precarious

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

precair

onzeker

onbepaald

hachelijk

te betwijfelen

twijfelachtig

onveilig

wisselvallig

gevaarvol

risicovol

bedenkelijk

periculeus

gevaarlijk

onbestendig

riskant

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

précaire

precario

αβέβαιος

precário

prekär

precario

dangereux

unsicher

tehlikeli

périlleux

incertain

perillós

nicht sicher

nicht gewiß

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Frans: précaire

Verwant aan Portugees: 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.