What does atrever-se in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word atrever-se in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use atrever-se in Portuguese.

The word atrever-se in Portuguese means risk, dare, atrever-se, aventurar-se, atrever-se, atrever-se, atrever-se, ousar, não atrever-se, atrever-se a sonhar, atrever-se a dizer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word atrever-se

risk, dare

atrever-se

verbal expression (be brave enough)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Nenhum deles se atreveu a andar no trem fantasma.
Not one of them dared to ride on the ghost train.

aventurar-se

intransitive verb (dare to go)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
As crianças se aventuraram na casa abandonada. O explorador se aventurou para terras desconhecidas.
The children ventured into the abandoned house. The explorer ventured to unknown lands.

atrever-se

verbal expression (be bold enough)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Se você se atreve a sonhar, qualquer coisa é possível.
If you dare to dream, anything is possible.

atrever-se

transitive verb (US, informal (be cheeky to [sb])

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Don't sass me, mister!

atrever-se

verbal expression (be impudent enough)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Eu não me atreveria a entrar na sala dele sem bater.
I wouldn't dare to enter his office without knocking.

ousar

verbal expression (dare)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Você ousa me dizer o que fazer?
Are you presuming to tell me what to do?

não atrever-se

verbal expression (lack courage of nerve to do [sth])

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
She dared not ask for a raise for fear she would be yelled at by her boss.

atrever-se a sonhar

verbal expression (figurative (be ambitious) (ser ambicioso)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

atrever-se a dizer

transitive verb (dare to say)

O jovem executivo atreveu-se a dizer que o cliente favorito do chefe estava fraudando a companhia.
The young executive ventured that the boss's favourite client was cheating the company.

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