daredevil

English

Etymology

From dare +‎ devil. Attested from 1794 as a noun ("recklessly daring person" dare (v.) + devil (n.)), and from 1832 as an adjective.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ]

Noun

daredevil (plural daredevils)

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.

Synonyms

adrenaline junkie, adventurer, thrill seeker

Translations

person who engages in risky behavior

Bulgarian: луда глава (luda glava), смелчага (bg) (smelčaga)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 膽大妄為的人 (zh), 胆大妄为的人 (zh) (dǎndàwàngwéi de rén), 鋌而走險的人 (zh), 铤而走险的人 (zh) (dìng'érzǒuxiǎn de rén)
Dutch: waaghals (nl) m
Esperanto: riksemulo
Finnish: huimapää, uskalikko
French: casse-cou (fr) m, f
Georgian: თავზეხელაღებული (tavzexelaɣebuli)
German: Wagehals m, Waghals m, Draufgänger (de) m, Draufgängerin (de) f

Hungarian: fenegyerek
Italian: spericolato (it) m, temerario (it) m
Japanese: 命知らず (いのちしらず, inochishirazu), 荒武者 (あらむしゃ, aramusha), 我武者羅 (がむしゃら, gamushara)
Norwegian: våghals (no) m
Polish: szaleniec (pl) m
Russian: сорвиголова́ (ru) m, f (sorvigolová), смельча́к (ru) m (smelʹčák), лиха́ч (ru) m (lixáč), удале́ц (ru) m (udaléc)
Spanish: arriesgado (es) m
Swedish: våghals (sv) c

Adjective

daredevil (comparative more daredevil, superlative most daredevil)

Recklessly bold; adventurous.
The climatic scene of Rebel without a Cause is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.

Translations

recklessly bold; adventurous

Bulgarian: безразсъден (bg) (bezrazsǎden)
Catalan: temerari
Esperanto: riskema
French: casse-cou (fr) m
Georgian: თავზეხელაღებული (tavzexelaɣebuli)

German: tollkühn (de)
Italian: scavezzacollo (it)
Serbo-Croatian: nebojša
Spanish: temerario (es) m

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