hazard

pericolo, rischio

Qualcosa che può causare danni o ferite.

In inglese semplice: Something that can cause harm, injury, or damage.

• That broken step is a hazard.
• Smoking creates a serious fire hazard.
• Workers must report any safety hazards they notice.

Come si usa: hazard to someone/something (Loose wires are a hazard to children.)

Sinonimi: danger, threat

Espressioni comuni: fire hazard, health hazard, safety hazard, hazard to someone

ostacolo

Zona di sabbia o acqua su un campo da golf che rende più difficile colpire la pallina.

In inglese semplice: An area of sand or water on a golf course that makes hitting the ball more difficult.

• The ball landed in a hazard.
• A water hazard lies beside the green.
• She avoided both hazards with a long shot.

Sinonimi: obstacle

Espressioni comuni: water hazard, sand hazard, hit a hazard, avoid the hazard

rischio, pericolo

Possibilità di subire danni o perdere qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The possibility of suffering harm or losing something.

• The journey involved considerable hazard.
• They continued despite the hazard of injury.
• She spoke out at the hazard of her reputation.

Come si usa: at the hazard of something (He helped them at the hazard of his own life.)

Sinonimi: risk, danger, peril

Contrari: safety

Espressioni comuni: at great hazard, hazard of death, personal hazard

rischiare, azzardare

Rischiare qualcosa o esprimere una supposizione o un’opinione di cui non si è sicuri.

In inglese semplice: To take a risk with something or offer an uncertain guess or opinion.

• I can hazard a guess.
• He hazarded his life to save her.
• Would you hazard an opinion on the result?

Sinonimi: risk, venture

Espressioni comuni: hazard your life, hazard a guess, hazard an opinion, hazard a prediction