precarious

precario, inestable

Que no es seguro ni estable y corre el riesgo de caer, fracasar o empeorar.

En inglés sencillo: Unsafe or uncertain, with a risk of falling, failing, or becoming worse.

• The ladder looked precarious.
• Their financial situation became precarious after he lost his job.
• She kept a precarious balance on the narrow wall.

Sinónimos: unstable, insecure, risky

Antónimos: secure, stable

Expresiones frecuentes: precarious position, precarious balance, precarious situation

precario

Que solo puede continuar mientras otra persona lo permita.

En inglés sencillo: Depending on another person's willingness to let something continue.

• The tenant held precarious possession of the land.
• His precarious tenure depended entirely on the owner's permission.
• These precarious rights could be withdrawn whenever the ruler wished.

Sinónimos: revocable, dependent

Expresiones frecuentes: precarious tenure, precarious possession, precarious right

de caries incipiente

Relacionado con una caries que apenas está empezando.

En inglés sencillo: Connected with tooth decay that is just beginning.

• The dentist noted precarious changes in the enamel.
• The report describes a precarious lesion on the tooth.
• These precarious areas show the earliest signs of decay.

Expresiones frecuentes: precarious lesion, precarious enamel, precarious changes