German "edges" Rand vs. Kante? In first searching for an equivalent to the word "edge" in German I found "Rand" which I've been using for awhile. But when I tried to craft a sentence using it (ie the

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German "edges" Rand vs. Kante? In first searching for an equivalent to the word "edge" in German I found "Rand" which I've been using for awhile. But when I tried to craft a sentence using it (ie the song lyric "We're living on the edge!"), upon double-checking with google translate, it suggested using "Kante" instead.

Which do you think is more appropriate here and why? And what is the difference between the two?

What would I use for talking about
"the edge of town"
"the edge of a cliff"
"the edge of a knife"?

Thanks always.

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يخالف هذا المحتوى توجيهات مجتمعنا.

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at the edge of town - am Stadtrand

Rand rather means border, margin, rim.

edge of a knife - Schneide eines Messers,

to teeter on a knife edge - auf Messers Schneide stehen

edge of a cliff - am Rande des Abgrunds

Kante is a mathematical and technical term. (edge to edge - Kante an Kante) You use it as well for Tischkante (edge of a table).

living on the edge - gefaehrlich leben

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Heh, it's the hook on an old Aerosmith song "Living on the Edge" ...just a dumb thing that if I left the word for edge out of, I'd still know what to fill in the blank for: "Wir leben an _____!"

In checking out the song in more detail, it does talk about falling off that edge, so maybe "Rand" is the best choice after all!

Thanks!

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