edge russian
не́рвничать
to be nervous, to be anxious, to be on edge
to get worked up, to fret, to get agitated
борт
side, ship's side, board
aboard, on board
overboard
front edge (of a coat), facing
cushion (of a billiard table), boards (of a rink), barrier
край
edge, brim, brink, border
krai, region, territory (administrative)
land, territory, parts
преиму́щество
advantage, edge, benefit
preference, privilege, precedence, exclusive right
right of way
ребро́
rib
edge, edge (of a solid), verge
ле́звие
blade, cutting edge
razor blade
окра́ина
outskirts, outlying district
edge, margin, periphery
заточи́ть
to sharpen, to whet, to grind (to an edge)
to imprison, to incarcerate, to confine
обре́з
sawed-off shotgun, sawn-off rifle
edge (of a book), trimmed edge
отде́лать
to finish, to put the finishing touches to, to complete
to fit out, to do up, to decorate (a room)
to trim, to edge
to beat up, to thrash, to give a beating
остриё
point, spike, edge
гран
edge, grain
зато́чка
sharpening, grinding, whetting
shiv, homemade knife, shank
sharp point, cutting edge, grind (of a blade)
кро́мка
edge (lip of table)
заступа́ть
to cross the line or go over the edge
оттере́ть
to rub off, to scrub off, to wipe off
to rub warm, to restore feeling by rubbing
to push aside, to shove aside, to edge out
опу́шка
forest edge, edge of the woods
fur trimming, fur edging
лимб
limb (graduated circle), graduated scale, dial
limb (of a celestial body), visible edge
limbo
limbus (of the cornea), corneal margin
кра́ешек
edge
притупля́ть
to blunt, to dull, to take the edge off, to deaden
бо́ртик
edge, rim, ledge, raised border
side, side wall, gunwale
trim, edging, border, placket
притупи́ть
to blunt, to dull, to take the edge off, to deaden
оттира́ть
to rub off, to scrub off, to wipe off
to rub warm, to rub (to restore circulation)
to push aside, to shove away, to edge out
грат
burr, sharp edge
flash, excess metal at the seam
бро́вка
edge, verge, kerb, border
little eyebrow, brow
резь
sharp pain, cutting pain, colic, gripes
cut edge, cut surface
carving, carved work, screw thread
гурт
herd, drove, flock
crowd, throng
edge of a coin, rim
string course, rib (of a vault)
обруба́ть
to chop off, to lop off, to hack off, to dock (a tail)
to hem, to edge, to overcast (an edge)
заусе́нец
burr, wire-edge, sharp edge
hangnail, agnail
вы́гон
pasture, grazing land, common
driving out (of cattle), turning out to pasture
cattle track (to the pasture), droveway
village outskirts, edge of the village
оско́мина
astringent taste, furry tongue, teeth on edge
обши́ть
to upholster, to cover, to line
to sheathe, to panel, to plank, to face
to hem, to trim, to edge
оканто́вка
edging, border, trim, mount (for a picture)
flanging, edge bending, hemming
tilting, turning over
подта́чивать
to sharpen, to whet, to give an edge
to eat away at, to gnaw away at, to undercut
to undermine, to sap
отде́лывать
to finish, to complete, to put the finishing touches to
to fit out, to furnish, to finish (a room)
to trim, to edge, to decorate
to beat up, to work over
to give a dressing down, to tick off, to chew out
to spoil, to ruin
кантова́ть
to edge, to mount, to turn over
обшива́ть
to edge, to border, to trim, to hem
to cover (with boards), to plank, to sheathe, to revet
to make clothes (for everyone), to sew for the whole family
сма́зываться
to become smudged, to be blurred, to blur
to come off, to rub off, to wear off, to fade
to be glossed over, to be spoiled, to lose its edge
to be slurred, to become indistinct
to put on cream, to rub oneself with ointment, to apply lotion to oneself
заусе́ница
hangnail, agnail
burr, wire-edge, sharp edge
обта́чивать
to turn (on a lathe), to machine, to turn down
to grind (all round), to sharpen, to grind down
to stitch round, to face (an edge)
закругле́ние
curve, bend, curvature
rounding, rounding off
edge bending
ока́т
rounded edge, curve, roll (of a sleeve)
придви́нутый
moved closer, pulled up, brought nearer
advanced, progressive, cutting-edge, trendy
разви́нченный
unstrung, on edge, frazzled
loose, shambling, unsteady, straggling
slovenly, undisciplined, sloppy
unscrewed, disassembled, taken apart
окайми́ть
to border, to edge, to fringe, to hem
окаймля́ть
to border, to edge, to fringe, to hem
обмета́ть
to sweep off, to dust off, to brush off
to overcast (an edge), to whipstitch, to oversew
to break out (in sores), to become covered with a rash
опуши́ть
to trim with fur, to edge with fur, to cover with down
