risque, danger
From the French for, "to set in the woods," this word refers to a kind of attack.
Word used in 1843 obituary for Pierre Locillard. What is a millionaire was the answer for the April 23 2010 final Jeopardy question.
Final Jeopardy! for Monday, December 1, 2008: Category: French Answer: A sequence of 3 vowels creates this common French word, a homophone of a different vowel altogether Question: What is eau?
The Jeopardy final category is Words from the French. The question wanted the word used in the obituary in 1843 for Pierce Locillard and the answer was what is a Millionaire.
En Peril!
The word "jeopardy" originates from the Old French term "jeu parti," which means "a game that is even" or "a divided game." This phrase was used in legal contexts to refer to a situation where a person was at risk of losing something, particularly in terms of legal rights or life. The term evolved in Middle English to "jeopardy," retaining its connotation of risk and danger.
The word passed into English from the Old French words 'jeu pardi' meaning a divided game. In English, this referred to something where there was a chance of danger, a risk or hazard.
The word jeopardy is a noun. Jeopardize or jeopardized is the verb.His actions jeopardized his job.
The word jeopardy is a noun. The plural form is jeopardies.
Jeopardise (British English spelling) is the verb for jeopardy.
The jeopardy game was optimistic?
Pardy