Usage examples of "on the brink of" in English with translation to French

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The man was on the brink of death. L'homme était à l'agonie
We stood on the brink of a cliff. Nous étions au bord du précipice.
In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war. En 1939, comme en 1914, le monde était au bord de la guerre.
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. La crise des missiles de Cuba a placé le monde au bord de la guerre nucléaire.
Due to total russification in Belarus, the Belarusian language is at the brink of extinction. En raison de la russification totale en Biélorussie, la langue biélorusse est au bord de l'extinction.
She is sitting on the bench. Elle est assise sur un banc.
You have too many books on the shelf. Vous avez trop de livres sur cette étagère.
If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look? Si nous vivions sur la lune, de quelle taille nous semblerait la Terre?
I liked walking alone on the deserted beach in the evening. J'appréciais de marcher seul sur la plage désertée, dans la soirée.
I hope you realize that I'm putting my reputation on the line by helping you. J'espère que tu rends compte que je mets ma réputation en jeu en t'aidant.
What sort of information do you get on the Internet? Quelle sorte d'information trouve-t-on sur Internet ?
On the table there are some books. Sur la table se trouvent quelques livres.
We asked him on the interphone if he could come downstairs quickly. Nous lui avons demandé à l'interphone s'il pouvait descendre rapidement.
Don't put books on the table. Ne pose pas de livres sur la table.
On the arrow that hits him, the bird sees his own feathers. Sur la flèche qui l'atteint l'oiseau reconnaît ses plumes.
It's hard for me, reading letters on the monitor. Il m'est difficile de lire des lettres sur le moniteur.
In truth, there was only one Christian, and he died on the cross. En vérité, il n'y eût qu'un seul chrétien, et il mourut sur la croix.
He is still on the right side of forty. Il n'a pas tout à fait quarante ans.
Our boat drifted to shore on the tide. Notre bateau dériva vers la côte à cause du courant.
Not everything on the web can be found through Google. Tout ce qui se trouve sur le web ne peut pas être trouvé par Google.
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