Mean men's talk is enough to imperil the world.
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Imperil
//ɪmˈpɛɹəl//
Synonyms for "imperil" (19 found)
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25 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- застраша verb (to put in peril)
- застраша verb (to risk)
- застрашавам verb (to put in peril)
- застрашавам verb (to risk)
Catalan
1 entries- arriscar verb (to risk)
Czech
3 entries- ohrozit verb (to put in peril)
- ohrožovat verb (to put in peril)
- riskovat verb (to risk)
French
3 entries- compromettre verb (to put in peril)
- menacer verb (to put in peril)
- risquer verb (to risk)
German
2 entries- gefährden verb (to put in peril)
- riskieren verb (to risk)
Hungarian
2 entries- veszélyeztet verb (to put in peril)
- veszélynek tesz ki verb (to risk)
Italian
1 entries- compromettere verb (to put in peril)
Spanish
4 entries- amenazar verb (to put in peril)
- apeligrar verb (to put in peril)
- arriesgar verb (to risk)
- poner en peligro verb (to put in peril)
Swedish
3 entries- hota verb (to risk)
- sätta på spel verb (to put in peril)
- äventyra verb (to put in peril)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Growing threats imperil life in the world’s oceans and seas. Scientists say warming waters endanger young and unborn fish more than previously thought while a newly discovered species of seaweed suffocates life in Pacific waters.
Source: tatoeba (10928296)
[…]they occupied the country, expelled the inhabitants, and terminated for ever the rivalry which had so long imperilled their own naval supremacy in Greece.
Source: wiktionary
Boating and fishing groups contend that the 130 [wind energy] towers would be a navigation hazard and offshore construction would imperil the fisheries.
Source: wiktionary
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