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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesosare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oh-zah-ray
"Ti sfido a saltare nel lago!"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To have the courage to do something.
"I dare you to jump into the lake!"
- 1
A challenge to do something difficult or dangerous.
"He accepted the dare to climb the tallest tree."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dieran' and 'durran', meaning to dare or to be courageous, originating from Proto-Germanic *dursjanan. Over centuries, it evolved both as a full lexical verb taking an infinitive and as a defective modal auxiliary primarily used in negative and interrogative constructions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dare" is said worldwide
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wagen
Transliteration: vah-gen
"Ich wage es, in den See zu springen!"
osare
Transliteration: oh-zah-ray
"Ti sfido a saltare nel lago!"
oser
Transliteration: ozay
"Je t'ose à sauter dans l'eau!"
atreverse
Transliteration: ah-tray-ver-se
"Te reto a saltar al lago!"
atrever-se
Transliteration: ah-tray-ver-se
"Eu te desafio a pular no lago!"
साहस करना
Transliteration: sahas karna
"मैं तुम्हें झील में कूदने की चुनौती देता हूँ!"
敢于
Transliteration: gǎn yú
"我敢你跳进湖里！"
감히
Transliteration: gamhi
"나는 너에게 호수에 뛰어들기를 도전해!"
挑戦する
Transliteration: chōsen suru
"私はあなたに湖に飛び込む挑戦をします！"
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