take a risk

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Verb

take a risk (third-person singular simple present takes a risk, present participle taking a risk, simple past took a risk, past participle taken a risk)

(idiomatic) To do something risky.

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Translations

to do something risky

Basque: arriskatu
Finnish: ottaa riski
French: prendre un risque, courir le risque (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: διακινδυνεύω (diakinduneúō), παραβάλλομαι (parabállomai)
Italian: correre un rischio
Portuguese: correr um risco
Russian: пойти́ на риск pf (pojtí na risk); рискова́ть (ru) impf (riskovátʹ), рискну́ть (ru) pf (risknútʹ)
Spanish: arriesgarse (es)

See also

Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

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