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1 teeter
intransitive verbteeter on the edge or brink of something — schwankend am Rande einer Sache (Gen.) stehen; (fig.) am Rande einer Sache stehen
* * *tee·ter[ˈti:təʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]vi + adv, prep taumeln, schwanken▪ to \teeter around herumschwanken* * *['tiːtə(r)]vi1) (= balance unsteadily) taumeln, schwankento teeter on the brink or edge of sth (lit) — am Rand von etw taumeln; (fig) am Rand von etw sein
2) (US: seesaw) wippen, schaukeln* * *teeter [ˈtiːtə(r)]A v/i1. besonders US schaukeln, wippen2. (sch)wanken:teeter on the edge of disaster (defeat) fig sich am Rande einer Katastrophe (Niederlage) bewegenC s besonders US Wippe f* * *intransitive verbteeter on the edge or brink of something — schwankend am Rande einer Sache (Gen.) stehen; (fig.) am Rande einer Sache stehen
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2 teeter
tee·ter [ʼti:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] vi+ adv/ preptaumeln, schwanken;the old couple \teetered down the road das ältere Paar torkelte die Straße hinunter;to \teeter around herumschwanken; -
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4 teeter
['tiːtə(r)]verbo intransitivo barcollare, traballareto teeter on the edge o brink of sth. — fig. essere sull'orlo di qcs
* * *['tiːtə(r)]verbo intransitivo barcollare, traballareto teeter on the edge o brink of sth. — fig. essere sull'orlo di qcs
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5 przepaś|ć1
f 1. (urwisko) chasm, precipice- ich samochód zawisł nad przepaścią their car was perched over a precipice- droga wije się nad przepaścią the road winds along the edge of a precipice- dwaj alpiniści spadli w przepaść two mountaineers have fallen down a chasm2. przen. (różnica) gap, gulf; chasm książk.- przepaść kulturowa a culture gap- przepaść między pokoleniami the generation gap- ogromna przepaść między anarchistami a socjalistami the enormous difference a. chasm between anarchists and socialists- rośnie przepaść między bogatymi a biednymi the gulf between rich and poor is widening- kiedyś byli przyjaciółmi, teraz dzieli ich przepaść nie do pokonania they used to be friends once, but now there is an insurmountable gulf between them3. książk., przen. (uczuć) abyss- przepaść rozpaczy/bólu the abyss of despair/pain■ balansować na krawędzi a. skraju przepaści to teeter on the brink a. edge of disaster- stać na skraju przepaści książk. to stand on the edge of a precipice, to be on the brink of disaster- stoczyć a. staczać się w przepaść czegoś to slide a. fall into an abyss of sth- stoczył się w przepaść zbrodni he fell a. drifted into a life of crime- po ostatnich wydarzeniach miał wrażenie, że stoczył się na dno przepaści recent events made him feel he had hit rock bottom pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przepaś|ć1
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6 balans|ować
impf vi 1. (utrzymywać równowagę) to balance (na czymś on sth)- balansować na linie to balance on a tightrope- balansować ciałem to keep one’s balance2. (zręcznie omijać) to weave in and out- kelner balansował między stolikami the waiter weaved in and out between the tables3. przen. (skłaniać się) to waver- balansować między prawdą a kłamstwem to balance between the truth and a lie- balansować na granicy prawa to operate on the edge of the law- balansować na krawędzi katastrofy to teeter on the brink a. edge of disasterThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > balans|ować
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7 borde
adj.1 rude, impolite, rough.2 stupid.f. & m.ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 edge.(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brimal borde del mar by the seaestoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minuteestar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2 border, borderline.3 rim.4 hem.5 outskirt.6 brim, brim of the cup.7 threshold, brink, verge.8 rough person, uncouth person.9 stupid, stupid person.10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.* * *► adjetivo1 (tonto) stupid■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy3 (planta - silvestre) wild1 idiot————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de vaso, copa) rim4 (de prenda) hem\estar al borde de to be on the verge of* * *noun m.border, edge, brink* * *ISM1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, banksembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn
iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road
borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge
borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)
borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge
2)• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of
el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing
su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss
II Espestán al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *
1. ADJ1) ** (=antipático) nastyestuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning
ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)
2) [planta, árbol] wild3) †† [niño] illegitimate2.SMF **¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *
* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *2 (tonto) stupid1(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rimno te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platformllenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brimla página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottomnos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming poolparamos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the roadhabía un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bankestar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madnessal borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's dooral borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tearsCompuesto:leading edge* * *
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)
bordé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
borde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;
(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;
‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!
' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road
* * *borde1 nm[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méxlleno hasta el borde full to the brim;al borde del mar by the sea;no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster♦ adj[antipático]no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you♦ nmf[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him* * *1 adj fampersona rude, uncouth2 m edge;al borde de fig on the verge obrink of* * *borde nm1) : border, edge2)al borde de : on the verge ofestoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy* * *borde1 adj unpleasantborde2 n1. (en general) edge2. (de vaso, taza) rim
См. также в других словарях:
teeter on the brink of something — teeter on the ˈbrink/ˈedge of sth idiom to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation • The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. Main entry: ↑teeteridiom … Useful english dictionary
teeter on the edge of something — teeter on the ˈbrink/ˈedge of sth idiom to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation • The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. Main entry: ↑teeteridiom … Useful english dictionary
teeter — tee|ter [ˈti:tə US ər] v [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: titter [i] to move unsteadily (14 20 centuries)] 1.) to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall ▪ She teetered along in her high heeled shoes. 2.) be teetering on the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
teeter — [ˈtiːtə] verb [I] to stand or move in a way that is not steady, so that you seem about to fall • teetering on the brink / edge (of sth) in a situation in which something bad is very likely to happen[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
