risqué — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chance noun An opportunity to do something.
- dicey adjective Risky or unpredictable; likely to go wrong.
- dodgy adj Dishonest or unreliable; not to be trusted.
- jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
- naughty adj Badly behaved or mischievous, especially describing a child.
- peril noun A situation of serious, immediate danger.
- risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
- risky adj Dangerous; involving risks.
Senses
risqué is used for these senses in English:
- chance (countable) The probability of something happening.
- dicey Fraught with danger.
- dicey Of uncertain, risky outcome.
- dodgy Risky.
- jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
- naughty Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. [from 19th c.]
- peril A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- peril Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
chance — full definition
- noun An opportunity to do something.
- noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
- noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
- verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
- verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.