daredevil

See also Daredevil

English

Etymology

From dare +‎ devil.

Noun

daredevil (plural daredevils)

1. A person who risks life and limb for a living, or to be seen

   Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.

Translations

a person who risks life

Bulgarian: луда глава (bg), смелчага (bg) Dutch: waaghals (nl) m. Esperanto: riksemulo (eo) Finnish: huimapää (fi), uskalikko (fi) French: casse-cou (fr) m. and f.

German: Wagehals (de) m. Hungarian: fenegyerek (hu) Polish: szaleniec m. Russian: сорвиголова (ru) (sorvigolová) m. and f., смельчак (ru) (smel'čák)

Adjective

daredevil (comparative more daredevil, superlative most daredevil)

1. recklessly bold; adventurous

   The climatic scene of Rebel without a Cause is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.

Translations

recklessly bold; adventurous

Bulgarian: безразсъден (bg) French: casse-cou (fr) m. German: tollkühn (de)

Italian: scavezzacollo (it) Serbian: nebojša Spanish: temerario (es) m.