A2noun · countable / uncountable · common

danger

dan·ger

danger · dangers

небезпека, загроза

опасность, угроза

Gefahr, Bedrohung

Exposure to likely harmExposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.

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UK/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/US/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/

» He was aware of the danger.

Er war sich der Gefahr bewusst.

Он знал об опасности.

Он осознавал опасность.

Він знав про небезпеку.

Meaning

8 senses

(countable, uncountable)Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
There's plenty of danger in the desert.
Gefahr
опа́сностьopásnostʹ
небезпе́каnebezpéka
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
(countable, uncountable)An instance or cause of likely serious harm.
1st September 1884, William Gladstone, Second Midlothian Speech Two territorial questions […] unsettled […] each of which was a positive danger to the peace of Europe.
Gefahr, Bedrohung
опа́сностьopásnostʹ, угро́заugróza
небезпе́каnebezpéka, загро́заzahróza
(countable, uncountable)The stop indication of a signal (usually in the phrase "at danger").
The north signal was at danger because of the rockslide.
(UK, countable, derogatory, uncountable)A contemptible person, especially one seen as perverted or mentally ill.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Mischief.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm or penalise. See in one's danger, below.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Liability.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Difficulty; sparingness; hesitation.

Examples

993 sentences

He was aware of the danger.
Він знав про небезпеку.
ruОн знал об опасности.
deEr war sich der Gefahr bewusst.
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He is a danger to society.
Він є небезпечним для суспільства.
deEr ist eine Gefahr für die Gesellschaft.
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She was now out of danger.
Тепер вона була у безпеці.
ruТеперь она была в безопасности.
deNun war sie außer Gefahr.
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Tom is aware of the danger.
Том усвідомує небезпеку.
ruТом осведомлён об опасности.
deTom ist sich der Gefahr bewusst.
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I thought Tom was in danger.
Я думав, що Том у небезпеці.
ruЯ думал, что Том в опасности.
deIch dachte, Tom wäre in Gefahr.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

exposure to likely harm:

instance or cause of likely harm:

Русский

By meaning 2

exposure to likely harm:

instance or cause of likely harm:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

exposure to likely harm:

instance or cause of likely harm:

Origin

From Middle English daunger (“power, dominion, peril”), from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Ol

From Middle English daunger (“power, dominion, peril”), from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Old French dangier, alteration of Old French dongier (due to association with Latin damnum (“damage”)) from Vulgar Latin *dominiārium (“authority, power”) from Latin dominus (“lord, master”). Displaced native Old English frēcennes.

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