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Meanings of peril in English

Portuguese
perigo
Catalan
risc
Spanish
riesgo
Wikidata

A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.

        perigo
        Portuguese
        arriscar
        Catalan
        amenaçar
        Spanish
        amenazar

        Pose a threat to; present a danger to.

            arriscar
            Portuguese
            arriscar
            Catalan
            comprometre
            Spanish
            exponer

            Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

                  arriscar
                  Portuguese
                  escabrosidade
                  Catalan
                  perillositat

                  A state of danger involving risk.

                        escabrosidade
                        Usage of peril in English
                        1
                        He is always terrified in the moment of real crisis and peril.
                        French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
                        2
                        It's an innovative financial tool that has great promise and great peril.
                        Wired
                        3
                        Your brother may indeed have pinpointed the true peril of Prospero's Children.
                        The witch queen
                        4
                        Be advised, seek safety in the sanctuary; peril cannot reach us there.
                        The Days of Bruce: A Story from Scottish History. Vol. 1
                        5
                        Tell the truth now, and your soul shall be removed from peril.
                        For Love Of Evil
                        6
                        In dashed the drunken retainer, and Gulielma was once more in peril.
                        Old Portraits and Modern Sketches / Part 1 from Volume VI of The...
                        7
                        The dearest interests of freedom and the Union are in imminent peril.
                        Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
                        8
                        And he knew in one glance the full peril of the situation.
                        The Snowshoe Trail
                        9
                        The horror of it, the pity of it, the peril of it.
                        The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 3
                        10
                        Keep away from fever cases and rest; you are in imminent peril.
                        Half a Century
                        11
                        The greater the general peril, the less private needs should be considered.
                        Explanation of Catholic Morals / A Concise, Reasoned, and Popula...
                        12
                        The peril of the town and the lives within it were ignored.
                        Sir Mortimer: A Novel
                        13
                        He was not dead; he was not even in peril of death.
                        Under Two Flags
                        14
                        Please tell me of the time you were in the greatest peril.
                        Revenge!
                        15
                        At no point did he remember that the planet was in peril.
                        Solar
                        16
                        As a result the OECD's pronouncements should be ignored at our peril.
                        The Irish Times
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                        Peril across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Less common
                        Ireland
                        Less common