"peligrar"

Question

I've often heard the word "peligro" (danger) and "peligroso(a))(dangerous) but never encountered, until today, "peligrar." I looked it up in SpanDict and now know that it is an intransitive verb meaning "to be in danger."

Today I came across this newspaper headline: "Córdoba vive su fin de fiesta: cae el consumo y peligra el empleo." I take "peligra el empleo" to mean "employment is in danger." Right? Being that "peligrar" is intransitive, it wouldn't mean that the decrease in consumption is putting employment in danger, right?

Maybe a few examples using "peligrar" would be helpful. For example, if I and my friends are walking in an unsafe area, how would I use the verb "peligrar" to say "we are in danger"? Simply "peligramos"? "Peligra nuestra seguridad"? (Our safety is in danger" ?) Or can this verb be used that way?

Answer 1

Google is your friend:

Cineasta Angel Muñiz advierte que la Ley de Cine podría peligrar

El proceso de paz en Colombia podría peligrar si pierdo elecciones

¿Y por qué nosotros peligramos a toda hora?

¿Peligramos al hablar al volante?

Great question though. I had never heard of peligrar before.

Answer 2

I found the following example here...

http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_feeds/word_of_the_day/2013/12/7

Los militares no peligraban, por lo que no tenían que intervenir. The soldiers were not in danger, because they did not have to intervene.

Answer 3

¡Hola!, Ron:
 
Here are links to a couple of places with examples of the use of "peligrar":
 
Collins Spanish to English Online Dictionary ----> Peligrar, and
 
Linguee Editorial Dictionary ----> Peligrar.
 
Saludos/Best regards,
Moe.