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1 verge
I [vɜːdʒ]1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.2) (brink)on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare
II [vɜːdʒ]to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]
* * *[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orlo2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) avvicinarsi* * *verge /vɜ:dʒ/n.1 margine; limitare; orlo ( anche fig.): on the verge of the cliff, sull'orlo del precipizio; on the verge of despair, sull'orlo della disperazione; on the verge of tears, sul punto di scoppiare in lacrime; on the verge of sixty, sulla soglia dei sessant'anni; to be on the verge of collapse, essere sull'orlo di un collasso; I was on the verge of accepting, ero sul punto d'accettare2 bordo; ciglio (erboso) ( di una strada): Do not park on the verge, vietato parcheggiare sul ciglio della strada; a grass verge, un bordo erboso lungo la strada(to) verge (1) /vɜ:dʒ/v. t.fare da confine (o da limite, da bordo) a; costeggiare: The road is verged with plane trees, la strada è costeggiata da platani.(to) verge (2) /vɜ:dʒ/v. i. (arc.)1 tendere; volgere3 (fig.) avvicinarsi (a)● to verge into (o on), tendere a: a hue verging on green, una tinta che tende al verde; The dusk was verging into the night, il crepuscolo stava lasciando il posto alla notte.* * *I [vɜːdʒ]1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.2) (brink)on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare
II [vɜːdʒ]to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]
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