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Pronunciation / Transliteration: perigoso
"Trabalhar na construção civil pode ser perigoso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Full of risk; perilous or dangerous.
"Driving in the snowstorm was a hazardous journey."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From hazard + -ous, ultimately from Arabic az-zahr (meaning 'dice' or 'game of chance') via Old French hasard.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "hazardous" is said worldwide
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dangereux
Transliteration: dangereux
"Ces déchets sont dangereux pour l'environnement."
gefährlich
Transliteration: gefährlich
"Das Arbeiten mit diesen Chemikalien ist gefährlich."
pericoloso
Transliteration: pericoloso
"Le condizioni stradali erano molto pericolose."
peligroso
Transliteration: peligroso
"El material tóxico es altamente peligroso."
perigoso
Transliteration: perigoso
"Trabalhar na construção civil pode ser perigoso."
खतरनाक
Transliteration: khatarnak
"यह रसायन स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरनाक है।"
危险的
Transliteration: wēixiǎn de
"这是一个充满危险的任务。"
위험한
Transliteration: wiheomhan
"이 물질은 인체에 매우 위험합니다."
危険な
Transliteration: kiken na
"その古い橋を通るのは危険です。"
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