VERGE - Traduzione inglese-francese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

inglese

francese

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

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

soft verge SOST

soft verge

accotement m non stabilisé

francese

inglese

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

confiner à la caricature/l'absurde

to border ou verge on caricature/the absurd

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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

francese

inglese

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

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

verge [vɜrdʒ] SOST

1. 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

2. verge (physical edge):

verge

bord m

on the verge of the road

sur le bord de la route

verge on VB vb trans

verge on

friser

to verge on the ridiculous

friser le ridicule

francese

inglese

tirer sur qc couleur

to verge on sth

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

Many species have become locally rare and others verge on extinction due to their capture for shark-fin soup.

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So comfortable were the two leaders in their relationship, their jokes could verge on the risque.

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Films are often made on the cheap, with special effects and action sequences that verge on cheesy.

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The impact knocked him unconscious, with his car straying towards the grass verge on the inside of turn four.

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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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