on the brink

English

Prepositional phrase

on the brink

(idiomatic) Very nearly; imminent; close.
The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

Translations

very near to

Bulgarian: на прага на (na praga na)
Czech: na pokraji, na hraně
Danish: på vippen
Finnish: partaalla
Greek: στο χείλος (sto cheílos)

Latin: (used a verb in perifatic) futurus sum (i am on the brink of be), (used a verb in perifrastic) futurus sum (i am on brink to be)
Portuguese: à beira de
Russian: на гра́ни (na gráni)
Spanish: a borde, al borde

See also

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