dangerous
Full of dangerFull of danger.
» Wounded bears are usually very dangerous.
Verletzte Bären sind gewöhnlich sehr gefährlich.
Раненые медведи, как правило, очень опасны.
Раненые медведи обычно очень опасны.
Ранені ведмеді, як правило, дуже небезпечні.
Meaning
3 sensesFull of danger.
Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous.
gefährlich
опа́сныйopásnyj, риско́ванныйriskóvannyj
небезпе́чнийnebezpéčnyj
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
gefährlich
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
(colloquial, dated)In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
Examples
1784 sentencesWounded bears are usually very dangerous.
Ранені ведмеді, як правило, дуже небезпечні.
ruРаненые медведи, как правило, очень опасны.
deVerletzte Bären sind gewöhnlich sehr gefährlich.
He is very a dangerous man.
Він дуже небезпечна людина.
ruОн очень опасный мужчина.
deEr ist eine sehr gefährliche Person.
It's dangerous to play with fire.
Грати з вогнем небезпечно.
ruОпасно играть с огнём.
deEs ist gefährlich, mit dem Feuer zu spielen.
I know how dangerous Tom is.
Я знаю, наскільки Том небезпечний.
ruЯ знаю, как опасен Том.
Playing in the street is dangerous.
Грати на вулиці небезпечно.
ruИграть на улице опасно.
deAuf der Straße spielen ist gefährlich.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English daungerous (“difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught with daFrom Middle English daungerous (“difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught with danger”), dangerous, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old French dangereus (“threatening, difficult”), from dangier. Equivalent to danger + -ous.
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Forms
more dangerous, most dangerous| Comparative | more dangerous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dangerous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- would be dangerous
- dangerous to do
- be dangerous to
- is very dangerous
- be dangerous for
- might be dangerous
- more dangerous than
- is a dangerous
- the most dangerous
- dangerous to swim
- can be dangerous
- armed and dangerous