La ringhiera del balcone è pericolosa.

The balcony railing is dangerous.

Pronunciation

rin-GHIE-ra — three syllables, stress on the second.

When to use it

Report any safety issue on a balcony immediately. A loose railing is a serious safety hazard and the hotel must act immediately.

What it means

'Pericolosa' (dangerous, feminine) agrees with 'ringhiera' (railing, feminine). 'Ringhiera' = railing/balustrade. This is a safety issue that requires immediate escalation to management — never dismiss it. Hotels take safety liability very seriously.

Variations

La ringhiera traballa.

The railing is wobbly.

'Traballare' = to wobble/sway — describe the exact symptom

C'è un problema di sicurezza sul balcone.

There is a safety problem on the balcony.

A general alert that will trigger immediate management attention

Vorrei segnalare un problema di sicurezza.

I would like to report a safety problem.

The formal way to escalate a safety concern to the duty manager

Mini Dialogue

— La ringhiera del balcone è pericolosa. Traballa quando la tocco. — Grazie per averlo segnalato. Lo consideriamo un'emergenza di sicurezza. — Bene. Avevo paura che qualcuno potesse farsi male. — Blocchiamo il balcone subito e la spostiamo in un'altra camera.

— The balcony railing is dangerous. It wobbles when I touch it. — Thank you for reporting it. We consider this a safety emergency. — Good. I was worried someone could get hurt. — We will seal off the balcony immediately and move you to another room.

Cultural Note

Italian hotels are subject to strict safety regulations under Italian civil law and EU directives. A reported safety hazard that causes injury can result in criminal prosecution of hotel management for 'omissione di atti d'ufficio' (failure to act). Hotels take such reports very seriously.

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