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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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2 ■ verge on
■ verge onv. i. + prep.rasentare; essere al limite di: sadness verging on despair, un dolore che rasenta la disperazione; The situation was verging on the ridiculous, la situazione era al limite del ridicolo.
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verging — index contiguous, immediate (not distant), proximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
verging on — index adjacent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Verging — Verge Verge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Verged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verging}.] [L. vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr. v?j to turn.] 1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to approach. [1913 Webster] 2. To tend downward; to bend; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verging — vÉœrdÊ’ / vÉœËd n. edge, brink; wand, staff (especially one that indicates authority) v. border, approach; border, be on the verge; tend towards, lean in a certain direction … English contemporary dictionary
knuckle, near the — Verging on the indecent. Tactlessly direct … A concise dictionary of English slang
vergens ad inopiam — Verging or declining toward poverty … Ballentine's law dictionary
Vergehen — Übertretung; Verletzung; Nichteinhaltung; Ordnungswidrigkeit; Verstoß; Delikt; Zuwiderhandlung; Überschreitung * * * ver|ge|hen [fɛɐ̯ ge:ən], verging, vergangen: 1. <itr.; ist a) (in Bezug auf die … Universal-Lexikon
vergehen — ins Land gehen; vorbeigehen; ablaufen; (Zeit) verfließen; verstreichen; verlaufen; (sich) legen (umgangssprachlich); vorübergehen; zergehen; … Universal-Lexikon
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verge — verge1 [vʉrj] n. [ME < OFr, rod, wand, stick, yard, hoop < L virga, twig, rod, wand < IE * wizga < base * wei , to bend, twist > WIRE, WHISK] 1. a) the edge, brink, or margin (of something): also used figuratively [the verge of the … English World dictionary
verge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, rod, measuring rod, margin, from Anglo French, rod, area of jurisdiction, from Latin virga twig, rod, line Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office (2)… … New Collegiate Dictionary