perigo — meaning in English

English meaning

• danger noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
• distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
• hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
• jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
• peril noun A situation of serious, immediate danger.

Senses

perigo is used for these senses in English:

• distress Serious danger.
• hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
• jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
• peril A situation of serious and immediate danger.
• peril Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

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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