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a punto de loc prep. She was on the brink of committing suicide when she called the crisis hotline. Estaba a punto de cometer suicidio cuando llamó al número de ayuda. on the brink of the abyss, on the edge of the abyss expr. figurative (on the verge of disaster) al borde del abismo expr.
- Arabic
on the brink of doing [sth] prep (about to do [sth]) على...
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on the brink - Online English-Portuguese dictionary. Formas...
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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.
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.
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.
the brink >> the point in time when something very bad or very good; is about to happen the brink >> the top of a very steep cliff; ex- Their marriage is failing. They're on the brink of divorce. Look here for further clarification; it has already been asked.
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.
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
