risqué

See also: risque

English

Alternative forms

• risque (US)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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

• cheeky, near the knuckle (UK), naughty, racy, rorty (UK), saucy

Translations

bordering on the indelicate

• Finnish: rivo (fi), säädytön (fi), rietas
• French: risqué (fr) m, osé (fr) m
• German: schlüpfrig (de), gewagt (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vovet, ekvivokk, dristig

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

Anagrams

• Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire

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French

Adjective

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

1. risky
2. risque, risqué

Verb

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

1. past participle of risquer

Further reading

• “risqué”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• quiers, requis