| slovo | definícia |
brink
(mass) | brink
- kraj, okraj |
brink
(encz) | brink,kraj n: luke |
brink
(encz) | brink,okraj Zdeněk Brož |
brink
(encz) | brink,pokraj n: luke |
Brink
(gcide) | Brink \Brink\ (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 river or pit; a verge; a
border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. "The brink of
vice." --Bp. Porteus. "The brink of ruin." --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
The plashy brink of weedy lake. --Bryant.
[1913 Webster] brinkmanship |
brink
(wn) | brink
n 1: a region marking a boundary [syn: brink, threshold,
verge]
2: the edge of a steep place
3: the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the
verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" [syn: verge,
brink] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
brinkley
(encz) | Brinkley,Brinkley n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
brinkmanship
(encz) | brinkmanship,riskantní politika Jaroslav Šedivý |
on the brink
(encz) | on the brink, |
brinkley
(czen) | Brinkley,Brinkleyn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Brink
(gcide) | Brink \Brink\ (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 river or pit; a verge; a
border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. "The brink of
vice." --Bp. Porteus. "The brink of ruin." --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
The plashy brink of weedy lake. --Bryant.
[1913 Webster] brinkmanship |
brinkmanship
(gcide) | brinkmanship \brink"man*ship\, brinksmanship \brinks"man*ship\n.
[brink + -manship. (1956).]
the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to
the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to
achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of
diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations, and originally
applied to the policies of John Foster Dulles under President
Eisenhower.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
brinksmanship
(gcide) | brinkmanship \brink"man*ship\, brinksmanship \brinks"man*ship\n.
[brink + -manship. (1956).]
the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to
the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to
achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of
diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations, and originally
applied to the policies of John Foster Dulles under President
Eisenhower.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
brinkmanship
(wn) | brinkmanship
n 1: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of
disaster (to the limits of safety) |
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