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[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.) okraj; breh2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) ostrie3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) prudkosť2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) obrúbiť2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) prisunúť; pretlačiť sa•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *• hreben (horský)• hrana• horkost• roh• prudkost• ostrie• lem• nabrúsit• okraj
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