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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeligro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peligro
"Hay un peligro oculto en esta situación."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A danger or risk.
"Pollution is a hazard to health."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic az-zahr 'the die (for playing games)'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hazard" is said worldwide
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danger
Transliteration: danger
"Le verglas sur la route est un grand hazard."
Gefahr
Transliteration: Gefahr
"Dieses Gebäude stellt eine erhebliche Gefahr dar."
pericolo
Transliteration: pericolo
"Il fumo è un pericolo per la salute."
peligro
Transliteration: peligro
"Hay un peligro oculto en esta situación."
perigo
Transliteration: perigo
"O fogo na floresta representa um grande perigo."
खतरा
Transliteration: khatara
"प्रदूषण स्वास्थ्य के लिए एक खतरा है।"
危险
Transliteration: wēixiǎn
"吸烟对健康有危险。"
위험
Transliteration: wiheom
"운전 중 휴대폰 사용은 큰 위험입니다."
危険
Transliteration: kiken
"その古い橋は通行人にとって危険です。"
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