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edge

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noun
1 noun outermost limitimeall masc1  c m uciumhais fem2  c m ucolbha masc4  c m ucorr fem2  c m ushe sat on the edge of the bed shuigh sí ar chorr na leapa, shuigh sí ar cholbha na leapahe lived on the edge of town bhí cónaí air ar imeall an bhaileit was built at the river's edge tógadh é ar chiumhais na habhann, tógadh é ar bhruach na habhannshe stood on the cliff edge sheas sí ar bharr na hailleit was at the very western edge of the county bhí sé ar an taobh thiar ar fad den chontae 2 noun sharp or cutting sidefaobhar masc1  c m uI like to keep a good edge on my tools is maith liom faobhar maith a bheith ar mo chuid uirlisíthe edge of a knife faobhar scine
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3 noun MATH where two surfaces meetfaobhar masc1  c m u 4 noun advantagebuntáiste masc4  c m ulámh in uachtarhe felt he had an edge on them bhraith sé go raibh buntáiste aige orthuthey had the edge in costs bhí praghas níos fearr acu, bhí siad níos fearr ó thaobh costais dethe site gave them an edge ba bhuntáiste dóibh an suíomh 5 noun exciting qualityfaobhar masc1  c m ufiacail fem2  c m uhe's lost his radical edge níl sé chomh radacach agus a bhíodh 6 noun sharp or aggressive tonebior masc3  c m ufaobhar masc1  c m uthere was an edge to her voice bhí faobhar ar a guth, bhí bior ar a guth
verb
7 verb move sth
INTRANSITIVEdruid verb  c m uteann verb  c m ucaolaigh verb  c m uhe edged closer to see theann sé isteach chun go bhfeicfeadh séour boat edged in front dhruid ár mbád chun tosaigh
TRANSITIVEteann verb  c m udruid verb  c m uhe edged the car towards the wall theann sé an carr i dtreo an bhalla
8 verb FIN go up or down in value INTRANSITIVEdruid verb  c m ubog verb  c m uoil prices edged up d'ardaigh praghas na hola 9 verb form a border TRANSITIVEciumhais a chur leimeall a chur le  c m ua low wall edges the path tá balla íseal mar chiumhais leis an gcosán 10 verb HORT trim edge of TRANSITIVEbearr verb  c m ugearr verb  c m ushe edged the lawn ghearr sí an féar ar chiumhais an ghairdín 11 verb informal SPOR beat narrowly TRANSITIVEhe edged his opponent bhuaigh sé ar éigean ar a chéile comhraic, fuair sé an ceann is fearr ar éigean ar a chéile comhraic
phrases

to be on edge

bheith ar biorbheith ar tinneall

to put sb on edge

(also

to put sb's nerves on edge

) duine a chur ar biorduine a chur ar tinneall

to set sb's teeth on edge

duine a chur ar binb

to be close to the edge

(also

to be on the edge

) informal bheith ar an imeallbheith ar tí pléascadh

to live on the edge

bheith tugtha don chontúirtbheith tugtha don bhearna bhaoil

to be on the edge of sth

bheith i mbaol rudabheith i mbéal ruda

the edge of the abyss

figurative béal na hanachaine

to be on the edge of your seat

(also

to be on the edge of your chair

) bheith ar bís  c m ubheith ar chorr do shuíocháin

to take the edge off sth

an ghoimh a bhaint as rudan faobhar a bhaint de rud

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