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1 brink
brink [brɪŋk](of precipice, river) bord m;∎ to be on the brink of sth (tears, war, success, starvation etc) être au bord de qch; (discovery) être à la veille de qch; (death) être à deux doigts de qch; (ruin) être au bord ou à deux doigts de qch;∎ to be on the brink of doing sth être sur le point de faire qch;∎ figurative to stand shivering on the brink hésiter à faire le plongeon -
2 hover
hover ['hɒvə(r)](a) (in air → smoke) stagner; (→ balloon, scent) flotter; (→ insects) voltiger; (→ helicopter, hummingbird) faire du surplace;∎ bees hovered around the roses des abeilles voltigeaient autour des roses∎ a waitress was hovering near our table une serveuse tournait autour de notre table;∎ I don't like him hovering over me je n'aime pas qu'il soit sur mon dos;∎ it's no use hovering over the phone like that ce n'est pas la peine de guetter la sonnerie du téléphone comme ça;∎ she was hovering between life and death elle restait suspendue entre la vie et la mort;∎ don't just hover in the background ne reste pas dans ton coin(c) (hesitate) hésiter;∎ his finger hovered over the button son doigt hésita à appuyer sur le bouton;∎ I'm hovering between the two possible options j'hésite entre les deux options possibles;∎ he seemed to be hovering on the brink of saying something il semblait hésiter à dire quelque chose2 nounaéroglisseur m∎ (move about near) to hover around sb errer ou rôder autour de qn;∎ prices are hovering around the £3.50 mark les prix oscillent autour de 3 livres 50(move about nearby) tourner -
3 hover
hover vi1 lit [small bird, insect] voleter (over, above au-dessus de) ; [bird of prey] planer (over, above au-dessus de) ; [helicopter] faire du surplace (over, above au-dessus de) ; fig [smile] errer (on sur) ; [danger, suspicion etc] planer (over, above au-dessus de) ; [price, costs etc] tourner (around autour de) ; to hover around sb/sth tourner autour de qn/qch ; a question hovered on her lips elle avait une question au bord des lèvres ;2 ( vacillate) vaciller (between entre) ; country hovering on the brink of war pays au bord de la guerre ; to be hovering between life and death rester suspendu entre la vie et la mort. -
4 verge
verge [vɜ:dʒ]a. (British) [of road] accotement m• "soft verges" « accotement non stabilisé »b. ( = edge) bord m* * *[vɜːdʒ]1) GB ( by road) accotement m, bas-côté m2) ( brink)on the verge of — au bord de [tears]; au seuil de [adolescence, death]
to bring ou drive somebody to the verge of — amener quelqu'un au bord de [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]
to bring ou drive somebody to the verge of doing — amener quelqu'un au point de faire
•Phrasal Verbs:- verge on -
5 verge
verge n1 GB ( by road) accotement m, bas-côté m ; grass verge accotement herbeux ; soft verge accotement non stabilisé ;2 ( brink) on the verge of au bord de [tears] ; au seuil de [adolescence, old age, death] ; 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 ou drive sb to the verge of amener qn au bord de [bankruptcy, despair, revolt, suicide] ; to bring ou drive sb to the verge of doing amener qn au point de faire.■ verge on:▶ verge on [sth] friser [panic, stupidity, contempt] ; to be verging on the ridiculous/the illegal friser le ridicule/l'illégal.
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