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Rand

edge

noun RANT Less Common
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Also means

margin

Usage Note

Rand is the edge or rim of anything — a cup, a page, a town. The idiom am Rande des Ruins ('on the brink of ruin') and außer Rand und Band ('wild, out of control') keep it lively beyond the literal margin.

Examples

"Er saß am Rand des Tisches."

Natural Translation

He sat at the edge of the table.

Literal Translation

He sat at-the edge of-the table.

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