pericolo

danger

noun peh-REE-koh-loh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'periculum'

Also means

hazard

Usage Note

Pericolo is the standard word for danger and appears on warning signs as pericolo di morte ('danger of death'). The fixed phrase essere fuori pericolo means 'to be out of danger', and the related adjective is pericoloso.

Examples

"C'è pericolo di valanghe."

Natural Translation

There is danger of avalanches.

Literal Translation

There-is danger of avalanches.

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