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dan·ger·ous
(dān′jər-əs)adj.
1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
2. Being able or likely to do harm.
dan′ger·ous·ly adv.
dan′ger·ous·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | dangerously - in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" |
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dangerously
adverb
1. seriously, badly, severely, gravely, critically, acutely, grievously He is dangerously ill.
2. perilously, alarmingly, carelessly, precariously, recklessly, daringly, riskily, harmfully, hazardously, unsafely, unsecurely He rushed downstairs dangerously fast.
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Translations
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dangerously
[ˈdeɪndʒrəslɪ] ADV → peligrosamente, de forma peligrosahe was driving dangerously close to the car in front → conducía tan pegado al coche de delante que era peligroso
I came dangerously close to hitting him → faltó muy poco para que le pegara
he didn't die, but he came dangerously close to it → no murió, pero estuvo a punto or le faltó poco
to drive dangerously → conducir de forma temeraria (Jur) → conducir con imprudencia temeraria
dangerously high → peligrosamente alto
to be dangerously ill → estar gravemente enfermo
to live dangerously (= take risks) → llevar una vida arriesgada, vivir al límite
go on, live dangerously, have another glass of wine! (hum) → venga, un día es un día, ¡tómate otra copa de vino!
dangerously low → peligrosamente bajo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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dangerously
adv → gefährlich; low, high → bedenklich; drive → rücksichtslos; the deadline is getting dangerously close → der Termin rückt bedenklich nahe; she was dangerously ill → sie war todkrank, sie schwebte in Lebensgefahr; let’s live dangerously for once → lass uns einmal etwas riskieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dangerously
[ˈdeɪndʒrəslɪ] adv (gen) → pericolosamente; (wounded) → gravementedangerously ill → in pericolo di vita, gravemente malato/a
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