OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 28181

risqué

/ˈɹɪskeɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
atrevido • subido de tono • sugerente
Slightly sexually suggestive; bordering on indelicate.
Never blame society,—it buys books! Now if you could write a smart love-story, slightly risqué,—even a little more than risqué for that matter; that is the sort of thing that suits…
[S]he was angry with herself; and, for that, sang the more loudly the most wicked and risqué of her slang songs, that gave the morals of a Messalina in the language of a fish-wife,…
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📚 noun • entry_id 5942

risk

/ɹɪsk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
discrimen • riesgo • risco
The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
There is risk of being brutalized, arrested, imprisoned and tortured, all because I want you to know the truth about this matter.
What crop(s) to plant, how much area to devote to each crop, and how much risk to take with respect to rainfall during the season are some of the decisions that must be made.
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