Grammatical class

Verb

risquer

(transitive) to risk, to put at risk

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Syllables

ris-quer

Phonetics

ʁis.ke

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

3729

Freq. (movies)

3117

Freq. (news)

10759

Sentences

J’ai risqué ma vie pour toi.

I risked my life for you.

A1

Je ne vais pas le risquer.

I won't risk it.

A1

Je ne peux pas risquer cela.

I can't risk that.

A1

Tom a décidé de tout risquer.

Tom decided to risk it all.

A1

Je ne veux pas risquer ma vie.

I don't want to risk my life.

A1

Dan a décidé de tout risquer.

Dan decided to risk it all.

A2

Il ira maintenant chez le dentiste et attendra, car il ne peut pas risquer de se tromper sur l'heure du rendez-vous.

He will go to the dentist now and wait, as he can't risk getting the time of the appointment wrong.

A2

Ils risquent une peine de prison.

They are risking a prison sentence.

B1