EDGE - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. edge [eʤ] N

1. edge (boundary):

edge

Rand m <-es, Ränder>

edge of a lake

Ufer nt <-s, ->

edge of a lake

CH a. Bord nt

at the edge of the road

am Straßenrand [o. CH a. Strassenbord]

the edge of the table

die Tischkante

2. edge fig (threshold):

edge

Rand m <-es, Ränder>

edge

Schwelle f <-, -n>

to be on the edge of collapse/a catastrophe

am Rande des Zusammenbruchs/einer Katastrophe stehen

3. edge:

edge (blade)

Schneide f <-, -n>

edge (sharp side)

Kante f <-, -n>

edge (sharp side)

Rand m <-es, Ränder>

rounded/sharp edge

abgerundete/scharfe Kante

to put an edge on sth

etw schärfen [o. schleifen]

to take the edge off sth

etw stumpf machen

4. edge no pl:

edge (intensity)

Heftigkeit f <->

edge (sharpness)

Schärfe f <-, -n>

his apology took the edge off her anger

seine Entschuldigung besänftigte ihren Ärger

there's an edge to her voice

sie schlägt einen scharfen Ton an

to take the edge off sb's appetite

jdm den Appetit nehmen

5. edge (nervousness):

to be on edge

nervös [o. gereizt] sein

her nerves are on edge

sie ist nervös

to set [or put] sb's teeth on edge

jdm auf die Nerven gehen inf

6. edge (superiority):

the edge

Überlegenheit f <->

to have the edge over sb

jdm überlegen sein

to have the edge over sb

jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

edge in expertise

Know-How-Vorteil m

Phrases:

to live on the edge

ein extremes [o. exzentrisches] Leben führen

II. edge [eʤ] VB trans

to edge one's way forward

sich acc langsam vorwärtsbewegen

to edge one's hand near to sth

seine Hand einer S. dat [langsam] nähern

III. edge [eʤ] VB intr

edge

sich acc schieben

OpenDict entry

edge N

rising edge ELEC

steigende Flanke

OpenDict entry

edge N

falling edge ELEC

fallende Flanke

ab·ˈsorp·tion edge N CHEM, PHYS

absorption edge

Absorptionskante f

com·peti·tive ˈedge N

competitive edge

Wettbewerbsvorteil m <-(e)s, -e>

cut·ting ˈedge N

1. cutting edge (blade):

cutting edge

Schneide f <-, -n>

2. cutting edge no pl (latest stage):

cutting edge

vorderste Front

to be at the cutting edge

an führender Stelle [o. vorderster Front] stehen

3. cutting edge no pl (person):

cutting edge

Wegbereiter(in) m (f) <-s, ->

4. cutting edge no pl (force):

cutting edge

Zugkraft f <-, -kräfte-> kein pl

5. cutting edge no pl (eloquence):

cutting edge

Ausdruckskraft f

cutting edge

Eloquenz f <-> form

cutting-ˈedge ADJ

cutting-edge

supermodern

cutting-edge

Hightech-

cutting-edge

Spitzen-

edge down VB intr FIN

edge down share prices

schwächer tendieren

edge down share prices

leicht fallen

edge forward VB intr

edge forward

langsam voranrücken

edge out VB trans

to edge out ⇆ sb

jdn hinausdrängen

edge up VB intr (creep higher)

edge up

allmählich [o. langsam] ansteigen

edge up share prices

stärker tendieren

edge up share prices

leicht steigen

to edge up 10%

um 10 % ansteigen

to edge up to 5%

auf 5 % ansteigen

ˈedge trim·mer N (for grass)

edge trimmer

Rasentrimmer m <-s, ->

feath·er ˈedge N

feather edge

scharfe Kante f

feather edge

Falzung f

I. ˈknife-edge N

knife-edge

Messerschneide f

to exist on a financial knife-edge

am Rande des finanziellen Ruins existieren

to be on a knife-edge fig

auf Messers Schneide stehen

II. ˈknife-edge ADJ attr, inv

1. knife-edge (narrow):

knife-edge

messerscharf

knife-edge ridge

schmaler Grat

2. knife-edge fig (uncertain):

knife-edge situation

gefährlich inf

knife-edge situation

brenzlig

I. lead·ing ˈedge N

1. leading edge (of wing/blade):

leading edge

Flügelvorderkante f

2. leading edge no pl (of development):

to be at the leading edge [of sth]

auf dem neuesten Stand [einer S. gen] sein

3. leading edge COMPUT:

leading edge

Führungskante f

II. lead·ing ˈedge N modifier TECH, COMPUT

leading edge (research, technology)

Spitzen-

leading edge (research, technology)

Hightech-

Present

I	edge
you	edge
he/she/it	edges
we	edge
you	edge
they	edge

Past

I	edged
you	edged
he/she/it	edged
we	edged
you	edged
they	edged

Present Perfect

I	have	edged
you	have	edged
he/she/it	has	edged
we	have	edged
you	have	edged
they	have	edged

Past Perfect

I	had	edged
you	had	edged
he/she/it	had	edged
we	had	edged
you	had	edged
they	had	edged