to fluff up, to make fluffy
закра́ина
edge, rim, flange
strip of open water along the shore
shore ice, ice foot
продви́нувшийся
advanced, cutting-edge, sophisticated, developed
уре́з
water's edge, waterline
вымётывать
to cast out, to throw out, to fling out
to overcast (an edge), to make buttonholes
to spawn, to shed roe
обмётывать
to overcast (an edge), to whip-stitch, to overstitch
to break out in sores, to become covered with a rash
фа́ска
chamfer, bevel, bevelled edge, facet
valve seat face, seat ring
канто́ванный
turned on edge, canted, tilted
оторочи́ть
to edge, to trim
отора́чивать
to edge, to trim
кантова́вший
having tipped (over), having turned (on edge), having handled
кро́мочный
(relational) edge
вы́метать
to sweep out, to sweep
to spawn, to cast (spawn)
to overcast (an edge), to whipstitch, to baste (a buttonhole)
загиба́вшийся
bending, curving, folding, turning up (at the edge)
failing, declining, dying out, on its last legs
коло́ться
to be prickly, to prick, to sting
to split, to cleave, to chip, to be apt to break at the edges
обгоре́ть
to be scorched, to be burnt around the edges, to be charred
to get sunburnt, to get burnt in the sun
обруби́ть
to chop off, to lop off, to hack off, to dock
to hem, to hem the edges of
оби́тый
upholstered, covered, lined
chipped, battered, worn at the edges, frayed
knocked down, shaken down
ватру́шка
Flatbread with upturned edges covered with cottage cheese or jam
объеда́ть
to gnaw around, to nibble off, to eat away at (the edges)
to eat out of house and home, to be a burden (as a freeloader), to sponge food off
to eat away, to corrode, to erode
обгора́ть
to be scorched, to be burnt on the edges
обшитый
covered (with boards etc.), sheathed, panelled, encased
trimmed, edged, hemmed
объе́сть
to nibble at, to gnaw around, to eat away the edges of
to eat out of house and home, to eat someone's food up
to eat away, to corrode
оторо́ченный
trimmed, edged, bordered
смежи́ть
(bookish) to close bring together or connect edges (about eyes)
обку́сывать
to nibble, to gnaw at, to bite (around the edges)
to bite off
обо́гнутый
rounded, circumvented, bypassed, skirted
wrapped around, edged, bordered, encircled
обрезно́й
trimmed, cut, pruned
edged (lumber), sawn (timber)
обка́лываться
to be chipped, to get chipped at the edges, to be broken off
to prick oneself all over, to get oneself pricked all over
to be pricked all over, to be covered in pricks
обива́ться
to get worn at the edges, to become frayed, to get battered
to break off, to chip off, to come off
отёсывать
hew, trim, dress (stone), square off
polish (someone's manners), knock the rough edges off, civilize
окаймля́емый
bordered, fringed, edged, rimmed
оканто́ванный
bordered, edged, trimmed, piped
махры́
frayed edges
окайми́вший
having edged, having bordered, having fringed, that has edged
оторочи́вший
having trimmed, having bordered, having edged
обку́сывавший
nibbling, biting off (the edges of), trimming by biting
окантова́вший
having trimmed, having edged, having bordered
оторачиваемый
trimmed, edged, bordered
обгора́ющий
getting sunburned, sunburned
charring, scorching, burning at the edges
Examples
My knife has lost its edge.
Переговоры баланси́руют на острие ножа́ и мо́гут поверну́ть в любу́ю сто́рону.
The negotiations are on a knife's edge, and could go either way.
Everybody was on the edge of their seat.
Все находи́лись в томи́тельном ожида́нии.
Everybody was on the edge of their seat.
Что нахо́дится за преде́лами Вселенной?
What lies beyond the edge of the universe?
Мой попуга́й сиди́т на кра́ю моего́ монито́ра и насви́стывает неприли́чные матро́сские пе́сни.
My parrot is sitting on the edge of my monitor and whistling obscene sailors’ songs.
Он аккуратно отшлифовал кромку стола.
He carefully sanded the edge of the table.
Резинка сильно оттягивает край ткани.
The elastic is pulling the edge of the fabric tight.
Экскаватор стоял на краю котлована.
The excavator was standing on the edge of the foundation pit.
Ветер приподнимает край скатерти.
The wind is lifting the edge of the tablecloth.
Мастер загнул край металлического листа.
The craftsman bent the edge of the metal sheet.
Кузница находилась на краю деревни
The forge was located on the edge of the village.
Отряд окапывался на краю леса.
The unit was digging in at the edge of the forest.
Пловец сильно отталкивается от бортика.
The swimmer pushes off hard from the edge of the pool.
He perched on the edge of the sofa.



















