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edge [edʒ]1 noun(a) (of blade) fil m, tranchant m;∎ a knife with a sharp or keen edge un couteau à la lame aiguisée ou affilée;∎ to put an edge on (knife, blade) aiguiser, affiler, affûter;∎ to take the edge off (knife, blade) émousser; figurative (pleasure) gâter; (argument) couper tout l'effet de;∎ seeing that film has taken the edge off my appetite ça m'a coupé l'appétit de voir ce film;∎ the sandwich took the edge off my hunger ce sandwich a calmé ma faim;∎ he smiled to take the edge off his words il souria pour atténuer l'effet de ses paroles;∎ the walk gave an edge to his appetite la promenade lui a ouvert l'appétit;∎ to have the edge on (be better than) avoir légèrement le dessus ou l'avantage sur; (have an advantage over) avoir l'avantage sur;∎ American familiar to have an edge on (be drunk) être éméché ou pompette;∎ to give sb/sth that extra edge donner un plus à qn/qch;∎ the performance lacked edge le spectacle manquait de ressort ou d'énergie;∎ with an edge in one's voice d'un ton légèrement agacé;∎ to speak with a sarcastic/nervous/contemptuous edge to one's voice parler avec une pointe de sarcasme/de nervosité/de mépris dans la voix(b) (outer limit → of table, cliff, road) bord m; (→ of page) bord m, marge f; (→ of forest) lisière f, orée f; (→ of cube, brick) arête f; (→ of coin, book) tranche f; (→ of ski) carre f;∎ at or by the water's edge au bord de l'eau;∎ to stand sth on its edge (coin, book) mettre qch sur la tranche; (brick, stone) poser ou mettre qch de ou sur chant;∎ it fell off the edge il est tombé;∎ pages with gilt edges pages aux tranches dorées, pages dorées sur tranches;∎ to be on the edge of (war, disaster, madness) être au bord de;∎ figurative I was on the edge of my seat (waiting for news) j'étais sur des charbons ardents;∎ figurative this film will have you on the edge of your seat ce film est d'un suspense à vous faire frémir;∎ to be close to the edge être près du bord; figurative être au bord du précipice;∎ figurative to push sb over the edge faire craquer qn;∎ to live on the edge prendre des risques(a) (give a border to) border;∎ to edge sth with sth border qch de qch∎ to edge one's way avancer ou progresser lentement;∎ she edged her way out onto the window ledge elle gagna le rebord de la fenêtre avec précaution;∎ to edge one's way along a ledge avancer ou progresser lentement le long d'une corniche;∎ to edge one's chair nearer sb/sth approcher sa chaise de qn/qch∎ to edge one's skis planter ses carresavancer ou progresser lentement;∎ to edge through the crowd se frayer un chemin à travers la foule;∎ to edge past sb/sth se faufiler à côté de qn/qch;∎ to edge into a room se faufiler dans une pièce;∎ to edge away (from sb/sth) s'éloigner doucement ou discrètement (de qn/qch);∎ he edged a little closer il s'est rapproché un peu;∎ the car edged forward/backward la voiture avança/recula doucement4 on edge∎ to be on edge être énervé ou sur les nerfs2 adverb∎ to set sb on edge crisper qn, énerver qn;∎ to set sb's teeth on edge faire grincer les dents à qn;∎ to set sb's nerves on edge mettre les nerfs de qn à fleur de peau►► edge cutter (for grass) coupe-bordure(s) m;edge tool outil m tranchant;edge trimmer (for grass) coupe-bordure(s) m➲ edge out∎ figurative she was edged out of her job elle a été évincée de son poste;∎ the runner was edged out of second place le coureur, qui avait longtemps été en deuxième place, a été dépassé peu avant l'arrivéesortir lentement;∎ to edge out of a room se glisser hors d'une pièce;∎ the driver/car edged out le conducteur/la voiture se dégagea lentement➲ edge up∎ to edge prices up faire monter les prix doucement∎ to edge up to sb/sth s'avancer lentement vers qn/qch -
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edge [edʒ]1. nounb. ( = blade) tranchant mc. ( = brink) that pushed him over the edge ça a été le combled. ( = advantage) the company has lost its competitive edge la société est devenue moins compétitivee. ( = sharpness) to take the edge off [+ appetite] calmerf. ► on edge ( = tense)* * *[edʒ] 1.1) ( outer limit) gen bord m; (of wood, clearing) lisière fthe film had us on the edge of our seats — fig le film nous a tenus en haleine
2) ( of blade) tranchant m3) (of book, plank) tranche f4) figto give an edge to — aiguiser [appetite]
to take the edge off — gâter [pleasure]; calmer [anger, appetite]
to lose one's edge — [writing, style] perdre sa vivacité; [person] perdre sa vigueur
5) ( advantage)to have the edge over ou on — avoir l'avantage sur
6) ( touchy)2.to be on edge — [person] être énervé
transitive verb1) ( move slowly)to edge one's way along — longer la bordure de [cliff, parapet]
2) ( trim) border3.Phrasal Verbs:- edge out- edge up
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