Translation for "der rand des zusammenbruchs" to english
- the brink of collapse
- the point of collapse
Translation examples
Die Welt steht am Rande des Zusammenbruchs.« Arkady lächelte.
The whole world order is on the brink of collapse." Arkady smiled.
Während jedes der strengstens hierarchisierten Hofämter weiter nach den bis in das letzte Detail vervollkommneten Vorschriften versehen wurde, geriet das Reich unter dem steigenden Druck seiner inneren und äußeren Feinde an den Rand des Zusammenbruchs.
While all court appointments, rigidly controlled as they were by an immutable hierarchy, continued to be made according to rules that had been perfected down to the last detail, the empire in its entirety was on the brink of collapse, owing to mounting pressure from enemies both within and without.
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