verging in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for verging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

Translations for verging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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un entusiasmo rayano en el fanatismo

enthusiasm bordering o verging on fanaticism

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

eso ya roza con la grosería

that is bordering o verging on rudeness

verging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for verging 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 verging 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

verging 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

she is verging on fifty

ronda los cincuenta años

he/she was on the verge of tears

poco le faltó para llorar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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It is verging on masochism to do so regularly.

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

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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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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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They are therefore conducted with professional familiarity verging on casualness.

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