verge
verge(
vuhrj
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (figurative) (brink)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
His aim was to unify the country, and he was on the verge of success when he was assesinated.Se había propuesto unificar el país, y estaba a un paso de conseguirlo cuando fue asesinado.
We were on the verge of giving up, and then help arrived.Estábamos a punto de darnos por vencidos cuando llegó la ayuda.
a. el borde (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We went for a walk to the verge of the pond and sat on a bench there to watch the ducks.Dimos un paseo hasta el borde del estanque y nos sentamos en un banco para mirar los patos.
b. el margen (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The hedgerows and grass verges were full of wild flowers.Los setos y los márgenes del césped estaban llenos de flores silvestres.
c. los confines (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The woodcutter lived in a hut on the verge of the forest.El leñador vivía en una choza en los confines del bosque.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. rayar en
Her shrill accusations were verging on the hysterical.Sus estridentes acusaciones rayaban en la histeria.
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