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dangerous

If something is dangerous it causes danger; a dangerous thing could hurt you. A tiger is a very dangerous animal. Lightning is very dangerous. The ambush put the soldiers in a very dangerous situation.

dangerous

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm a dangerous criminal a dangerous bridge unemployment reached dangerous proportions (= grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm a dangerous operation a grave situation a grave illness grievous bodily harm a serious wound a serious turn of events a severe case of pneumonia a life-threatening disease

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Simple sentences

It's dangerous to climb this mountain.
Swimming at night is dangerous.
It's dangerous to play with fire.
I told you it was dangerous.
Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.
It might be dangerous.
How dangerous is Tom?
Do you know how dangerous that is?
That doesn't sound too dangerous.
Layla understood that her boyfriend was potentially dangerous.
Very few species of spiders in my country are actually dangerous.
She's pretty, but dangerous.
Tom has a dangerous job.
It is dangerous for you to swim in this river.
If it gets dangerous, give me a call.
Fire is very dangerous.
It's dangerous to play around the fire.
Lightning can be dangerous.
Is it dangerous to take a subway alone?
Excessive concern with safety can be dangerous.
It is dangerous to ride a motorbike without a helmet.
Measles can be quite dangerous.
Finally, in 1314, these games had become so violent and dangerous that King Edward II made a law.
Flying a kite can be dangerous.
It is dangerous to drive so fast.
You ought to know better than to go to such a dangerous place.
We think it is very dangerous that you're climbing the mountain alone.
Dangerous driving should be punished.
Nuclear power plants are dangerous, not to mention nuclear weapons.
Fire is always dangerous.
Drinking and driving can be dangerous.
Robots can withstand dangerous conditions.

Movie subtitles

Being together is even more dangerous.
It's dangerous here!
It's dangerous to draw conclusions.
You told me how dangerous this power was.
I'm telling you that guy's dangerous.
Either way, it's very dangerous.
It could be dangerous, but bros stick together.
Uh, guys, guys, uh, the area that he's headed towards is pretty dangerous at night.
Which can mean dangerous.
He's in such a dangerous place, doing a dangerous job.
So a flight now would be extremely dangerous.
It doesn't sound so dangerous.
Meanwhile, Sandro's mother, seeking her son's salvation, gets into the art gallery, burns the dangerous painting and dies.
I made my contract with you. You told me how dangerous this power was.
It's dangerous but so exciting.
It's too dangerous here.
Sounds dangerous to me.
A dangerous battlefield is no place for a young female civilian to hang out.
There's no question we are going to be dealing with a dangerous foe.
As Monro isn't available, a Dr Adell takes care of him. Dr Adell finds the case suspicious and after an examination of the medicine he can declare its dangerous nature.
Now Lebel finds out that the United Mechanics's most dangerous competitor was behind the poisoning attempts and the stolen drawings, and that now they were thinking of getting rid of him.
During the witchcraft era it was dangerous to be old and ugly, but it was not safe to be young and pretty either.
Be careful, it's a dangerous answer.
The road is dangerous the Reds showed up.
I am about to lead these people into a wild and dangerous country.
I mean, it's too risky, too dangerous.
He's just. he's a very dangerous man because he doesn't really have a code that he abides by.
I will be full of thrill and dangerous.
This level is still not that dangerous but depending on the location there are areas without police, so be careful.
The fog, most dangerous of enemies.
And if you could, get a job that's not quite so dangerous.
It's a dangerous thing to have affairs at our age.
I've played with dangerous knowledge.

News and current affairs

It is therefore dangerous to extrapolate from short-term trends.
Pakistan remains a sanctuary for Al Qaeda and some of the world's other most dangerous terrorists.
Such a resolution would also include a carrot by guaranteeing Iran access to the non-dangerous parts of the nuclear energy fuel cycle.
It is time for the Security Council to try to internationalize the most dangerous parts of the nuclear fuel cycle.
If they are fully informed of the risks, and are still willing to fly - perhaps the crew has been offered more money, as workers in dangerous occupations often are - should we prevent them from making the decision to fly?
But it is a downright dangerous one when undertaken to benefit one man alone.
Why does a regime that appears to be so secure consider mere opinions, or even peaceful petitions, so dangerous?
Today's mega-cities, for example, already have to confront dangerous heat waves, rising sea levels, more extreme storms, dire congestion, and air and water pollution.
A military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities is too dangerous, and its results uncertain.
He says that he did not understand how the growth of non-standard mortgages had lured borrowers and investors into bearing dangerous risks.
This is not only dangerous, but incoherent.
When he goes, dangerous elements on Wall Street will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief.
Defense of the nation against dangerous outsiders - and their domestic agents, whether real or imagined - provides a powerful bond.
Much political rhetoric, and a spate of new books, would have us believe that the US is now in a dangerous state of funk.
The hope that these countries can muddle through on their own is a dangerous illusion.
Imitation appears to be a hallmark of tyrants in their exercise of power, so the absence of solidarity among Africa's journalists and Africa's peoples has created a dangerous vacuum.
Yet it would be dangerous to redress past imbalances solely at the expense of traditional beneficiaries, especially because they remain powerful enough to derail the peace process.
When they emerged from prison, they returned to their dangerous work.
The result is a dangerous paradox.
But that would be so uncontrollable and dangerous for him as to be deeply implausible - unless we drive him to desperation.
The more dangerous outcome is that the assassination may reinforce the belief in Serbia that only authoritarian rule is possible.
Chaos in Iraq has empowered Iran - a much more dangerous country for Europe than Iraq ever was.

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