jeopardy

jeop·ard·y

 (jĕp′ər-dē)

n. pl. jeop·ard·ies

1. Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.

2. Law A defendant's risk or danger of conviction when put on trial.

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[Middle English juperti, from Old French jeu parti, even game, uncertainty : jeu, game (from Latin iocus, joke, game; see yek- in Indo-European roots) + parti, past participle of partir, to divide (from Latin partīre, from pars, part-, part; see part).]

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jeopardy

(ˈdʒɛpədɪ)

n (usually preceded by in)

1. danger of injury, loss, death, etc; risk; peril; hazard: his health was in jeopardy.

2. (Law) law danger of being convicted and punished for a criminal offence. See also double jeopardy

[C14: from Old French jeu parti, literally: divided game, hence uncertain issue, from jeu game, from Latin jocus joke, game + partir to divide, from Latin partīrī]

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jeop•ard•y

(ˈdʒɛp ər di)

n., pl. -dies.

1. risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury; hazard; danger: to put one's life in jeopardy.

2. Law. the hazard that a defendant will suffer punishment when found guilty in a criminal proceeding.

[1200–50; j(e)uparti, joupardi(e), j(e)upardi(e) < Old French: literally, divided play, hence, uncertain chance]

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jeopardy

- Comes from French ieu parti, "(evenly) divided game" (from Latin jocus partitus, "divided game"), referring originally to chess, in which the chances of winning and losing are balanced.

See also related terms for losing.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jeopardy - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" endangerment, hazard, peril, risk danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" health hazard - hazard to the health of those exposed to it moral hazard - (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest" occupational hazard - any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury sword of Damocles - a constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

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jeopardy

noun danger, risk, peril, vulnerability, venture, exposure, liability, hazard, insecurity, pitfall, precariousness, endangerment A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy.

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jeopardy

noun

Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury:

danger, endangerment, hazard, imperilment, peril, risk.

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Translations

خَطَر

nebezpečí

fare

Gefahr

peligro

vaara

danger

hætta

pericolorischio

briesmasrisks

gevaar

perigo

tehlike

危险

jeopardy

[ˈdʒepədɪ] N → riesgo m, peligro m
to be in jeopardy → estar en peligro
to put sth in jeopardy → poner algo en peligro

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jeopardy

[ˈdʒɛpə^rdi] n
to be in jeopardy → être en péril
to put sth in jeopardy → compromettre qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jeopardy

n → Gefahr f; in jeopardy → in Gefahr, gefährdet; to put somebody/something in jeopardy → jdn/etw gefährden or in Gefahr bringen; to be in jeopardy of life and limb → in Lebensgefahr schweben or sein

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jeopardy

[ˈdʒɛpədɪ] n in jeopardy → a rischio, in pericolo
to place or put in jeopardy → mettere a repentaglio or in pericolo

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jeopardy

(ˈdʒepədi) noun

danger. gevaar خَطَر опасност perigo nebezpečí die Gefahr fare κίνδυνοςriesgo, peligro hädaoht خطر vaara danger בְּסַכָנָה जोखिम opasnost, rizik kockázat, veszély bahaya hætta pericolo 危険 위험 pavojus, rizika briesmas; risks bahaya gevaarfare, risikoniebezpieczeństwo خطر، ربړ، ستونزه perigo pericol опасность, риск nebezpečenstvo nevarnost opasnost fara การเสี่ยงอันตราย tehlike 危險 небезпека, ризик خطرہ nguy hiểm 危险

ˈjeopardize, ˈjeopardise verb

to put in danger. Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam. in gevaar stel, staan die gevaar يُعَرِّض للخَطَر излагам на риск pôr em risco ohrozit gefährden bringe i fare θέτω σε κίνδυνο hacer peligrar ohustama به خطر انداختن vaarantaa compromettre לְסַכֵּן जोखिम या खतरे में डालना ugroziti kockáztat, veszélyeztet membahayakan stofna í hættu compromettere 危険にさらす 위태롭게 하다 statyti į pavojų pakļaut briesmām/riskam membahayakan in gevaar brengenbringe i fare, sette på spill narazić na szwank په خطركې اچول pôr em risco a pune în pericol ставить под угрозу ohroziť spraviti v nevarnost ugroziti äventyra, riskera ทำให้เป็นอันตราย tehlikeye atmak/sokmak 危及 наражати на небезпеку, ризикувати خطرے میں ڈالنا làm cho nguy hiểm 危及

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