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寸前, すんぜん

  • sunzen

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), suffix

  • on the verge
  • on the brink
  • just in front of
  • just before

Examples of 寸前,すんぜん in a Sentence

彼の古い車はポンコツ寸前。
His old car is on its last legs.
飛行機は墜落寸前に右に旋回した。
The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed.
発見された時、ハイカーたちは凍死寸前だった。
The hikers were all but frozen when they were found.
彼女に良い考えが寸前のところで浮かんだ。
A good idea came across her mind at the last moment.
時代遅れのその政権は崩壊寸前だ。
The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
世界が核戦争寸前にならないよう願いましょう。
Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
彼女は雪の中で凍死寸前だった。
She was nearly frozen to death in the snow.
４．煮え立たせる寸前で弱火にして、もう一度灰汁を取り除きます。
4. Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.
飛行機は離陸寸前だった。
The plane was about to take off.
父の会社は破産寸前である。
My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

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