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/dɑ̃ʒe/

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Translation

danger

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Word origin

From Old French dangier ('power, control, peril'), from Vulgar Latin dominiarium ('authority, power'), from Latin dominium ('lordship'), from dominus ('master'). The sense of risk arose from being in another's power.

Origin
Old French
Root
dominium
English cognates
danger, dungeon, dominion

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldangers

Examples

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Watch out, there's a danger on the road.

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His life is in danger without this treatment.

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There's no danger, you can come in.

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The danger came mainly from the group's lack of experience.

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We were out of danger once we had crossed the pass.

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This word is taught in chapter 11, lesson 2: danger, selon, éviter and 7 more words.