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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAdventure
/ədˈvɛn.tʃər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or undertaking.
"Her journey across the Amazon rainforest was the ultimate adventure." - 2
Excitement resulting from daring action or involvement in new experiences.
"He looked to travel not for relaxation, but for a sense of adventure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French aventure, meaning 'destiny, chance, occurrence, or event', which evolved from the Latin adventura meaning 'about to happen'. Over centuries in Middle and Modern English, the semantic scope shifted from a passive happening or hazard to an active, daring enterprise or exciting experience.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adventure" is said worldwide
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aventure
Transliteration: /a.vɑ̃.tyʁ/
"Cette randonnée en montagne était une grande aventure."
Abenteuer
Transliteration: /ˈaːbn̩ˌtɔɪ̯ɐ/
"Die Reise nach Island war ein wahres Abenteuer."
avventura
Transliteration: /av.venˈtu.ra/
"Hanno vissuto una straordinaria avventura nel bosco."
aventura
Transliteration: /a.βenˈtu.ɾa/
"El viaje por el desierto fue una gran aventura."
aventura
Transliteration: /a.vẽˈtu.ɾɐ/
"Eles embarcaram em uma grande aventura pelo mundo."
साहसिक कार्य
Transliteration: sāhasik kārya
"पहाड़ों पर चढ़ना एक रोमांचक साहसिक कार्य है।"
冒险
Transliteration: màoxiǎn
"这次森林之旅是一次伟大的冒险。"
모험
Transliteration: moheom
"우리는 새로운 세계로의 모험을 떠났다."
冒険
Transliteration: bōken
"彼は未知のジャングルへ冒険に出かけた。"
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