Übersetzungen für „vergurken“ im Englisch » Portugiesisch-Wörterbuch

I . verge [vɜːrdʒ, Brit vɜːdʒ] SUBST

1. verge Brit:

verge

beira f

verge (next to road)

margem f

2. verge (on the brink):

to be on the verge of doing sth

estar prestes a fazer a. c.

to be on the verge of madness

estar à beira da loucura

II . verge [vɜːrdʒ, Brit vɜːdʒ] VERB intr

to verge on sth

beirar a. c.

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The island of Martinique was on the verge of civil war.

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His remarkable humility, which could verge on embarrassment when praise was heaped on him, seemed undoubtedly of this place.

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Juries may be dismissed and skeptical juries have been dismissed on the verge of verdicts, and acquittals are frequently overturned by higher courts.

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Thus, for the largest segment of people subject to the wealth tax, it means taxing the accumulated savings and houses of those on the verge of retiring.

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Thus, the band was on the verge of potential collapse and at an impasse.

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The problem with the verge was that it required the pendulum to swing in a wide arc of 80 to 100.

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It is hypocritical to hold her to standards that verge on the prim or prudish.

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Realism is all very well but when storylines verge on the nasty and gratuitous, a writer should take care.

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The site of the pond is now a wide grass verge.

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We looked to be on the verge of starting today's play and the rain has played spoilsport once more.

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