Usage examples of "be on the verge of" in English with translation to Spanish

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My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy. La empresa de mi padre está al borde de la bancarrota.
She was on the verge of killing herself. Ella estaba a punto de quitarse la vida.
I hear his business is on the verge of ruin. Oí que su negocio está al borde de la ruina.
He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up. Estaba a punto de revelar el secreto cuando una mirada fuerte de Martha le calló.
Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say. Nuestra firma se encuentra al borde de la quiebra, me da vergüenza decirlo.
He may be on the next train. Puede que él esté en el siguiente tren.
Imagine yourself to be on the moon. Imagínate estar sobre la luna.
In her free time, she likes to be on the Internet. A ella le gusta conectarse a Internet en su tiempo libre.
The new model will be on the market in November. El nuevo modelo estará en el mercado en noviembre.
A tsunami is coming, so please be on the alert. Un tsunami se aproxima, estad alerta por favor.
In his free time, he likes to be on the Internet. A él le gusta conectarse a Internet en su tiempo libre.
She was on verge of fainting. Estaba al punto de desmayarse.
I imagine music will be on a server somewhere - but not on a hard disk. Creo que la música ya no va a estar en un disco rígido, sino en servidores virtuales.
She is sitting on the bench. Ella está sentada en el banco.
I'd better be on my way. Es mejor que me vaya.
People took pity on the orphan. La gente se apiadó del huérfano.
That building must be on fire. El edificio debe estar en llamas.
Tom drew a happy face on the cover of his notebook. Tom dibujó una cara feliz en la cubierta de su cuaderno.
I ran so I would be on time. Corrí para llegar a tiempo.
You have too many books on the shelf. Tienes demasiados libros en la estantería.
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