sul punto di piangere

to verge on the ridiculous

rasentare il ridicolo

to be on the verge of collapse

essere allo sfascio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Other drawbacks of having a chef partner are less serious -- and at times verge on the comical.

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Juries may be dismissed and skeptical juries have been dismissed on the verge of verdicts, and acquittals are frequently overturned by higher courts.

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Thus, the band was on the verge of potential collapse and at an impasse.

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On the verge of passing, he was diagnosed with the sacrifice, which should be a leg amputee to break up with her illness.

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Just when the organization of her poems seems on the verge of wavering, she returns to the restraint with which most of them begin.

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The depression of the 1930s brought Liberia to the verge of bankruptcy.

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She is on the verge of starvation throughout most of the book, and the future is bleak.

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We looked to be on the verge of starting today's play and the rain has played spoilsport once more.

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Thus, for the largest segment of people subject to the wealth tax, it means taxing the accumulated savings and houses of those on the verge of retiring.

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His remarkable humility, which could verge on embarrassment when praise was heaped on him, seemed undoubtedly of this place.

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