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A n1 ( outer limit) (of table, road, lake, field) bord m ; ( of coin) bordure f ; (of wood, clearing) lisière f ; at the water's edge au bord de l'eau ; on the edge of the city en bordure de la ville ; the film had us on the edge of our seats le film nous a tenus en haleine ;2 ( sharp side) tranchant m ; a blade with a sharp edge une lame bien aiguisée ; to put an edge on aiguiser, affûter [blade] ;4 ( sharpness) to give an edge to aiguiser [appetite] ; to take the edge off gâter [pleasure] ; calmer [anger, appetite] ; soulager [pain] ; there was an edge to his voice sa voix avait quelque chose de tendu ; 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 [competitor, rival] ; to give sb the edge over donner à qn l'avantage sur ; to have a slight edge avoir une légère avance (over sur) ;6 ( touchy) to be on edge [person] être énervé ; my nerves are on edge j'ai les nerfs fatigués ; that sound sets my teeth on edge ce bruit me fait grincer des dents ;7 fig ( extremity) to live on the edge vivre dangereusement ; the news pushed him over the edge cette nouvelle l'a achevé.B vtr1 ( move slowly) to edge sth towards approcher qch de ; he edged the car closer to the kerb il a rapproché la voiture du trottoir ; to edge one's way along longer la bordure de [cliff, parapet] ;2 ( trim) border [collar, handkerchief] ;3 Hort border [lawn].C vi ( advance) to edge forward avancer doucement ; to edge up to s'approcher doucement de ; to edge out of a parking space se dégager lentement d'une place de parking ; to edge closer to se rapprocher de [victory, independence] ; to edge towards s'approcher à petits pas de [door, victory].■ edge out [car, driver] ( of space) se dégager petit à petit (of de) ; ( of side street) sortir petit à petit (of de) ; I edged out of the room/door je me suis glissé hors de la pièce/par la porte ; to edge sb out of évincer qn de [job] ; we've edged our competitors out of the market nous avons éliminé tous nos concurrents du marché.■ edge up:▶ edge up1 [prices, figure] augmenter lentement ;2 to edge up to sb s'approcher à petits pas de qn.
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