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опа́сный — meaning in English

opasnyy

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English meaning

  • adventurous adj Willing to take risks and try new, exciting things.
  • dangerous adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or death.
  • dicey adjective Risky or unpredictable; likely to go wrong.
  • insecure adj Not confident about oneself; anxious or uncertain.
  • nasty adj Unpleasant, unkind, or spiteful, especially in how someone treats others.
  • perilous adj Full of danger; risky.
  • precarious adj Not safe or stable; likely to fail or collapse at any moment.
  • unsafe adj Likely to cause harm or injury; not safe.

Senses

опа́сный is used for these senses in English:

  • adventurous (of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
  • climacteric Critical or crucial; decisive. [from 17th c.]
  • dangerous Full of danger.
  • dicey Fraught with danger.
  • insecure Not secure.
  • nasty (chiefly, _, UK) Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.). [from 19th c.]
  • perilous Dangerous, full of peril.
  • precarious (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

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