dangereux

/dɑ̃.ʒʁø/

adjective A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

dangerous
- Cette route est dangereuse la nuit.
  
  This road is dangerous at night.

Similar words

Dangereux (dangerous) overlaps with insidieux (insidious) -- an insidious threat is dangerous precisely because it creeps up gradually, unnoticed.

Similar in other languages

German

gefährlich

gefährlich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dangerous."

Spanish

peligroso

peligroso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dangerous."

Portuguese

perigoso

perigoso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dangerous."

Practice

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Last updated 2026-09-27