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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestemerario
Pronunciation / Transliteration: temerario
"Quel temerario ha scalato la montagna senza imbragatura."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things, often performing high-risk stunts for entertainment.
"The famous daredevil attempted to jump across the canyon on a motorcycle."
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Involving or characteristic of dangerous, reckless behavior.
"She performed a daredevil maneuver on her snowboard down the steepest slope."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in the late 18th century, combining the verb 'dare' (from Old English 'dearran') and 'devil' (from Old English 'dēofol'). Originally denoting a reckless, daring person who acts with devil-may-care boldness, it evolved from figurative descriptions of reckless individuals into a standard noun for performers and enthusiasts of high-risk stunts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Daredevil" is said worldwide
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téméraire
Transliteration: temeraire
"Il est un vrai téméraire qui prend tous les risques."
Draufgänger
Transliteration: Draufgaenger
"Der Draufgänger sprang ohne zu zögern aus dem Flugzeug."
temerario
Transliteration: temerario
"Quel temerario ha scalato la montagna senza imbragatura."
temerario
Transliteration: temerario
"El acróbata hizo un salto temerario sobre los autos."
temerário
Transliteration: temerario
"Ele é um verdadeiro temerário quando pilota aquela moto."
खतरनाक खिलाड़ी
Transliteration: khatarnak khiladi
"वह स्टunt करने वाला एक खतरनाक खिलाड़ी है।"
冒险家
Transliteration: màoxiǎnjiā
"这个冒险家完成了高空走钢丝的壮举。"
모험가
Transliteration: moheomga
"그 무모한 모험가는 절벽에서 번지점프를 했다."
命知らず
Transliteration: inochinoshirazu
"その命知らずの男はビルヂングの屋根を飛び越えた。"
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