verging in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for verging in the English»French Dictionary

I.verge on VB [Brit vəːdʒ -, Am vərdʒ -] (verge on [sth])

verge on panic, stupidity, contempt:

verge on

friser

to be verging on the ridiculous/the illegal

friser le ridicule/l'illégal

verge [Brit vəːdʒ, Am vərdʒ] N

1. verge Brit (by road):

verge

accotement m

verge

bas-côté m

grass verge

accotement herbeux

soft verge

accotement non stabilisé

2. verge (brink):

on the verge of tears

au bord de

on the verge of adolescence, old age, death

au seuil de

on the verge of success

sur le point de réussir

on the verge of doing

sur le point de faire

on the verge of sleep/a discovery

sur le point de s'endormir/de faire une découverte

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

amener qn au bord de

to bring or drive sb to the verge of doing

amener qn au point de faire

soft verge N

soft verge

accotement m non stabilisé

Translations for verging in the French»English Dictionary

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accotement

verge

accotement meuble ou non stabilisé ENGINEER

soft verge Brit

berme (de fossé)

verge

lisière (bord) fig

verge

bas-côté

verge Brit

elle était au bord de l'apoplexie fig

she was on the verge of having an apoplectic fit

défaillant (défaillante) (près de s'évanouir) form personne:

on the verge of fainting après n

proche de attitude, comportement

verging on

une ignorance proche de la bêtise

ignorance bordering ou verging on stupidity

verging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verging in the English»French Dictionary

verge [vɜ:dʒ, Am vɜ:rdʒ] N

1. verge (physical edge):

verge

bord m

on the verge of the road

sur le bord de la route

2. verge Brit (on road):

verge

bas-côté m

grass verge

bordure f

soft verges AUTO

accotement m instable

3. verge (brink):

to be on the verge of tears

être au bord des larmes

to be on the verge of childhood

être au seuil de l'enfance

to be on the verge of resigning/leaving sb

être sur le point de démissionner/quitter qn

verge on VB trans

verge on

friser

to verge on the ridiculous

friser le ridicule

Translations for verging in the French»English Dictionary

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accotement

verge Brit

accotements non stabilisés

soft verge

banquette d'une voie

verge

à l'orée de qc (au début de)

on the verge of sth

tirer sur qc couleur

to verge on sth

verging Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on the verge of the road

sur le bord de la route

grass verge

bordure f

to be on the verge of tears

être au bord des larmes

to be on the verge of childhood

être au seuil de l'enfance

to be on the verge of resigning/leaving sb

être sur le point de démissionner/quitter qn

to verge on the ridiculous

friser le ridicule

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's also aware that he's verging on self-pity, which is also quite ridiculous.

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They are therefore conducted with professional familiarity verging on casualness.

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The paths between plots twist and wind and the overall sensibility is appealingly idiosyncratic, verging on backyard funky.

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He was at that time considered by those who knew him as a bit reserved, verging on the asocial.

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You could hear the crowd before you saw it -- ear-piercing, sustained and verging on hysteric.

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The mystic was verging on bankruptcy, a result of his lifestyle, and extravagant self-publishing, while having never earned a wage.

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It is verging on masochism to do so regularly.

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Running for a little over five minutes, it featured strong orchestration, melodramatic vocals (finally verging on the histrionic), and a brief slow interlude.

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As a character verging on the manic, his paranoia is easily excited.

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His classmates also remember him wearing a duffle coat with an obsession verging on religious.

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