8. Danger—Risk—Safety

_in periculo esse_ or _versari_—to be in danger.

_res in summo discrimine versatur_—the position is very critical.

_in vitae discrimine versari_—to be in peril of one's life.

_in pericula incidere, incurrere_—to find oneself in a hazardous

position.

_pericula alicui impendent, imminent_—dangers threaten a man.

_pericula in_ or _ad aliquem redundant_—many dangers hem a person in;

one meets new risks at every turn.

_pericula subire, adire, suscipere_—to incur danger, risk.

_periculis se offerre_—to expose oneself to peril.

_salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre_ (not _exponere_)—to risk

one's life.

_aliquem, aliquid in periculum (discrimen) adducere, vocare_[1]—to

endanger, imperil a person or thing.

_alicui periculum creare, conflare_—to endanger, imperil a person or

thing.

_in periculum capitis, in discrimen vitae se inferre_—to recklessly

hazard one's life.

_salus, caput, vita alicuius agitur, periclitatur, in discrimine est_

or _versatur_—a man's life is at stake, is in very great danger.

_in ipso periculi discrimine_—at the critical moment.

_aliquem ex periculo eripere, servare_—to rescue from peril.

_nullum periculum recusare pro_—to avoid no risk in order to...

_periculis perfungi_—to surmount dangers.

_periculum facere alicuius rei_—to make trial of; to risk.

_periculum hostis facere_—to try one's strength with the enemy; to try

issue of battle.

_res ad extremum casum perducta est_—affairs are desperate; we are

reduced to extremeties.

_ad extrema perventum est_—affairs are desperate; we are reduced to

extremeties.

_in tuto esse_—to be in a position of safety.

_in tuto collocare aliquid_—to ensure the safety of a thing.

[1] _vocare_ helps to form several phrases—e.g. _in invidiam, in

suspicionem, in dubium, ad exitium, in periculum vocare_. It is used

in the passive to express periphrastically the passive of verbs which

have only an active voice—e.g. _in invidiam vocari_, to become

unpopular, be hated, _invideor_ not being used. Cf. _in invidiam

venire_.

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