verging in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for verging 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

Translations for verging in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sponda -a

soft verge

rasentare stupidità

to verge on

rasentare il ridicolo

to be verging on the ridiculous

un'affermazione che rasenta la stupidità

a statement verging on stupidity

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

verging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verging 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 verging in the Italian»English Dictionary

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essere allo sfascio

to be on the verge of collapse

verging 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

she is verging on fifty

è sulla cinquantina

to be on the verge of collapse

essere allo sfascio

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

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But unsurprisingly for a film detailing terminal disease, this is a largely solemn affair, often verging on morbidity in its elongated deathwatch.

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

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

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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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