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pericolo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • danger noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
  • distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  • jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
  • peril noun A situation of serious, immediate danger.
  • pitfall noun A hidden hole dug in the ground as a trap, so that whatever falls in cannot climb out.

Senses

pericolo is used for these senses in English:

  • distress Serious danger.
  • jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
  • peril A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  • pitfall (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.

danger — full definition

  1. noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
  2. noun A specific person or thing that is likely to cause harm.

distress — full definition

  1. noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  2. verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.
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