🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Dangereux

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dɑ̃ʒəʁø

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unsafe/ʌnˈseɪf/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce site de construction est jugé dangereux en raison du manque de mesures de sécurité appropriées."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not safe; involving danger or risk.

    "The construction site was deemed unsafe due to the lack of proper safety measures."
  2. 2

    Not secure or reliable.

    "Using public Wi-Fi can be unsafe for transmitting sensitive information."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unsafe' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'safe', which originates from the Old French 'sauf', meaning 'unharmed' or 'uninjured'. The term has evolved through Middle English, where it was used to denote a lack of safety or security.

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🇫🇷French → English

Dangereux

Transliteration: dɑ̃ʒəʁø

"Ce site de construction est jugé dangereux en raison du manque de mesures de sécurité appropriées."

🇩🇪German → English

Unsicher

Transliteration: ʊnˈzɪçɐ

"Die Baustelle wurde als unsicher eingestuft, weil es an Sicherheitsmaßnahmen mangelt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Pericoloso

Transliteration: pe.ri.koˈlo.zo

"Il cantiere è stato considerato pericoloso a causa della mancanza di misure di sicurezza adeguate."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Inseguro

Transliteration: in.seˈɣu.ɾo

"El sitio de construcción se consideró inseguro debido a la falta de medidas de seguridad adecuadas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Inseguro

Transliteration: ĩ.se.ˈɡu.ɾu

"O canteiro de obras foi considerado inseguro devido à falta de medidas de segurança adequadas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

असुरक्षित

Transliteration: Asurakṣit

"निर्माण स्थल को उचित सुरक्षा उपायों की कमी के कारण असुरक्षित माना गया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

不安全

Transliteration: bù ānquán

"由于缺乏适当的安全措施,施工现场被认为是不安全的。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

위험한

Transliteration: wiheomhan

"안전 조치가 부족하여 건설 현장이 위험하다고 판단되었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

危険な

Transliteration: kiken na

"適切な安全対策が欠如しているため、建設現場は危険と見なされました。"

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