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1 edginess
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2 edginess edgi·ness n
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['edʒɪ]aggettivo nervoso, irritabile* * *adjective (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) irritabile* * *edgy /ˈɛdʒɪ/a.1 teso; nervoso; inquieto; irritabile4 (fam.) originale; all'avanguardiaedginessn. [u]tensione; nervosismo; irritabilità.* * *['edʒɪ]aggettivo nervoso, irritabile -
4 edge
[edʒ] I1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.4) (sharpness)to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]
to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]
to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto
5) (advantage)to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]
6) (extremity)7) on edgeII 1.to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso
to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso
2.to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]
- edge out- edge up* * *[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) margine, bordo, sponda2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) calmare2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlare2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avvicinarsi lentamente•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *[edʒ] I1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.4) (sharpness)to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]
to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]
to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto
5) (advantage)to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]
6) (extremity)7) on edgeII 1.to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso
to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso
2.to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]
- edge out- edge up
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