risqué

See also: risque

English

Alternative forms

• risque (US)

Etymology

Borrowing from French risqué, from risquer ‎(“to risk”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

risqué ‎(comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)

1. Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.

Synonyms

• near the knuckle (UK)

Translations

bordering on the indelicate

• French: risqué (fr) m, osé (fr) m
• German: schlüpfrig (de), gewagt (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vovet, ekvivokk, dristig

• Portuguese: malicioso (pt)
• Spanish: subido de tono, sugerente (es)
• Swedish: ekivok (sv), vågad (sv)

Anagrams

• quires
• squire

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French

Adjective

risqué m ‎(feminine singular risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)

1. risky
2. risque, risqué

Verb

risqué m ‎(feminine singular risquée, masculine plural risqués, feminine plural risquées)

1. past participle of risquer

Anagrams

• quiers, requis

External links

• “risqué” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).