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jeop·ard·y  (jpr-d)

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 partre, 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

[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]

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.

Translations

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

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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 [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

n jeopardy [ˈdʒepədi]

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

v jeopardize, ˈjeopardise

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 ohrozit bringe i fare gefährden 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 brengen bringe i fare, sette på spill narazić na szwank pôr em risco a pune în pericol ставить под угрозу ohroziť spraviti v nevarnost ugroziti äventyra, riskera ทำให้เป็นอันตราย tehlikeye atmak/sokmak 危及使受危險 наражати на небезпеку, ризикувати خطرے میں ڈالنا làm cho nguy hiểm 使受危险