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on the brink of [sth] prep: figurative (very close to [sth] occurring) a punto de expr : The Mexican Grey Wolf was on the brink of extinction, but conservation efforts are bringing it back. El lobo gris mexicano estuvo a punto de extinguirse, pero los esfuerzos de conservación lo salvaron. on the brink of doing [sth] prep (about to do [sth]) a ...
Synonyms. edge (OUTER POINT) margin (OUTER PART) periphery. Fewer examples. These countries are on the brink of a disastrous famine. Many companies are on the brink of ruin. Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse. What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.
22 de may. de 2024 · The meaning of THE BRINK is the edge at the top of a steep cliff —usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good. How to use the brink in a sentence.
Traducción de "on the brink" en español. Adverbio. en el borde al límite a un paso en peligro. en el límite. en la orilla. en los límites. Mostrar más. Surely, there is always a gloomy abyss, on the brink. Sin duda, siempre hay un abismo sombrío, en el borde. They were teetering on the brink for a long time.
on the brink (of doing something) Fig. on the verge of doing something; almost to the point of doing something. I was on the brink of selling my car to make ends meet when the tax refund came in the mail. See also: brink, on.
Dictionary English-Spanish. on the brink of preposition. al borde de prep. a punto de prep. See also: on the brink adv — al borde adv. ·. a punto adv. ·. en el umbral adv. ·. al filo adv. ·. a un paso adv. ·. al límite adv. ·. en el borde adv. ·. en el límite adv. ·. a las puertas adv. ·. en la cornisa adv. of the prep — del prep (de + el)
the brink (of something) if you are on the brink of something, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation. on the brink of collapse/war/death/disaster; Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery. He's pulled the company back from the brink (= he has saved it from disaster). teetering/poised/hovering on the brink
