Grammatical class
Verb
risquer
(transitive) to risk, to put at risk
Details
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