precarious
precário
definition
adjective
a precarious ladder
not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
she made a precarious living by writing
dependent on chance; uncertain.
translation of 'precarious'
adjective
arriscado,
perigoso,
incerto,
precário
example
Do any professional publishers understand, one wonders, how 'precarious' their position is?
Cyclists and drivers unperturbed by my 'precarious' position skimmed past me in both directions.
Execute this one correctly or risk putting your shoulders in a very 'precarious' position.
Given how 'precarious' this recovery has been, policymakers won't rush to hike rates.
Are you ready to catch yourself, to tumble safely out of a 'precarious' position?
As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a 'precarious' condition.
Adam looked skyward from his 'precarious' position on a roof beam of the house he was building.
She watched in the rearview mirror as he fell from his 'precarious' standing position on the trunk to crumple into the back seat.
We learned about their 'precarious' existence with nature and their love of the sea.
Her position seemed ever more 'precarious' by the minute, and it was clear that I would have to rescue her.
The other stocking waves shyly from its 'precarious' perch atop a tilted lampshade.
In the distance small hamlets teetered on mountain ridges, seemingly ready to tumble off their 'precarious' perch.
And the world was hanging in a very 'precarious' balance.
Black vultures choose less 'precarious' rocky perches on which to nest but join the lammergeiers on the thermals in their quest for food.
Funding for professional athletes is based on medal winning, which seems 'precarious' .
We can see clearly the essence of despotism and the 'precarious' nature of democracy.
They managed to scrape a 'precarious' living from the eggs laid by that one hen.
The situation is even more 'precarious' this time around.
Yet, for all its parliamentary numbers, the government remains politically 'precarious' .
But now they have gone out on such 'precarious' limbs their positions are clearly untenable.
By the time I returned, he was at the top of this 'precarious' ladder cleaning windows.
Shooting out lights, opening and closing doors and leaping to 'precarious' positions are all part of the game.
With cruel irony, as livelihoods became increasingly 'precarious' , population totals soared.
As I looked down from my 'precarious' position next to a pile of honey on top of the Aga, I noticed two things.
If that is where you are this morning, your position is very 'precarious' .
But today's results certainly emphasise the 'precarious' state of the group's finances.
It's a tiny blob of lava that previously housed a small community, making a 'precarious' living from fishing, on its rocky slopes.
In Hungary, there have been large and angry protests by farmers, whose livelihoods are becoming extremely 'precarious' .
Since my perch on the social ladder was 'precarious' , I had to make sure to watch my step and my mouth.
The divisions within Australian ruling circles are also being fuelled by the increasingly 'precarious' position of the Australian economy.
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