Usage Note
Peligro appears in the common warning sign peligro de muerte (danger of death). En peligro means 'in danger'; fuera de peligro means 'out of danger' and is used frequently in medical contexts. The adjective is peligroso. Correr peligro is the idiomatic way to say 'to be in danger.'
Examples
"El ciclista corrió peligro en la carretera."
Natural Translation
The cyclist was in danger on the road.
Literal Translation
The cyclist ran danger on the road

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