English → French
edge
[edʒ]1.
noun
1) (outer limit) gen bord m; (of wood, clearing) lisière f
on the edge of the city — en bordure de la ville
the film had us on the edge of our seats — fig le film nous a tenus en haleine
2) (of blade) tranchant m
with a sharp edge — bien aiguisé
3) (of book, plank) tranche f
4) fig
to give an edge to — aiguiser [appetite]
to take the edge off — gâter [pleasure]; calmer [anger, appetite]
there was an edge to his voice — sa voix avait quelque chose de tendu
to lose one's edge — [writing, style] perdre sa vivacité; [person] perdre sa vigueur
5) (advantage)
to have the edge over ou on — avoir l'avantage sur
to have a slight edge — avoir une légère avance (over sur)
6) (touchy)
to be on edge — [person] être énervé
that sets my teeth on edge — cela me fait grincer des dents
7) fig (extremity)
to live on the edge — vivre dangereusement
the news pushed him over the edge — cette nouvelle l'a achevé
2.
transitive verb
1) (move slowly)
to edge something towards — approcher quelque chose de
to edge one's way along — longer la bordure de [cliff, parapet]
2) (trim) border
3.
intransitive verb (advance)
to edge forward — avancer doucement
to edge closer to — se rapprocher de
to edge towards — s'approcher à petits pas de
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