Sentence examples of "estaba al borde" in Spanish

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El hombre estaba al borde de la muerte. The man was on the brink of death.
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.
¡Estamos al borde del fracaso! We're on the border of failure.
¿Por qué no estaba al tanto de esto? Why was I not aware of this?
Me gusta tomar a sorbos un margarita con sal al borde del vaso. I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.
Estaba al teléfono. I was on the phone.
Oí que su negocio está al borde de la ruina. I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.
Estaba al punto de desmayarse. She was on verge of fainting.
La iglesia se alza al borde de la ciudad. The church sits on the outskirts of town.
El motor se me caló cuando estaba al ralentí. The engine stopped while it was idling.
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.
La empresa de mi padre está al borde de la bancarrota. My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
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.
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.
Tom estaba casi todo el tiempo solo. Tom was alone most of the time.
Tom llenó el cubo hasta el borde. Tom filled the bucket to the top.
¡En realidad estaba pensando en ti! I was thinking of you actually!
Mira que no haya nadie parado a un borde de tu cama. Watch that no one is standing at the edge of your bed.
Él estaba con Dios al principio. He was with God in the beginning.
Los hombres deben vivir y crear. Vivir hasta el borde de las lágrimas. Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
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