aventurar

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aventurar: aventura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

aventurar (first-person singular present aventuro, first-person singular preterite aventurei, past participle aventurado)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to venture, risk oneself
    Synonym: arriscar
  2. (transitive) to bet
    Synonym: apostar

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References

  • aventurar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • aventur” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • aventurar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • aventurar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • aventurar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From aventura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ven‧tu‧rar

Verb

aventurar (first-person singular present aventuro, first-person singular preterite aventurei, past participle aventurado)

  1. (transitive) to venture; to risk (to try or put forth something risky)
    O vendedor aventurou um preço alto demais.The salesman ventured an excessively high price.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to go on an adventure
    Chega de televisão, vou me aventurar no mato!Enough television, I’m going on an adventure in the woods!
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, auxiliary with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to risk (to make the risky attempt of)
    O fugitivo aventurou-se a pular do precipício.The fugitive risked jumping from the precipice.

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Romanian

Etymology

From aventura +‎ -ar.

Noun

aventurar m (plural aventurari)

  1. adventurer

Declension

References

  • aventurar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From aventura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abentuˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ven‧tu‧rar

Verb

aventurar (first-person singular present aventuro, first-person singular preterite aventuré, past participle aventurado)

  1. to risk
    Synonym: arriesgar
  2. to venture, hazard (an opinion)
    Synonym: atrever
    • 2012 June 17, Rebeca Carranco, “Cataluña fue la comunidad con más homicidios en los últimos cinco años”, in El País:
      “El criminólogo belga Quetelet decía que las sociedades que pasan periodos prolongados en sus casas son más propensas a los homicidios. Nosotros salimos bastante”, aventura Ortiz de Urbina.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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