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  • 1 edge

    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (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.) okraj; breh
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostrie
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) prudkosť
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obrúbiť
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) prisunúť; pretlačiť sa
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    - edgy
    - edgily
    - edginess
    - have the edge on/over
    - on edge
    * * *
    • hreben (horský)
    • hrana
    • horkost
    • roh
    • prudkost
    • ostrie
    • lem
    • nabrúsit
    • okraj

    English-Slovak dictionary > edge

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