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How do you say "dangerous" in Spanish?
peligroso
In Spanish, "dangerous" is peligroso.
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Pronunciation
Say pay-lee-GROH-soh. Stress falls on the third syllable. The g before o sounds hard.
Grammar notes
Peligroso comes from peligro (danger). It changes: peligrosa (feminine), peligrosos (masculine plural), peligrosas (feminine plural).
Example sentence
Conducir en la nieve es peligroso.
Driving in the snow is dangerous.
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How to remember peligroso
Peligro sounds like pelican, and a pelican diving dangerously fast into water is a risky move.
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Questions about peligroso
How do you say "dangerous" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "dangerous" is peligroso. It is a noun.
How is peligroso written in Spanish?
peligroso is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is peligroso used in a sentence?
Use peligroso as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Conducir en la nieve es peligroso. (Driving in the snow is dangerous.).
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