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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeligrosamente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pe.li.ɣɾo.saˈmen.te
"El río creció peligrosamente tras las fuertes lluvias."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a way that is likely to cause harm or injury; perilously.
"The car was driving dangerously fast around the sharp mountain curves." - 2
To an extreme or concerning degree.
"The company's financial reserves have grown dangerously low this quarter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'dangerous', which originates from Middle English 'daungerous', meaning perilous or resistant, stemming from Old French 'dangeros'. The adjective combines 'danger' with the suffix '-ous' (full of), to which the adverbial suffix '-ly' is added to denote manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dangerously" is said worldwide
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dangereusement
Transliteration: dã.ʒə.ʁøz.mɑ̃
"Il conduit dangereusement sur l'autoroute."
gefährlich
Transliteration: ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç
"Die Situation entwickelte sich gefährlich schnell."
pericolosamente
Transliteration: pe.ri.ko.lo.zaˈmen.te
"Si è avvicinato pericolosamente al bordo del dirupo."
peligrosamente
Transliteration: pe.li.ɣɾo.saˈmen.te
"El río creció peligrosamente tras las fuertes lluvias."
perigosamente
Transliteration: pe.ɾi.ɡo.zaˈmẽ.tʃi
"Ele vive perigosamente jogando na bolsa de valores."
खतरनाक तरीके से
Transliteration: khatarnak tarike se
"वह गाड़ी खतरनाक तरीके से चला रहा था।"
危险地
Transliteration: wēixiǎnde
"这个犯人表现得极其危险。"
위험하게
Transliteration: 위험하게
"그는 절벽 끝에 위험하게 서 있었다."
危険に
Transliteration: kiken ni
"彼女の体温が危険に高い。"
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