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1 to be on the verge of starvation
to be on the verge of starvationestar à beira da miséria, da fome.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be on the verge of starvation
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2 verge
[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orla2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) beirar* * *verge1[və:dʒ] n 1 beira, margem, borda, orla. 2 limite, divisa. 3 arredor, recinto, alcance, campo visual, horizonte. 4 circunscrição, comarca, vara. 5 alçada. 6 cercadura de um canteiro. 7 cumeeira. 8 vara, bastão, insígnia de autoridade. 9 fuste de coluna. • vi estar à margem de, limitar com, fazer divisa com, estar contíguo a. to be on the verge of life estar no crepúsculo da vida. to be on the verge of starvation estar à beira da miséria, da fome. to be within the verge of the rays estar ao alcance dos raios.————————verge2[və:dʒ] vi tender, inclinar-se, pender. his behaviour verges on madness / o seu comportamento chega às raias da loucura. the colour verges on red / a cor pende para o vermelho.
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