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Galician
Verb
risca
- inflection of riscar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
risca f (plural riscas)
- stripe (long, straight region of a colour); parting (of the hair)
Etymology 2
Verb
risca
- inflection of riscar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French risquer. First attested in the mid 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /risˈka/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ris‧ca
Verb
a risca (third-person singular present riscă, past participle riscat) 1st conj.
- (transitive or catenative) to risk (incur a risk)
Făptașii riscă repercusiuni.- The perpetrators risk repercussions.
Peștii riscă să fie prinși în orice moment.- The fish risk being caught at any moment.
- (transitive) to risk, jeopardise something of one’s own
- Synonyms: (formal) expune, (now literary) primejdui
- a își risca viața ― to risk one’s own life
Directorul și-a riscat onoarea pentru a-și favoriza prietenul.- The director risked his honour in order to favour his friend.
- (reflexive or intransitive) to risk oneself, take a risk
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