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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaventurier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: avɑ̃tyʁje
"L'aventurier a traversé la jungle amazonienne à pied."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who engages in hazardous and exciting pursuits, especially in foreign or unfamiliar settings.
"The intrepid adventurer scaled the frozen peaks of the Himalayas." - 2
A person who seeks wealth or status through questionable, daring, or speculative financial or social schemes.
"History remembers him as a political adventurer who exploited the kingdom's instability."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'aventureux', ultimately stemming from the Latin 'advenire', meaning 'to arrive' or 'to happen'. By the late Middle English period, it evolved to describe someone who seeks out hazardous and exciting experiences or commercial enterprises.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adventurer" is said worldwide
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aventurier
Transliteration: avɑ̃tyʁje
"L'aventurier a traversé la jungle amazonienne à pied."
Abenteurer
Transliteration: aˈbɛntɔɪ̯ʁɐ
"Der Abenteurer suchte nach verlorenen Schätzen."
avventuriero
Transliteration: avventuriero
"Quel coraggioso avventuriero ha esplorato grotte sconosciute."
aventurero
Transliteration: aβentuˈɾeɾo
"El aventurero navegó solo a través del océano Pacífico."
aventureiro
Transliteration: avẽtuˈɾejɾu
"O aclamado aventureiro subiu ao topo da montanha."
साहसी
Transliteration: sahasi
Script: साहसी व्यक्ति
"एक साहसी हमेशा नई चुनौतियों की तलाश में रहता है।"
冒险家
Transliteration: màoxiǎnjiā
"这位伟大的冒险家成功穿越了撒哈拉沙漠。"
모험가
Transliteration: mo-heom-ga
"그 모험가는 미지의 세계를 탐험하기 위해 떠났다."
冒険家
Transliteration: bōkenka
"彼は世界的に有名な冒険家です。"
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