Russian-English dictionary »

на грани meaning in English

RussianEnglish
на грани preposition

on the brink of(very near to)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə brɪŋk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈbrɪŋk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

on the verge of(almost at the beginning of an object)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə vɜːdʒ əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈvɝːdʒ əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

на грани срыва preposition

at the end of one's tether(at the limit of one’s patience)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə end əv wʌnz ˈte.ðə(r)] [US: ət ðə ˈend əv wʌnz ˈte.ðər]

на грани фола adjective

edgy(on the edge between acceptable and offensive)
adjective
[UK: ˈe.dʒi] [US: ˈe.dʒi]

балансирование на грани noun
{n}

brinkmanship(pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp] [US: ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ˌʃɪp]

находиться на грани verb

border on(be almost like some other thing)
verb
[UK: ˈbɔː.də(r) ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]