He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
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Incur
//ɪnˈkɜː//
Synonyms for "incur" (29 found)
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49 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- كَبَّدَ verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- كَبَّدَ verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
Bulgarian
2 entries- навличам си verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- подлагам на verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
Catalan
1 entries- incórrer verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Danish
2 entries- pådrage sig verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- udsætte sig for verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Dutch
1 entries- zich blootstellen aan verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Finnish
4 entries- aiheuttaa verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- aiheuttaa verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- olla seurauksena verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- saattaa itsensä alttiiksi verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
French
4 entries- encourir verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- impliquer verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- occasioner verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- s'attirer verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
German
4 entries- (Missfallen) erregen verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- (Risiko) eingehen verb (obsolete: to enter into)
- (Schulden) machen verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- (etwas) auf sich nehmen verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Italian
3 entries- esporsi verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- implicare verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- incorrere verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pakliūti verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Norwegian
1 entries- pådra seg verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Occitan
2 entries- encorrir verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- encòrrer verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Russian
4 entries- подверга́ть verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- подверга́ть verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
- подвергну́ть verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- подвергну́ть verb (to render liable or subject to; to occasion)
Spanish
2 entries- incidir en verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- incurrir en verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Swedish
2 entries- utsätta sig för verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- ådra sig verb (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
You do not want to incur the wrath of God.
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Notwithstanding the objections made by some of the corporations party to this arbitration, the committee has decided to remunerate the victims of the accident, as well as cover any medical expenses they may incur.
Source: tatoeba (5428765)
Additional charges may incur.
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