🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

poner en peligro

Pronunciation / Transliteration: poˈneɾ en peˈliɣɾo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endanger/ɪnˈdeɪndʒər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La contaminación pone en peligro la salud de la vida marina."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To put someone or something at risk or in danger.

    "Pollution is endangering the health of marine life."
  2. 2

    To expose to harm or danger.

    "The construction project could endanger the local wildlife."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'endanger' is derived from the prefix 'en-' meaning 'to cause to be in' and 'danger' from Old French 'dangier', which comes from Latin 'domini' meaning 'to dominate'. The term evolved in the late Middle Ages to signify putting someone or something at risk.

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