English-Portuguese translations for on the brink of

• à beira de
  Estamos agora, como já disse, à beira de uma grande crise política. As I say, we are now on the brink of a political crisis.
  A Itália é um país extraordinário, que está à beira de se afogar em lixo. It is a remarkable country and it is on the brink of drowning in waste.
  Senhor Presidente, todos estão conscientes de que nos encontramos, hoje, à beira de uma catástrofe. Mr President, everybody knows that we are currently on the brink of disaster.

Definition of on the brink of

• Very nearly; imminent; close

Examples

• The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

Related words

• on the brink
• be on the brink of despair
• be on the brink of ruin
• bringing onto the market
• not to be the brightest bulb on the tree
• bring to the end of one's tether
• bring home the bacon
• breathe fire and brimstone
• Philip Babcock. . Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. M