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Bord, limite

The boundary line of a surface.

Examples :

"The edge of the table is where the tabletop meets the floor. "

Le bord de la table est l'endroit où le plateau rencontre le sol.

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Arête

A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

Examples :

"The sharp edge of the table cut my finger. "

L'arête vive de la table m'a coupé le doigt.

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Avantage

Examples :

"I have the edge on him."

J'ai un avantage sur lui.

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Tranchant, fil

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

Examples :

"The chef carefully used the sharp edge of the knife to slice the tomatoes. "

Le chef a utilisé avec précaution le tranchant du couteau pour trancher les tomates.

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Bord, limite, extrémité

A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.

Examples :

"He is standing on the edge of a precipice."

Il se tient au bord d'une falaise.

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Tranchant, acuité, envie

Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

Examples :

"The chef's knife had a fine edge, allowing him to slice the tomatoes with precision. "

Le couteau du chef avait un tranchant fin, ce qui lui permettait de trancher les tomates avec précision.

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Bord, limite, début

The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)

Examples :

"in the edge of evening"

Au début de la soirée

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Un coup de bord

A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.

Examples :

"The batter hit a weak edge, and the ball flew only a few feet. "

Le batteur a frappé un coup de bord faible, et la balle n'a volé que de quelques pieds.

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Arête

A connected pair of vertices in a graph.

Examples :

"The edge between John and Maria in the social network graph represents their friendship. "

L'arête entre John et Maria dans le graphe du réseau social représente leur amitié.

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Bord, se maintenir au bord de l'orgasme

In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.

Examples :

"He was practicing edging, trying to maintain a high level of arousal before orgasm during his study break. "

Il pratiquait le bord, essayant de maintenir un niveau d'excitation élevé avant l'orgasme pendant sa pause étude.

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Déplacer prudemment, faire avancer petit à petit

To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Examples :

"He edged the book across the table."

Il a fait avancer le livre prudemment sur la table.

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Avancer prudemment, se déplacer lentement

To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Examples :

"He edged away from her."

Il s'est éloigné d'elle avec prudence.

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L'emporter de justesse

(usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.

Examples :

"The team just edged out their rivals in the final game, winning by a single point. "

L'équipe a remporté la victoire de justesse contre ses rivaux lors du dernier match, gagnant d'un seul point.

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Frapper la balle avec le bord de la batte

To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.

Examples :

"The batter edged the ball, sending it just barely over the shortstop's head. "

Le batteur a frappé la balle avec le bord de la batte, l'envoyant juste au-dessus de la tête de l'arrêt-court.

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Tailler la bordure d'une pelouse

To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.

Examples :

"Before the school picnic, Dad edged the lawn around the flower beds. "

Avant le pique-nique scolaire, papa a taillé la bordure de la pelouse autour des parterres de fleurs.

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Bordurer, border

To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.

Examples :

"The carpenter edged the wooden shelf with a strip of dark oak. "

Le charpentier a bordé l'étagère en bois avec une bande de chêne foncé.

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Affûter, aiguiser

To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Examples :

"The carpenter edged the knife blade so it was sharp enough to cut through the wood easily. "

Le charpentier a affûté la lame du couteau pour qu'elle soit assez tranchante pour couper facilement le bois.

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Affûter, aiguiser, inciter, exaspérer

To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

Examples :

"The teacher edged the students on to answer more questions during the class discussion. "

Le professeur a incité les élèves à répondre à plus de questions pendant la discussion en classe.

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Se retenir d'orgasmer

To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

Examples :

"To prepare for the big presentation, Mark edged himself, trying to hold back the excitement until the perfect moment. "

Pour se préparer à la grande présentation, Mark s'est retenu d'orgasmer, essayant de retenir l'excitation jusqu'au moment parfait.

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