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1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) margen, borde; arcén
2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) rayar (en)verge n bordeto be on the verge of something estar al borde de algo / estar a punto de hacer algotr[vɜːʤ]1 borde nombre masculino, margen nombre masculino2 (of road) arcén nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the verge of al borde deto be on the verge of doing something estar a punto de hacer algoit verges on madness: raya en la locuraverge n1) edge: borde m2)to be on the verge of : estar a pique de, estar al borde de, estar a punto dev.• acercarse v.n.• borde s.m.• margen s.m.vɜːrdʒ, vɜːdʒ1)a) ( border) (BrE) borde mb)to be on the verge of something: a species on the verge of extinction una especie en grave peligro de extinción; she was on the verge of tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas, estaba a punto de ponerse a llorar; to be on the verge of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
2) ( of road) (BrE) arcén m•Phrasal Verbs:- verge on[vɜːdʒ]N1) [of road] borde m ; [of motorway] arcén m2) (fig) borde m, margen mto be on the verge of disaster/a nervous breakdown — estar al borde de la catástrofe/de una crisis nerviosa
to be on the verge of doing sth — estar a punto or al borde de hacer algo
- verge on* * *[vɜːrdʒ, vɜːdʒ]1)a) ( border) (BrE) borde mb)to be on the verge of something: a species on the verge of extinction una especie en grave peligro de extinción; she was on the verge of tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas, estaba a punto de ponerse a llorar; to be on the verge of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
2) ( of road) (BrE) arcén m•Phrasal Verbs:- verge on
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