on the brink

  • 31The Brink's Job —    Voir Têtes vides cherchent coffre plein …

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  • 32brink — [brıŋk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: brekka slope ] 1.) the brink (of sth) a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad one on the brink of death/disaster/war etc ▪ In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of …

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  • 33brink — [ brıŋk ] noun singular * 1. ) the brink the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen: bring someone to the brink of something: The crisis brought the two nations to the brink of war. on the brink of (doing) something …

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  • 34Brink — (br[i^][ng]k), n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a… …

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  • 35Brink's — The Brink s Company est une firme de sécurité et de protection dont le siège est situé à Richmond, en Virginie. Elle se compose de deux ensembles de base, Brink’s, Incorporated, et Brink’s Home Security. En 2005, cette firme comptait environ 54… …

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  • 36brink — UK US /brɪŋk/ noun [S] ► the point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin: the brink of collapse/bankruptcy/disaster »Debt crisis led many companies to the brink of bankruptcy. »They seem to be teetering on the brink of… …

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  • 37Brink — may refer to:* Brink! , film * People: ** Bernhard Egidius Konrad ten Brink (1841 1892), German scholar ** André Brink (born 1935), South African author ** Julius Brink (born 1982), German volleyball player ** Jos Brink (1942 2007), Dutch… …

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  • 38brink|man|ship — «BRIHNGK muhn shihp», noun. 1. the urging or maintaining of a policy to the limits of safety before giving ground. 2. the urging or sustaining of anything to the brink: »Figurative. The pianissimo of Beethoven s opening spread chord…was an essay… …

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  • 39brink — [briŋk] n. [ME < MLowG or Dan, shore, bank, grassy edge; prob. < IE * bhreng , var. of base * bhren , project, edge > L frons,FRONT1] 1. the edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge: often used figuratively [at the brink of war] 2.… …

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  • 40The Body Acoustic — Album par Cyndi Lauper Sortie 8 novembre 2005 Durée 52:15 Genre Pop rock Producteur Rick Chertoff, Cyndi Lauper, William Wittman …

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