verging nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di verging nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.verge on VB [ingl brit vəːdʒ -, ingl am vərdʒ -] (verge on [sth])

verge on panic, stupidity, contempt:

verge on

friser

to be verging on the ridiculous/the illegal

friser le ridicule/l'illégal

verge [ingl brit vəːdʒ, ingl am vərdʒ] SOST

1. verge ingl brit (by road):

verge

accotement m

verge

bas-côté m

grass verge

accotement herbeux

soft verge

accotement non stabilisé

2. verge (brink):

on the verge of tears

au bord de

on the verge of adolescence, old age, death

au seuil de

on the verge of success

sur le point de réussir

on the verge of doing

sur le point de faire

on the verge of sleep/a discovery

sur le point de s'endormir/de faire une découverte

to bring or drive sb to the verge of bankruptcy, despair, revolt, suicide

amener qn au bord de

to bring or drive sb to the verge of doing

amener qn au point de faire

soft verge SOST

soft verge

accotement m non stabilisé

Traduzioni di verging nel dizionario francese»inglese

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accotement

verge

accotement meuble ou non stabilisé INGEGN

soft verge ingl brit

berme (de fossé)

verge

lisière (bord) fig

verge

bas-côté

verge ingl brit

elle était au bord de l'apoplexie fig

she was on the verge of having an apoplectic fit

défaillant (défaillante) (près de s'évanouir) form personne:

on the verge of fainting après sost

proche de attitude, comportement

verging on

une ignorance proche de la bêtise

ignorance bordering ou verging on stupidity

verging nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di verging nel dizionario inglese»francese

verge [vɜ:dʒ, ingl am vɜ:rdʒ] SOST

1. verge (physical edge):

verge

bord m

on the verge of the road

sur le bord de la route

2. verge ingl brit (on road):

verge

bas-côté m

grass verge

bordure f

soft verges AUTO

accotement m instable

3. verge (brink):

to be on the verge of tears

être au bord des larmes

to be on the verge of childhood

être au seuil de l'enfance

to be on the verge of resigning/leaving sb

être sur le point de démissionner/quitter qn

verge on VB vb trans

verge on

friser

to verge on the ridiculous

friser le ridicule

Traduzioni di verging nel dizionario francese»inglese

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accotement

verge ingl brit

accotements non stabilisés

soft verge

banquette d'une voie

verge

à l'orée de qc (au début de)

on the verge of sth

tirer sur qc couleur

to verge on sth

verging Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

on the verge of the road

sur le bord de la route

grass verge

bordure f

to be on the verge of tears

être au bord des larmes

to be on the verge of childhood

être au seuil de l'enfance

to be on the verge of resigning/leaving sb

être sur le point de démissionner/quitter qn

to verge on the ridiculous

friser le ridicule

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

He's also aware that he's verging on self-pity, which is also quite ridiculous.

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They are therefore conducted with professional familiarity verging on casualness.

www.theawl.com

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

latimesblogs.latimes.com

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.

news.nationalpost.com

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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It is verging on masochism to do so regularly.

www.heraldscotland.com

Running for a little over five minutes, it featured strong orchestration, melodramatic vocals (finally verging on the histrionic), and a brief slow interlude.

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As a character verging on the manic, his paranoia is easily excited.

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

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