verge in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for verge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

verge [Am vərdʒ, Brit vəːdʒ] N

1.1. verge (border):

verge Brit

borde m

1.2. verge:

to be on the verge of sth, to be on the verge of chaos/ruin

estar al borde del caos/de la ruina

a species on the verge of extinction

una especie en grave peligro de extinción

we are on the verge of an agreement

estamos a punto de llegar a un acuerdo

we are on the verge of an agreement

estamos a las puertas or en puertas de un acuerdo

she was on the verge of tears

estaba al borde de las lágrimas

she was on the verge of tears

estaba a punto de ponerse a llorar

to be on the verge of -ing

estar a punto de +  infin

they were on the verge of giving up hope

estaban ya a punto de perder la esperanza

2. verge (of road):

verge Brit

arcén m

verge on VB [Am vərdʒ -, Brit vəːdʒ -] (v + prep + o)

verge on madness/melodrama:

verge on

rayar en

verge on

ser rayano en

this is verging on the ridiculous!

¡esto ya raya en lo ridículo!

he's verging on 60

anda rondando los 60

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the country is on the verge of default

el país está al borde del impago or de la suspensión de pagos

Translations for verge in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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berma (de tierra)

verge

banquina (lado)

verge

económicamente, el país está al borde del precipicio

the country is on the verge of economic disaster o ruin

la empresa ya zozobraba

the company was already on the verge of collapse o was already foundering

lindar con algo

to verge on sth

en el umbral o los umbrales de la locura

on the verge of madness

al borde de las lágrimas

on the verge of tears

verge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

verge [vɜ:dʒ, Am vɜ:rdʒ] N

1. verge (physical edge, margin):

verge

margen m

2. verge Brit (part next to road or way):

verge

arcén m

3. verge fig (brink):

verge

borde m

to be on the verge of ...

estar al borde de...

to be on the verge of a solution

estar a punto de encontrar una solución

to be on the verge of doing sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

to be on the verge of tears

estar a punto de llorar

verge on VB trans

verge on

rayar en

to verge on the ridiculous

rayar en lo ridículo

she is verging on fifty

ronda los cincuenta años

Translations for verge in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rayar en algo (acercarse) intr

to verge on sth

borde (de camino)

verge

bordear

to verge on

tocar

to verge on

poco le faltó para llorar

he/she was on the verge of tears

verge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on the verge of ...

estar al borde de...

to be on the verge of a solution

estar a punto de encontrar una solución

to be on the verge of doing sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

to be on the verge of tears

estar a punto de llorar

to verge on the ridiculous

rayar en lo ridículo

he/she was on the verge of tears

poco le faltó para llorar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Just when the organization of her poems seems on the verge of wavering, she returns to the restraint with which most of them begin.

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Thus, for the largest segment of people subject to the wealth tax, it means taxing the accumulated savings and houses of those on the verge of retiring.

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The island of Martinique was on the verge of civil war.

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His dramas sometimes verge into dark territory and even physical violence, but always with an underlying sense of optimism.

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His remarkable humility, which could verge on embarrassment when praise was heaped on him, seemed undoubtedly of this place.

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It is hypocritical to hold her to standards that verge on the prim or prudish.

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The house features scroll-sawn verge boards, arched windows and doors, and a fieldstone chimney with stepped weatherings and capped corbelled stacks topped with two octagonal chimney pots.

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He believed that the whole region was on the verge of war and went out to investigate.

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The site of the pond is now a wide grass verge.

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Many of his stories verge on the dream-like, while other are closer to science-fiction.

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