How is the phrase j'étais à la limite translated from French to English

English translation
I was borderline
phrase

Se dit quand on se trouvait juste à la frontière de quelque chose.

Said when you were right at the edge of something.

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  • J'étais à la limite, mais ils m'ont laissé réussir l'examen. — I was borderline, but they let me pass the test.

  • Ma note allait, mais j'étais à la limite sur le temps. — My score was fine, but I was borderline on time.

  • Elle a dit que j'étais à la limite pour la bourse. — She said I was borderline for the scholarship.

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