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English translation: at the edge of (town name)
| 22:58 Aug 20, 2001 |
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| na +1 | on the edge of |
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| na +1 | outskirts |
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| na | an area on the edge of the community |
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| na | at the edge of (town name) |
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| na | an area on the edge of the town |
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| na | outskirts |
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24 mins peer agreement (net): +1
on the edge of Explanation: Implicit in answer. My geriatric brain. |
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24 mins
an area on the edge of the community Explanation: I believe 'outskirts' is more often used about cities like 'on the outskirts of London/NY/Stockholm/Paris' etc Duden-Oxford+MW |
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2 hrs
at the edge of (town name) Explanation: How about just putting the name of the place in there, so it reads "an area at the edge of xxx"? |
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an area on the edge of the town Explanation: I think its is important to say "on", not "at" to remain idiomatic. |
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outskirts Explanation: an area on the outskirts of ... straightforward: Langenscheidt |
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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
outskirts Explanation: An area situated on the outskirts of the village. Hope this helps! Reference: http://general.rau.ac.za/comdev/Bapong.htm |
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