🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

perigo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /peˈɾiɡu/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Danger/ˈdeɪn.dʒər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O trabalhador percebeu o perigo imediato."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The possibility of suffering harm, injury, pain, or loss; exposure to peril.

    "He rescued the child from great danger during the flood."
  2. 2

    A person, thing, or event that is likely to cause harm or damage.

    "Rapid climate change represents a severe danger to coastal communities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'danger' originates from the Latin 'dominium', meaning 'power' or 'control', which evolved into the Old French 'dangier', referring to the power to harm or injure. Over time, it shifted to denote the state of being exposed to harm or risk.

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