borde

/ˈboɾde/, [ˈboɾ.ð̞e]

edge

Examples

Me gusta tomar a sorbos un margarita con sal al borde del vaso.

I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.

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El hombre estaba al borde de la muerte.

The man was on the brink of death.

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No debí haber puesto mi laptop tan cerca del borde de la mesa.

I shouldn't have put my laptop so close to the edge of the table.

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En 1939, como en 1914, el mundo estaba al borde de la guerra.

In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war.

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Oí que su negocio está al borde de la ruina.

I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.

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Tom estaba al borde de las lágrimas.

Tom was on the verge of tears.

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Tom llenó el cubo hasta el borde.

Tom filled the bucket to the top.

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Tom casi tuvo un infarto cuando vio a Mary parada al borde del techo.

Tom nearly had a heart attack when he saw Mary standing on the edge of the roof.

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La pobre chica estaba al borde de la muerte.

The poor girl was on the point of death.

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No vayas cerca del borde.

Don't go near the edge.

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El cuerpo descompuesto de una joven fue encontrado en el borde de una carretera.

The badly decomposed body of a young girl was found on the side of a highway.

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La compañía está al borde de la bancarrota.

The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

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Algunos animales salvajes están al borde de la extinción.

Some wild animals are on the verge of extinction.

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Nuestra firma se encuentra al borde de la quiebra, me da vergüenza decirlo.

Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say.

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No pongas el vaso cerca del borde de la mesa.

Don't put the glass near the edge of the table.

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Acampamos en el borde del lago.

We camped on the border of the lake.

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Él se paró en el borde del precipicio.

He stood on the edge of the cliff.

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Mira que no haya nadie en el borde de tu cama.

Make sure no one is standing at the edge of your bed.

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Diles a los niños que se alejen del borde del agua.

Tell the children to keep away from the water's edge.

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¡Estamos al borde del fracaso!

We're on the border of failure.

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