English-Portuguese translations for on the verge of

• a ponto de
  Neste momento, estamos a ponto de reverter a situação. We are now on the verge of turning back the clock.
• prestes a
  Estamos prestes a provar-lhes, mais uma vez que estavam errados. We are on the verge of proving them wrong yet again.
  Estamos prestes a adoptar uma Constituição comum preparada à porta aberta. We are on the verge of adopting a common constitution drawn up in the full light of day.
  Assim, estamos prestes a dar um enorme passo em frente na Europa em matéria de luta contra o tráfico de seres humanos. We are therefore on the verge of making great progress in Europe in combating trafficking in human beings.

Definition of on the verge of

• Almost at the beginning of

Examples

• He was finally on the verge of success.
• Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.

Related words

• on the verge
• on the average
• be on the verge of doing
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• composition of the government
• poverty among the elderly
• season of the very smallest potatoes