WordReference.com |

Online Language Dictionaries

English-Spanish Dictionary | on edge

Foros

- Ver También:
- - ON
  - on
  - on a daily basis
  - on account of
  - on and off
  - on average
  - on balance
  - on board
  - on call
  - on duty
  - on edge
  - on fire
  - on foot
  - on hold
  - on my own
  - on no account
  - on one hand
  - on purpose
  - on sale
  - on the ball
  - on the contrary
- Recent searches:
- View All

on edge

ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term

definition | in French | Conjugación [ES] | English synonyms | Conjugator [EN] | in context | images

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
on edge adv	(into a tense, anxious state)	con el alma en vilo loc adv
		en ascuas loc adv
	(ES)	de los nervios loc adv
		nervioso/a adj
	That strange sound set me on edge.
	Ese extraño sonido me dejó con el alma en vilo.
on edge adj	(tense, anxious)	nervioso/a adj
		tenso/a adj
		inquieto/a adj
	She was on edge, waiting for her exam results.
	Estaba nerviosa esperando los resultados de su examen.

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
set [sb]'s teeth on edge v expr	figurative (cause discomfort)	poner de los nervios a loc verb
		poner los pelos de punta a loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	poner de la nuca a loc verb

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'on edge' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

engrailed - fraying - fried - jumpy - mill - milling - on pins and needles - suburb - thumb index - twitchy

Spanish:

como una moto - al límite - de los nervios - a flor de piel - agitado - cantear - crispar - dar dentera - dentera - destemplar - escamar - grima - poner los nervios de punta - tener nervios

Synonyms: nervous, tense, uptight, irritable, antsy, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "on edge" in the title:

a slug on the edge of a razor blade.
an edge on every shot
Does your story seem to skirt on the edge of things?
edge-on
edge-on
Feeling on edge
fringe on the edge of sheet of paper
hang on a razor edge
he was working on the edge of the common
His smile took on an edge
His voice on the grating edge of bonhomie
hover - he hovered on some edge of understanding
I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through
it put my teeth on edge
It will have you on the edge of your seat.
it's always on the biting edge of architecture
keep you on the edge of your seat...if not up on your feet!
Leadership on edge
live life on the edge
live on the edge of
living on the edge
living on the edge
on edge
on edge
on edge & rose - financial
On our edge
on the edge
on the edge of
on the edge of foreign
on the edge of her bumper
more...

Visit the Spanish-English Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Discussions about 'on edge' in the English Only forum

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

See Google Translate's machine translation of 'on edge'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Links: ⚙️Preferencias | Abreviaturas | Pron. Symbols | Privacy Policy | Términos del Servicio | Apoyar WR | Foros | Suggestions

Advertisements

Advertisements

Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com WORD OF THE DAY GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.