peligroso
Asturian
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pe‧li‧gro‧so
- IPA(key): /peliɡˈɾoso/, [pe.l̪iɡˈɾo.so]
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
With metathesis from Old Spanish perigloso, equivalent to peligro + -oso, or a semi-learned borrowing from Latin perīculōsus. Cognate with English perilous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peliˈɡɾoso/ [pe.liˈɣ̞ɾo.so]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: pe‧li‧gro‧so
Adjective
peligroso (feminine peligrosa, masculine plural peligrosos, feminine plural peligrosas)
- perilous, dangerous
- Synonym: arriesgado
- Antonyms: seguro, salvo
- No hagas preguntas. Las preguntas son peligrosas.
- Don't ask questions. Questions are dangerous.
- 2013, José María Seguí Simarro, Biotecnología en el menú: Manual de supervivencia en el debate transgénico, Universitat de València, →ISBN:
- La idea generalizada es que los cultivos transgénicos son peligrosos para la sociedad, para la salud y para el medio ambiente.
- The general idea is that GMOs are dangerous for society, health, and the environment.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “peligroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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