The Okinawans came to be forced to live alongside life-threatening danger.
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Life-threatening
Synonyms for "life-threatening" (5 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- lewensbedreigend adj (potentially fatal)
- lewensgevaarlik adj (potentially fatal)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 危及生命的 adj (potentially fatal)
Danish
1 entries- livstruende adj (potentially fatal)
Dutch
2 entries- levensbedreigend adj (potentially fatal)
- levensgevaarlijk adj (potentially fatal)
Esperanto
1 entries- vivminaca adj (potentially fatal)
Finnish
1 entries- hengenvaarallinen adj (potentially fatal)
German
1 entries- lebensbedrohlich adj (potentially fatal)
Hungarian
1 entries- életveszélyes adj (potentially fatal)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- livstruende adj (potentially fatal)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- livstruande adj (potentially fatal)
- livstrugande adj (potentially fatal)
Polish
1 entries- zagrażający życiu adj (potentially fatal)
Swedish
1 entries- livshotande adj (potentially fatal)
Tagalog
1 entries- buwis-buhay adj (potentially fatal)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
In hospitals, the equipment and appliances most often needed for life-threatening emergencies is kept together on a crash cart.
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Tom's fall resulted in life-threatening injuries.
Source: tatoeba (3043698)
Tom fell heavily and hit his head on a rock, causing life-threatening injuries.
Source: tatoeba (3043702)
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