Usage examples of "política del borde del abismo" in Spanish with translation to English

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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.
La política del gobierno fue criticada por la oposición. The policy of the government was criticized by the opposition party.
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.
Él se paró en el borde del precipicio. He stood on the edge of the cliff.
Me gusta tomar a sorbos un margarita con sal al borde del vaso. I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.
¡Estamos al borde del fracaso! We're on the border of failure.
A mi estratega en jefe, David Axelrod, quien fue mi socio a cada paso del camino. ¡Al mejor equipo de campaña reunido en la historia de la política! Ustedes hicieron esto realidad, y les estoy eternamente agradecido por lo que se sacrificaron para lograrlo. To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
Hay un culto a la ignorancia en los Estados Unidos y siempre lo ha habido. El esfuerzo del anti-intelectualismo ha sido un constante lastre en el modo de funcionar de nuestra política y vida cultural. Inculcada por la equivocada creencia de que la democracia significa que "mi ignorancia es tan buena como tu cultura". There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
La horrorizada voz del chico estaba estremecida con el terror. The frightened boy's voice was shaking with terror.
El hombre estaba al borde de la muerte. The man was on the brink of death.
No hay atajos a la cima, sólo al abismo. There are no shortcuts to the top, only to the bottom.
Yo no adhiero a ninguna tendencia política en particular. I don't adhere to any particular political tendency.
No existe ningún hecho a partir del cual un deber moral puede derivarse. There is no fact from which a moral ought can be derived.
La empresa de mi padre está al borde de la bancarrota. My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
La política americana es interesante de ver, sobre todo durante elecciones presidenciales. American politics are interesting to watch, especially during a presidential election.
Afganistán e Irán cambiaron sus himnos nacionales varias veces en el transcurso del siglo XX. Afghanistan and Iran both changed their national anthems several times in the course of the 20th century.
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.
Intenté cambiar de tema, pero ellos siguieron hablando de política. I tried to change the subject, but they went on talking about politics.
Deberías seguir el consejo del médico de inmediato. You should act on the doctor's advice at once.
Oí que su negocio está al borde de la ruina. I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.
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