lebensgefährlich
Meaning
extremely dangerous, life-threatening (dangerous enough potentially to result in death, as opposed to merely injury)
Concepts
very serious
life-threatening
extremely dangerous
fatal
lethal
perilous
Frequency
Etymology
Lebensgefahr (“danger to life”) + -lich
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Sentences
In Leipzig erkrankte er 👨 lebensgefährlich an 🔛 einer Hirnhautentzündung .
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🔛
In Leipzig, he was critically ill with meningitis.
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