brink

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɪŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brɪŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bringk)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
brink n figurative (edge, verge) (figurado)borde nm
  umbral nm
 Her father's death brought Maisy to the brink of desperation.
 La muerte de su padre dejó a Maisy al borde de la desesperación.
brink n (edge)borde nm
 The man stood precariously on the brink of the cliff.
 El hombre se paró peligrosamente al borde del acantilado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
brink n (land bordering water)orilla nf
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
be on the brink of doing [sth] expr (be about to do [sth])estar a punto de loc verb
  estar por loc verb
be on the brink of [sth] expr (be about to have [sth] happen to you)estar a punto de loc verb
  estar por loc verb
on the brink of [sth] prep figurative (very close to [sth] occurring)a punto de expr
 The Mexican Grey Wolf was on the brink of extinction, but conservation efforts are bringing it back.
 El lobo gris mexicano estuvo a punto de extinguirse, pero los esfuerzos de conservación lo salvaron.
on the brink of doing [sth] prep (about to do [sth])a punto de loc prep
 She was on the brink of committing suicide when she called the crisis hotline.
 Estaba a punto de cometer suicidio cuando llamó al número de ayuda.
on the brink of the abyss,
on the edge of the abyss expr		 figurative (on the verge of disaster)al borde del abismo expr
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'brink' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brim - precipice
Spanish:
al borde de - al borde del colapso - al borde del precipicio - al filo de la muerte - borde


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