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on the brink of. 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. She was on the brink of committing suicide when she called the crisis hotline.
Many translated example sentences containing "on the brink of" – Spanish-English dictionary and search engine for Spanish translations.
on the brink of (something) On the verge of doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit they've been teetering on the brink of closing down.
the point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin: the brink of collapse/bankruptcy/disaster Debt crisis led many companies to the brink of bankruptcy. They seem to be teetering on the brink of a major crisis. Right now the company is poised on the brink of success.
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.
The meaning of THE BRINK is the edge at the top of a steep cliff —usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good. How to use the brink in a sentence.
If you go to the brink of something, you become very close to doing or having it: Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown . They have gone from complete obscurity to the brink of becoming a global brand .
