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risca
to risk /risˈka/
verb#2009 most common
Also: to gamble (something), to venture, to take a chance
Example sentences
El riscă mult.
He risks a lot.
Nu risca fără motiv!
Don't risk it without a reason!
Riscăm să pierdem totul dacă nu avem grijă.
We risk losing everything if we're not careful.
Investitorii riscă să piardă sume mari pe piețele volatile.
Investors risk losing large sums in volatile markets.
Ea a riscat enorm ca să-și salveze afacerea.
She risked enormously to save her business.
Cu toate că riscase enorm investind toate economiile în acel proiect, antreprenorul nu regreta nimic.
Although he had risked enormously by investing all his savings in that project, the entrepreneur regretted nothing.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | risc | riscai | voi risca |
| 2sg | riști | riscași | vei risca |
| 3sg | riscă | riscă | va risca |
| 1pl | riscăm | riscarăm | vom risca |
| 2pl | riscați | riscarăți | veți risca |
| 3pl | riscă | riscară | vor risca |
Word family
Etymology
Risca comes from the French verb risquer, which itself derives from the French noun risque, borrowed from Italian rischio. The ultimate origin of the Italian word is debated among etymologists. Romanian took the word from French in the nineteenth century, during a period when the language absorbed many French terms as part of its modernization.
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