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rischiano

Rischiano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb rischiare, which means to risk or to expose to danger. In Italian, rischiare is used to describe actions in which people or groups put something at stake or encounter potential loss, harm, or negative outcomes. Therefore, rischiano translates most directly to "they risk" or "they are risking" in English.

As a transitive verb, rischiare commonly takes a direct object (what is risked) such as denaro (money),

Examples illustrate its use: Loro rischiano molti soldi investendo in quella start-up. They risk a lot of

Rischiano is related to the noun rischio (risk) and to other forms of rischiare; together they form

salute
(health),
or
reputazione
(reputation),
and
it
can
also
be
followed
by
the
phrase
di
+
infinitive
to
indicate
a
risk
of
a
future
action:
rischiano
di
perdere
tutto
(they
risk
losing
everything).
In
idiomatic
usage,
it
appears
in
expressions
like
rischiare
la
pelle
(to
risk
one’s
life).
money
by
investing
in
that
startup.
Loro
rischiano
di
arrivare
in
ritardo
a
causa
del
traffico.
They
risk
arriving
late
because
of
the
traffic.
Marco
e
Sara
rischiano
la
propria
reputazione
per
una
causa.
Marco
and
Sara
risk
their
own
reputation
for
a
cause.
a
family
of
terms
used
to
discuss
danger,
uncertainty,
and
risk
management
in
Italian.
See
also
rischiare,
rischio,
and
rischioso
for
broader
linguistic
context.