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1 the brink of the river
Общая лексика: обрыв (берега) рекиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the brink of the river
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2 on the brink of
1) Общая лексика: на грани (...), на пороге (on the brink of discovery - на пороге открытия)2) Макаров: (...) на грани (...), (...) на краю (...) -
3 at the brink
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4 on the brink
Железнодорожный термин: на краю -
5 on the brink of (...)
Макаров: на грани (...), на краю (...) -
6 on the brink of...
Общая лексика: на краю... на грани... -
7 on the brink
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8 be on the brink of a precipice
стоять на краю пропасти, быть в опасном положении; см. тж. on the edge of a volcanoSir Robert Chiltern: "I cannot do what you ask me." Mrs. Cheveley: "You mean you cannot help doing it. You know you are standing on the edge of a precipice. And it is not for you to make terms. It is for you accept them." (O. Wilde, ‘An Ideal Husband’, act I) — Сэр Роберт Чилтерн: "Я не могу этого сделать." Миссис Чивли: "То есть вы не можете этого не сделать. Вы отлично знаете, что стоите на краю пропасти. Не вам диктовать условия. Вам остается только их принять."
For years before 1914 Europe stood on the brink of a precipice. (UED) — В годы, предшествующие 1914, Европа стояла на краю пропасти.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > be on the brink of a precipice
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9 be on the brink of...
стоять на краю (могилы, пропасти, разорения и т. п.)...he seemed to be, and probably was, on the brink of a fit. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, ch. III) —...казалось, что у него сию минуту начнется припадок; вероятно, так оно и было.
...a revelation dawned in my mind that I was on the brink of falling in love. (Ch. Brontë, ‘The Professor’, ch. XII) —...я вдруг поняла, что вот-вот влюблюсь.
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10 be on the brink of collapse
1) Финансы: находиться на грани краха (англ. цитата заимствована из статьи в газете Los Angeles Times)2) СМИ: (be on the verge of collapse) быть на краю провала, (be on the verge of collapse) быть на краю пропастиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be on the brink of collapse
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11 on the brink of an agreement
= on the verge of an agreement на грани заключения соглашенияPolitics english-russian dictionary > on the brink of an agreement
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12 on the brink of bankruptcy
= on the verge of bankruptcy на грани банкротстваPolitics english-russian dictionary > on the brink of bankruptcy
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13 on the brink of collapse
= on the verge of collapse на грани крахаPolitics english-russian dictionary > on the brink of collapse
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14 on the brink of war
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15 be on the brink of collapse (be on the verge of collapse)
СМИ: быть на краю провала, быть на краю пропастиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be on the brink of collapse (be on the verge of collapse)
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16 drive the nation to the brink of catastrophe
Дипломатический термин: привести нацию на грань катастрофыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > drive the nation to the brink of catastrophe
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17 on the brink of breaking the rules
Общая лексика: на грани фолаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > on the brink of breaking the rules
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18 on the brink of the grave
Общая лексика: на краю могилыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > on the brink of the grave
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19 totter on the brink of the grave
Общая лексика: стоять одной ногой в могилеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > totter on the brink of the grave
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20 on the brink of the grave
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