Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

farlig

risky, dangerous, hazardous/²fɑːrlɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

risky; dangerous; hazardous

In Swedish: som innebär fara; riskabel, äventyrlig

Forms

Forms of farlig
Basic form	farlig	with en-words
Neuter	farligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	farliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	farligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	farligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does farlig mean?

farlig in a sentence

en farlig motståndare
a dangerous opponent
en farlig situation
a dangerous situation

Words built with farlig

miljöfarlig harmful to the environment, ecologically harmful

Questions

What does farlig mean in English?

farlig means “risky, dangerous”.

Similar words

riskfylld

Origin

From Old Swedish fārliker, from Middle Low German varlik.

Nearby common words

farlig is number 1,028 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,024skickad sent, suited
1,025vägg wall
1,026partner partner
1,027gråta cry, weep
1,029högt loudly, highly
1,030samla collect, gather, assemble; accumulate
1,031möjlighet possibility
1,032konstig strange

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary