life-threatening
/ˈlaɪf θretnɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण लाइफ़ थ्रेट्निंग
जानलेवा, प्राणघातक
Core word
- 1
likely to kill somebody
जानलेवा, प्राणघातक
- Dengue can become life-threatening if it is not treated in time.
- The driver escaped with injuries that were not life-threatening.
- Snake bites can be life-threatening without quick treatment.
+ 2 more examples
- He has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts.
- The flood created a life-threatening situation for many families.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
life-threatening + noun
Used before a noun to describe an illness, injury, situation or condition that could cause death. It is a compound adjective, so it is written with a hyphen.
यह compound adjective है और noun से पहले आकर ऐसी बीमारी, चोट या स्थिति बताता है जिससे मृत्यु हो सकती है। इसे hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- Dengue can become a life-threatening illness if it is not treated in time.
- The driver escaped with no life-threatening injuries.
be + life-threatening
It can also come after the verb 'be' to describe how serious something is. Modifiers such as 'potentially' or 'very' can be placed before it.
यह 'be' क्रिया के बाद भी आ सकता है और बताता है कि कोई बात कितनी गंभीर है। इसके पहले 'potentially' या 'very' जैसे modifier लग सकते हैं।
- A severe allergic reaction to food can be life-threatening.
- Doctors said the infection was potentially life-threatening.
life-threatening + to + person
When you want to say who is in danger, 'to' can be used, although the sentence is often shortened by leaving the person out.
जब यह बताना हो कि खतरा किसके लिए है, तब 'to' का प्रयोग हो सकता है, यद्यपि प्रायः व्यक्ति को छोड़कर वाक्य छोटा कर दिया जाता है।
- Such a fall would be life-threatening to an elderly person.
+Collocations 4
life-threatening + noun
illnessinjuryconditionsituationemergencydisease
- The hospital treats life-threatening emergencies at all hours.
adverb + life-threatening
potentiallyextremelyclearlynothighly
- Even a small snake bite can be potentially life-threatening.
verb + life-threatening
be diagnosed with asuffer asurvive aface acause a
- Her grandfather survived a life-threatening heart attack last winter.
life-threatening + noun (events)
floodaccidentcomplicationallergyfever
- The village was cut off by a life-threatening flood during the monsoon.
“More examples 5
- The ambulance reached the spot within ten minutes because the injury looked life-threatening.
चोट जानलेवा लग रही थी, इसलिए एम्बुलेंस दस मिनट के भीतर मौके पर पहुँच गई।
- Radhika's brother was taken to the ICU with a life-threatening infection.
राधिका के भाई को जानलेवा संक्रमण के कारण ICU में ले जाया गया।
- Not every fever is life-threatening, but a very high one needs a doctor's attention.
हर बुखार जानलेवा नहीं होता, पर बहुत तेज बुखार में डॉक्टर को दिखाना जरूरी है।
- Climbers face life-threatening cold at the top of the mountain.
पर्वतारोहियों को पहाड़ की चोटी पर जानलेवा ठंड का सामना करना पड़ता है।
- The medicine is safe, but in rare cases it can cause a life-threatening reaction.
यह दवा सुरक्षित है, पर दुर्लभ मामलों में यह जानलेवा प्रतिक्रिया पैदा कर सकती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The doctor said that the wound was not much life-threatening.
✓ The doctor said that the wound was not very life-threatening.
'Very' is the usual intensifier with a negative before an adjective; 'much' is not used this way.
Adjective से पहले negative में सामान्यतः 'very' आता है; इस तरह 'much' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✗ He was suffering from a life-threatening disease since 2019.
✓ He has been suffering from a life-threatening disease since 2019.
With 'since' and a continuing action, use the present perfect continuous, not the past continuous.
'Since' के साथ चल रही क्रिया में present perfect continuous आता है, past continuous नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe serious danger, but they differ in how directly death is meant.
ये सभी adjective गंभीर खतरे को बताते हैं, पर मृत्यु के संकेत की सीधाई में अंतर है।
Describes something, usually a medical condition or accident, that could actually kill a person.
ऐसी चीज़ जो, प्रायः चिकित्सा या दुर्घटना के संदर्भ में, वास्तव में जान ले सकती है।
- The fall caused a life-threatening head injury.
Describes something that does cause death, or will certainly do so.
जो मृत्यु का कारण बनता ही है या निश्चित रूप से बनेगा।
- The accident proved fatal for two passengers.
A general word for anything that may cause harm; death is not necessarily meant.
हानि पहुँचा सकने वाली किसी भी चीज़ के लिए सामान्य शब्द; मृत्यु का अर्थ आवश्यक नहीं।
- It is dangerous to cross the track here.