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1 brink
briŋk(the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) rand, kantkant--------randsubst. \/brɪŋk\/( også overført) rand, kant, breddbe on the brink of doing something være like ved å gjøre noe, være på nippet til å gjøre noebe on the brink of something stå like foran noe, stå ovenfor noe, stå på randen av noede var på randen av ruin\/fallitt -
2 teeter
Isubst. \/ˈtiːtə\/1) (spesielt amer., også teeter-totter)dumphuske, vippe2) vippende bevegelse, vaklende bevegelse3) ( overført) vakling, nølingIIverb \/ˈtiːtə\/1) vakle, vingle2) ( overført) vakle, nøle, trekke seg, gi seg3) (spesielt amer.) huske (på dumphuske), vippeteeter between ( overført) vakle mellomteeter on the brink\/edge of være på randen av -
3 grave
I ɡreiv noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grav- gravestone
- graveyard II ɡreiv adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) viktig, betydningsfull2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) alvorlig3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) alvorlig, sørgelig•- gravely- gravityalvorlig--------gravIsubst. \/ɡreɪv\/1) grav2) ( litterært) død• is there life beyond the grave?dig one's own grave ( overført) grave sin egen gravfrom the cradle to the grave fra vugge til gravhave one foot in the grave se ➢ foot, 1look as one has risen from the grave se ut som man har stått opp fra gravenon the brink of the grave ( overført) på gravens randsilent as the grave stille som i gravensomeone has just walked over my grave eller a ghost has just walked over my grave det går kaldt nedover ryggen på megturn in one's grave snu seg i gravenII1) hugge ut, skjære ut2) ( også overført) gravere, risse inn, prege3) ( gammeldags) begravegraven image ( spesielt bibelsk) avgudsbilde, utskåret bildeIIIverb \/ɡreɪv\/( historisk) skrape og tjære bunnen på et skipIVadj. \/ɡreɪv\/, \/ɡrɑːv\/1) alvorlig, høytidelig2) dyster3) viktig, betydningsfull, avgjørende4) alvorlig, graverende5) kritisken kritisk situasjon, et viktig spørsmål6) ( fonetikk) dyp7) ( musikk) grave, høytidelig, langsom8) (sjelden, om farge) livløs, kjedelig, mørk, dyster -
4 precipice
'presipis(a steep cliff.) stup, bratt skrentavgrunnsubst. \/ˈpresɪpɪs\/1) bratt skrent, stup2) ( også overført) avgrunnbe on the brink\/edge of the precipice stå på avgrunnens rand
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Brink — Разработчик … Википедия
Brink — steht für: Brink (Siedlung), eine spezielle Form der Siedlung Brink ist der Name folgender Personen: Brink (Familienname), ein Familienname, für Personen siehe dort ten Brink, ein Familienname Brink ist der Name folgender Orte: Brink… … Deutsch Wikipedia
brink — [brıŋk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: brekka slope ] 1.) the brink (of sth) a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad one on the brink of death/disaster/war etc ▪ In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of … Dictionary of contemporary English
Brink — (br[i^][ng]k), n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brink — may refer to:* Brink! , film * People: ** Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink (1841 1892), German scholar ** André Brink (born 1935), South African author ** Julius Brink (born 1982), German volleyball player ** Jos Brink (1942 2007), Dutch… … Wikipedia
Brink — Éditeur Bethesda Softworks Développeur Splash Damage Distributeur Valve Corporation (Steam)[1] … Wikipédia en Français
brink — [ brıŋk ] noun singular * 1. ) the brink the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen: bring someone to the brink of something: The crisis brought the two nations to the brink of war. on the brink of (doing) something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brink — UK US /brɪŋk/ noun [S] ► the point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin: the brink of collapse/bankruptcy/disaster »Debt crisis led many companies to the brink of bankruptcy. »They seem to be teetering on the brink of… … Financial and business terms
brink — early 13c., from M.L.G. brink edge, or Dan. brink steepness, shore, bank, grassy edge, from P.Gmc. *brenkon, probably from PIE *bhreng , variant of root *bhren project, edge (Cf. Lith. brinkti to swell ) … Etymology dictionary
brink — brink; brink·man·ship; … English syllables
brink — [briŋk] n. [ME < MLowG or Dan, shore, bank, grassy edge; prob. < IE * bhreng , var. of base * bhren , project, edge > L frons,FRONT1] 1. the edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge: often used figuratively [at the brink of war] 2.… … English World dictionary