aventurar

Portuguese

Etymology

From aventura +‎ -ar.

Verb

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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Spanish

Etymology

From aventura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abentuˈɾaɾ/ [a.β̞ẽn̪.t̪uˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to risk
2. to venture, hazard (an opinion)
   • 2012 June 17, Rebeca Carranco, “Cataluña fue la comunidad con más homicidios en los últimos cinco años”, in El País‎^[1]:

     “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.

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