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al filo

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
al filo loc adv	(al borde)	on the edge prep
	No me gusta que te acerques tanto al acantilado; estás al filo.
	I don't like you getting so close to the cliff; you are on the edge.
al filo de loc prep	(al borde de)	on the edge of prep
	Han puesto los vasos al filo de la mesa, en un extremo.
	They have put the glasses on the edge of the table, at the end.
al filo de loc prep	(proximidad temporal)	right around the corner expr
	(emphatic)	on the verge of expr
	Estamos al filo de las navidades: más vale que compremos los regalos ya.
	Christmas is right around the corner, we better buy our presents already.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
al filo de la muerte loc adv	(con riesgo para la vida)	on the brink of death expr
	Muchos alpinistas llegan a tener accidentes que los llevan al filo de la muerte.
al filo de la noticia loc adv	(donde suceden los hechos)	at the source of the news, at the heart of the news expr
	A los reporteros de guerra les gusta estar al filo de la noticia.
	War reporters like to be at the heart of the news.

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