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Significados de precarious em inglês

Fraught with danger.

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Not secure; beset with difficulties.

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Examples for "perilous"
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Of course the government needs to reach people, especially in perilous times.
Radio NZ
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Given our perilous economic state, this was no longer a realistic option.
The Guardian
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Thousands died in the perilous journey, mostly by sea and then land.
Reuters
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Few students therefore planned to leave; those who did found it perilous.
The Big U
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The child had been lost; had been found in a perilous position.
The Ship of Stars
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Many Swatis said the Yousafzai attack proved the situation was still parlous.
The Guardian
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He considered that the parlous situation in state affairs demanded full dress.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
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Birmingham were keen to sell Butland because of their parlous financial position.
The Guardian
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Ruth wrung her hands in her dismay, confronted by a parlous choice.
Mistress Wilding
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Here are some questions and answers about parlous state of Pakistan's power sector.
Reuters
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And the integration of that hardware that does exist has been touch-and-go.
Wired
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Prosper watched him keenly, it was touch-and-go, but never troubled his breath.
The Forest Lovers
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It was touch-and-go if you didn't lose it all by doing that!
The Market-Place
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Bedad, it was a terrible touch-and-go business, as you shall hear.
The Road to Mandalay: A Tale of Burma
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Just like Enzo, he was in the ICU, his condition touch-and-go.
Roast mortem

Affording no ease or reassurance.

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Uso de precarious em inglês
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Created by the Zoological Society of Ireland, its early days were precarious.
The Irish Times
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The best the right can hope for now is a precarious majority.
The new yorker
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She said the lack of welfare put them in a precarious situation.
Radio NZ
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The majority of these children lived in households with precarious socio-economic conditions.
Pubmed
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But if it's true, that puts us in a very precarious situation.
Earth Unaware
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But fast forward a few years, and Deutsche's position looks more precarious.
Reuters
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This position is quite precarious, so pay close attention to your balance.
Climbing Magazine
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Being a student is a precarious, money-driven, and often simply inaccessible experience.
The Guardian
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She pointed to precarious government budgets, saying unfunded liabilities threaten their finances.
Reuters
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He knew the lookout well; they had often shared this precarious perch.
In the King's name
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Blockade is not an immediate threat, but food imports are precarious nonetheless.
The Guardian
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He wasn't just checking my reflexes in spite of our precarious situation.
Outpost
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Large segments of both industries are notorious for low-wage and precarious work.
The Guardian
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But now you do see how precarious your situation is, don't you?
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
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The north London side's European hopes, nevertheless, hang by a precarious thread.
The Guardian
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This precarious political climate is felt in the Walsh household as well.
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