Polyglot Dictionary

Gefährdung

/ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯dʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gefährdungen

Meaning

  1. endangerment, threat

    • Es besteht keine Gefährdung.

      There is no danger.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Risiko

Gefährdung is an endangerment or threat actively posed to something; Risiko is the more general word for a risk.

Wagnis

Gefährdung is a threat or danger posed TO something; Wagnis is a risky venture someone actively undertakes.

Similar in other languages

English

risk

risk is the English word for the same thing — both mean "endangerment, threat, risk."

French

péril

péril is the French word for the same thing — both mean "peril, threat."

Practice

1 What does Gefährdung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es besteht keine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gefährdung?

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