What does aventure in French mean?

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

The word aventure in French means adventure, risky venture, affair, risk, chance, venture to somewhere, venture to do, at random, fortune, by chance, fortune teller, adventure film, adventure movie, adventure can be found just around the corner, see where the wind takes you. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aventure

adventure

nom féminin (événement risqué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet alpiniste s'est engagé dans cette expédition car il aime l'aventure. Fred a connu plein d'aventures durant son voyage en Amazonie.
The climber joined the expedition because he loves adventure. // Fred had a lot of adventures during his Amazon trip.

risky venture

nom féminin (entreprise risquée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monter une entreprise dans un coin paumé, oui, c'est une aventure !
Setting up a business in the middle of nowhere is a risky venture, for sure!

affair

nom féminin (liaison passagère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette journaliste a eu une aventure avec un ministre.
That journalist had an affair with a minister.

risk, chance

verbe transitif (engager au hasard)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sans regarder, le petit garçon aventura sa main dans le paquet pour deviner ce qu'il contenait.

venture to somewhere

verbe pronominal (s'engager dans une aventure)

Fabienne s'est aventurée au Mexique sans parler un mot d'espagnol.

venture to do

verbe pronominal (risquer)

À ta place, je ne m'aventurerais pas à le contredire.

at random

locution adverbiale (au hasard, sans plan)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

fortune

nom féminin (avenir prédit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by chance

locution adverbiale (par hasard)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

fortune teller

(personne qui prédit l'avenir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

adventure film, adventure movie

nom masculin (film avec héros aventurier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

adventure can be found just around the corner

(l'inconnu est tout proche)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ne crois pas qu'en partant loin tu feras des découvertes exceptionnelles, l'aventure est souvent au coin de la rue.

see where the wind takes you

locution verbale (aller à la découverte de [qch]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Non, nous n'avons rien préparé pour notre voyage en Inde à part les billets d'avion car nous préférons partir à l'aventure.

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