| ترجمات رئيسية |
| edge n | (limit, border, extremity) | طرف |
| | | حد |
| | The glass was set on the edge of the table. |
| | وُضع الكأس على طرف الطاولة. |
| edge n | (competitive advantage) | أفضلية |
| | The home team had an edge over its opponents because it was taller. |
| | كان للفريق المحلي أفضلية على منافسه لأن لاعبيه أطول. |
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| ترجمات إضافية |
| edge n | (narrow side) | حافة |
| | Hit it with the edge of the tool, not the wide side. |
| edge n | (sharpness of a blade) | حد السكين |
| | The knife had a fine edge that could cut anything. |
| edge n | (sharpness of mind) | حدة الذكاء |
| | The boy has a real edge that helps him in class. |
| edge n | (blade) | شفرة |
| | The edge of the knife was ten centimetres long. |
| | يلغ طول شفرة السكين عشرة سنتيمترات |
| edge n | (ridge of a hill) | حافة الجبل |
| | There is a path along the edge up there. |
| edge n | (anxious excitement) | مزاج حاد |
| | He was on edge over the excitement about the band. |
| edge vi | (move gradually) | يزحف |
| | He wanted to sit closer to her, so he edged up. |
| edge vtr | (move gradually) | يزحف |
| | He edged closer to her on the bench. |
| edge vtr | (apply an edge to) | يضع حاشية |
| | Edge the board so it will fit the open space tightly. |
| edge vtr | (trim) | يضع حاشية |
| | I have mown the lawn, now I need to edge it. |
| edge vtr | (sharpen) | يحد |
| | The cook edged her knife before cutting the meat. |
| صيغ مركبة |
| bevelled edge, US: beveled edge n | (border cut at a slant) | حافة مائلة |
| | My desk has a bevelled edge. |
| | Rulers often have bevelled edges. |
| cliff edge n | (edge of a cliff) | حافة الجرف |
| | Despite fencing and warning signs posted all along the cliff edge, at least one person a year ignores the danger and falls to his death. |
| competitive edge n | (business: superiority) | تغلب على المنافسين |
| cutting edge, cutting-edge adj | figurative (forefront, most advanced) | متقدم، عصري |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | This cutting-edge hydrogen motor will revolutionize the auto industry. |
| cutting edge, cutting-edge n | figurative (forefront, leading edge) | طليعة، مقدمة |
| | In 1440, Gutenberg's printing press was at the cutting edge of technology. |
| edge away from vtr | (move slowly or gradually away from) | يبتعد شيئاً فشيئاً |
| | I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus. |
| edge your way vi | (move along slowly or gradually) | يبتعد بالتدريج |
| have an edge v | (be a little better) | يشعر بقليل من التحسن |
| | He always uses superior materials in order to have an edge on the competition. |
| have an edge v | (be slightly sharp) | يكون حاداً بعض الشيء |
| | That knife has an edge good enough to cut paper. |
| knife edge n | literal (sharp edge of a knife blade) | حافة السكين |
| | The knife edge was sharp and cut through the thick vegetables with ease. |
| knife edge n | figurative (extremely precarious situation) | موقف حرج للغاية |
| knife's edge, knife edge n | literal (sharp edge of a knife blade) | حافة السكين |
| | A knife's edge is generally very sharp. |
| knife's edge, knife edge n | figurative (precarious state) | وضع حرج |
| leading edge n | (beginning of a trend) | منصب ريادي |
| | Mainframe computers used to be the leading edge of technology. |
| live on the edge v | informal, figurative (take risks) | يخاطر |
| on edge adv | (into a tense, anxious state) | بانفعال، بعصبية |
| | She was on edge, waiting for her exam results. |
| on edge adj | (tense, anxious) | منفعل، عصبي |
| | That strange sound set me on edge. |
| on the edge adv | literal (at the rim) | على حافة |
| | Peter was worried that the cup might fall, for it stood on the edge of the table. |
| on the edge adv | figurative (at the forefront) | في الطليعة أو المقدمة |
| | 3D technology is on the edge of movie-making techniques. |
| on the edge of prep | figurative (on the verge of, close to) | على مقربة من، على حافة |
| | Alpine skiers are always on the edge of losing control. |
| ragged edge n | figurative (precarious situation) | حالة عابرة |
| trailing edge n | (rear edge of sth moving) | حافة الإدبار |
| | We're on the trailing edge of some really bad weather. |
| | You can spot a turkey vulture in flight by the silver trailing edge of his wings. |
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