precarious

Signification (Anglais)

1. (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
2. Depending on the intention of another.

Concepts

précaire

périlleux

dangereux

risqué

incertain

redoutable

aléatoire

hasardeux

sur le point

perilleux

instable

Synonymes

dangerous

perilous

uncertain

risky

unstable

doubtful

hazardous

parlous

shaky

insecure

touch-and-go

dubious

unreliable

teeter

incertain

unsteady

unsure

equivocal

random

teetering

treacherous

unassertive

unassured

undecided

undependable

uneasy

unestablished

unfixed

unfounded

unguaranteed

unsafe

unsettled

untrustworthy

unverifiable

vague

top heavy

unobjective

floating weed

fear

😨

periculous

carefully

maliferous

chancy

debatable

delicate

diffident

dodgy

duckweed

faltering

floating

Traductions

precário

precario

αβέβαιος

prekär

precario

precair

onzeker

unsicher

tehlikeli

incertus

perillós

hachelijk

rischioso

nicht sicher

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à français: précaire

Appartenant à portugais: precário

In summary

From Latin precārius (“begged for, obtained by entreaty”), from prex, precis (“prayer”). Compare French précaire, Portuguese precário, and Spanish and Italian precario.