Signification de risk En anglais

• 0 the possibility of a bad result

  • the risk of fire le risque d’incendie

  • There’s the risk that she won’t like you. Il y a le risque qu’elle ne t’aime pas.

  • There will be significant financial risk. Il y aura d’importants risques financiers.

  • His actions put his friends at risk. Ses actes ont mis ses amis en danger.

  • a company at risk of bankruptcy une société qui risque la faillite

  • No lifeguard on duty. Swim at your own risk. Aucun maître nageur de service. Nagez à vos risques et périls.

  • If you drink alcohol and drive, you run the risk of losing your license. Si vous buvez de l’alcool et que vous conduisez, vous courez le risque de perdre votre permis.

  • She took a risk, played hard, and won. Elle a pris un risque, a joué gros et elle a gagné.

  • users who take the risk of downloading from unsafe websites les utilisateurs qui prennent le risque de télécharger à partir de sites Web non sécurisés

• 1 sth that could cause problems

  • The open sewers are a risk to health. Les égouts ouverts représentent un risque pour la santé.

• 2 to do sth knowing there is risk

  • Don’t risk your money on their stocks. Ne risquez pas votre argent sur leurs actions.

  • She risked being laughed at to say what she believed. Elle risquait qu’on se moque d’elle en disant ce qu’elle croyait.

• 3 (a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury

  • He thinks we shouldn’t go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.

• 4 to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss

  • He would risk his life for his friend

  • He risked all his money on betting on that horse.

• 5 to take the chance of (something bad happening)

  • He was willing to risk death to save his friend

  • I’d better leave early as I don’t want to risk being late for the play.