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brink: noun
brink: noun

brink [brɪŋk] N no pl

brink

prag m tudi fig

brink N

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on the brink

biti (stati) tik pred nečem

Usage examples with brink

to hover on the brink of disaster

biti na robu propada

to teeter on the brink of a disaster fig

biti na robu katastrofe

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English

Over the next 100 years, trapping and poisoning brought them to the brink of extinction. en.wikipedia.org

On the brink of bankruptcy, the board was forced to close the broadcast programs in 1992. en.wikipedia.org

They discover rampant favoritism and a society on the brink of collapse. en.wikipedia.org

It is the year 2099 and the world is at the brink of destruction as dark forces spread throughout the planet. en.wikipedia.org

But then, at the brink of his greatest victory, he encountered an alien youth who dwelt alone on the planet of an emerald sun. en.wikipedia.org

It harbors many unique species of plants and animals some of which are on the brink of extinction, locally and globally. en.wikipedia.org

Some critics suggest that at the time of his death he was on the brink of his artistic maturity. en.wikipedia.org

On the brink of accepting, she decides that she can grow her enterprise on her own without having to sacrifice her personal life. en.wikipedia.org

They were now completely lost, and both people and animals were on the brink of starvation. en.wikipedia.org

It stood on the brink of the precipice, and was wholly carried away when great masses of rock collapsed at the edge of the cliff. en.wikipedia.org

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