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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaléatoire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aleatoire
"La situation est restée aléatoire pendant plusieurs heures."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Involving a high degree of risk, uncertainty, or precariousness.
"The doctors said the first twenty-four hours after the surgery were touch-and-go." - 2
Of an aircraft landing: touching the runway and immediately taking off again without stopping.
"The pilot practiced several touch-and-go landings during training."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in aviation terminology from the early 20th century, 'touch-and-go' originally described a maneuver where an aircraft lands and takes off again without coming to a full stop. The term expanded metaphorically into general usage to describe any precarious situation characterized by uncertainty and potential danger.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Touch-and-go" is said worldwide
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aléatoire
Transliteration: aleatoire
"La situation est restée aléatoire pendant plusieurs heures."
ungewiss
Transliteration: ungewiss
"Nach dem Unfall war sein Zustand eine Zeit lang ungewiss."
incerto
Transliteration: incerto
"L'esito dell'operazione è stato incerto per ore."
incierto
Transliteration: incierto
"Su recuperación fue muy incierta al principio."
incerto
Transliteration: incerto
"O resultado da negociação foi incerto até o último minuto."
अनिश्चित
Transliteration: anischit
"संकट के दौरान स्थिति काफी अनिश्चित थी।"
情况危急的
Transliteration: qíngkuàng wēijí de
"病人的病情一度十分危急。"
위태로운
Transliteration: witaeroun
"수술 직후의 환자 상태는 매우 위태로웠다."
危うい
Transliteration: ayaui
"彼の容体は一時期非常に危うかった。"
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