double-edged ADJ
1. double-edged compliment, remark:
- double-edged
- dwuznaczny
2. double-edged:
- to be double-edged
- mieć dobre i złe strony
3. double-edged a. fig knife, sword:
- double-edged
- obosieczny
gilt-edged ADJ ECON
- gilt-edged securities [or stocks]
- obligacje fpl państwowe
two-edged ADJ a. fig
- two-edged
- obosieczny
I. edge [eʤ] N
1. edge (boundary):
- edge
- krawędź f
- edge of desk, table
- kant m
- edge of lake, sea
- brzeg m
- edge of road
- skraj m
- edge of town
- kraniec m
- at the water's edge
- nad wodą
2. edge fig:
- edge of bankruptcy, collapse
- skraj m
- edge of war
- próg m
- on the edge of tears
- bliski płaczu
- to take the edge off sb's pain
- łagodzić [perf z-] czyjś ból
3. edge (sharp part):
- edge
- ostrze nt
4. edge (part of coin):
- edge
- krawędź f
5. edge no pl (advantage):
- the edge
- przewaga f
- edge in expertise
- przewaga w doświadczeniu
- to have the edge over [or on] sb
- mieć nad kimś przewagę
6. edge no pl (tone):
- edge
- nuta f
Phrases:
- on edge
- podenerwowany
- to be on the edge inf
- wariować
II. edge [eʤ] VB trans
1. edge (move):
- edge
- przesuwać [perf przesunąć]
- to edge one's way through the crowd
- powoli przeciskać [perf przecisnąć] się przez tłum
2. edge (put border):
- edge
- oblamować
III. edge [eʤ] VB intr
- edge
- przesuwać [perf przesunąć] się
competitive edge N ECON
- competitive edge
- przewaga f konkurencyjna
cutting edge N
- to give sb a cutting edge
- dawać komuś przewagę
edge away VB trans
1. edge away (go away):
- edge away
- powoli odchodzić [perf odejść]
2. edge away (move away):
- edge away
- odsuwać [perf odsunąć] się powoli
edge forward VB trans
- edge forward
- posuwać [perf posunąć] się
knife-edge N
- knife-edge
- ostrze nt [noża]
Phrases:
- to be balanced on a knife-edge
- balansować na krawędzi
leading-edge ADJ
- leading-edge achievement
- szczytowy
- leading-edge technology
- najnowszy
razor edge N
- to be [balanced] on a razor edge
- balansować na krawędzi przepaści
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| you | edge |
| he/she/it | edges |
| we | edge |
| you | edge |
| they | edge |
| I | edged |
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| you | edged |
| he/she/it | edged |
| we | edged |
| you | edged |
| they | edged |
| I | have | edged |
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| you | have | edged |
| he/she/it | has | edged |
| we | have | edged |
| you | have | edged |
| they | have | edged |
| I | had | edged |
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| you | had | edged |
| he/she/it | had | edged |
| we | had | edged |
| you | had | edged |
| they | had | edged |
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Ne4, leading to more double-edged play than after 4...
en.wikipedia.org The second aspect of the problem with oaths is also double-edged.
www.jamaicaobserver.com The first was a shorter double-edged variant mostly used for throwing.
en.wikipedia.org The double-edged answer to this is electronic warfare.
en.wikipedia.org There is a ring, thick and often double-edged, the underside being tissuelike.
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