El risc
Example: El risc d'incendi augmenta amb la calor intensa a l'estiu.
Definition
"El risc" refers to the likelihood or probability of an event causing harm or loss, especially in contexts like engineering where it often denotes the chance of failure or danger, such as the risk of fire increasing during intense summer heat.
Etymology
The phrase "el risc" comes from the Catalan word 'risc', which in turn derives from the Italian 'rischio', and ultimately from the Latin 'risicum' or 'riscus', meaning danger or peril. Did you know that the word evolved through maritime language, where sailors used it to describe dangerous situations at sea?
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"El risc" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Engineering - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 159 commonly used words.
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