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hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] adj
1. involving great risk 2. depending on chance hazardously adv hazardousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
hazardous adjective dangerous, risky, difficult, uncertain, unpredictable, insecure, hairy (slang), unsafe, precarious, perilous, parlous (archaic or humorous), dicey (informal, chiefly Brit.), fraught with danger, chancy (informal) Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather. safe, secure, sure, sound, stable, reliable Translations hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] ADJ [waste, chemicals, weather conditions] → peligroso; [occupation, journey, enterprise] → arriesgado, peligroso hazardous pay (US) → prima f or plus m de peligrosidad hazardous to health → peligroso para la salud hazardous adj (= dangerous) → gefährlich; (= risky) → riskant; hazardous to health → gesundheitsgefährdend; bungee jumping is a hazardous business → Bungeespringen ist eine gefährliche or riskante Angelegenheit; such jobs are hazardous to one’s health → solche Arbeiten gefährden die Gesundheit hazardous: hazardous material n → Gefahrstoff m; (Mot) → Gefahrgut nt hazardous waste n → Sondermüll m hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] adj → rischioso/a, pericoloso/a hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] adj → rischioso/a, pericoloso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| From those early impressions, the grand enterprise of the great fur companies, and the hazardous errantry of their associates in the wild parts of our vast continent, have always been themes of charmed interest to me; and I have felt anxious to get at the details of their adventurous expeditions among the savage tribes that peopled the depths of the wilderness. And there was only one way out of this hazardous manner of living, and that was to get out. As a rule, I never asked him if it were convenient for him or not to follow me in my travels; but this time the expedition in question might be prolonged, and the enterprise might be hazardous in pursuit of an animal capable of sinking a frigate as easily as a nutshell. |
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