Facing an unwanted risk

A risk describes something undesirable that may happen, not a certainty.

The idea

Use correr el riesgo de followed by an infinitive to describe a possible unwanted outcome; conjugate correr.

Si salimos tarde, corremos el riesgo de perder el tren.If we leave late, we risk missing the train.
La planta corre el riesgo de secarse sin agua.The plant risks drying out without water.
El museo corre el riesgo de cerrar por falta de fondos.The museum risks closing for lack of funds.
Sin una copia, corres el riesgo de borrar los archivos.Without a backup, you risk deleting the files.
El equipo corrió el riesgo de quedarse sin provisiones.The team risked running out of supplies.
Con esa señal débil, la llamada corre el riesgo de interrumpirse.With that weak signal, the call risks being interrupted.

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Avoid the invented combination correr el riesgo a perder: the infinitive follows de.

Complete the sentence: Si no reservas, corres el riesgo ___ quedarte sin mesa. (de / a)
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de
de connects the risk to being left without a table.
Complete the sentence: Las obras ___ el riesgo de retrasarse. (corren / corre)
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corren
corren agrees with the plural subject, the works.
Complete the sentence: Si no revisamos la ruta, corremos el riesgo de ___. (perdernos / encontrarnos)
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perdernos
perdernos describes the unwanted result of not checking the route.

Describe a risk involved in a journey and how to reduce it.