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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
on the verge of [sth] expr	(about to)	a punto de loc prep
	This economy is on the verge of collapse!
	Esta economía está a punto de colapsarse.
		al borde de loc prep
	Esta economía está al borde del colapso.
on the verge of doing [sth] expr	(about to do)	estar a punto de hacer algo loc verb
	Imogen was on the verge of going out, when the phone rang.
	Imogen estaba a punto de salir cuando sonó el teléfono.

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'on the verge of' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

on the brink of the abyss - on the edge of

Spanish:

a las puertas de - ad portas - al filo - al hilo - a un paso de - al borde de - al borde del colapso - en vías de extinción - en vísperas de - especie en vías de extinción - estar

Synonyms: not quite, at the point of, almost, about to, on the point of, more...

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

always being on the verge of crying
on the emerge [verge] of a major breach move [breakthrough]
on the verge of / to be about to
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The Prime Minister is on the verge of quitting say several insiders.
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be on the brink/point/verge of something - English Only forum
Bring on/to the verge of war. - English Only forum
He had divorced his wife; <and?> he was on the verge of - English Only forum
lie on the verge of paradox - English Only forum
looking on the verge of tears - English Only forum
on the brink of/on the point of/ON THE VERGE OF - English Only forum
on the point/verge/brink of - English Only forum
on the verge of collapse - English Only forum
on the verge of doing something when other thing happens - English Only forum
on the verge of extreme acts of violence - English Only forum
on the verge of fresh saurian tears, of which there were further signs for his benefit on the mat - English Only forum
on the verge of laughter - English Only forum
on the verge/edge of starvation - English Only forum
on the <verge><brink><point> of - English Only forum
<Plan and simple>, we humans are the reason these animals are on the verge of becoming extinct - English Only forum
Pose X on the Verge of - English Only forum
sees the country on the verge of - English Only forum
the two others (policemen) had been for twenty paces on the verge of it - English Only forum

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