brink

brink
noun
(lit. or fig.) Rand, der

be on the brink of doing something — nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun

be on the brink of ruin/success — am Rand des Ruins sein od. stehen/dem Erfolg greifbar nahe sein

* * *
[briŋk]
noun
(the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) der Rand
* * *
brink
[brɪŋk]
n no pl
1. (edge) of a cliff, gorge, pond Rand m
2. (fig: verge) Rand m, Grenze f
to be on the \brink of sth kurz vor etw dat stehen
to be on the \brink of bankruptcy [or ruin] kurz vor dem Bankrott stehen
to drive sb to the \brink of a nervous breakdown jdn an den Rand eines Nervenzusammenbruchs bringen
to be on the \brink of extinction vom Aussterben bedroht sein
to be on the \brink of war kurz vor Kriegsausbruch stehen
* * *
[brɪŋk]
n (lit, fig)
Rand m

on the brink of sth (lit, fig)am Rande von etw

on the brink of doing sth (lit, fig) — nahe daran, etw zu tun

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brink [brıŋk] s
1. Rand m (auch fig):
be on the brink of doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun;
be on the brink of collapse vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen;
be on the brink of the grave mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen;
be on the brink of tears den Tränen nahe sein;
be on the brink of war am Rande eines Krieges stehen;
bring sb to the brink of ruin jemanden an den Rand des Ruins bringen
2. Ufer n
* * *
noun
(lit. or fig.) Rand, der

be on the brink of doing something — nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun

be on the brink of ruin/success — am Rand des Ruins sein od. stehen/dem Erfolg greifbar nahe sein

* * *
n.
Rand ¨-er m.

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