daring / audacious
verwegen – verwegener – am verwegensten
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daring
Especially brave and bold, deliberately exposing oneself to danger or a major risk.
Der verwegene Bergsteiger kletterte ohne Sicherung über den schmalen Grat.
The daring mountaineer climbed across the narrow ridge without a safety harness.
audacious
Very bold and risky, often because something is unusual or difficult to carry out.
Der Architekt entwarf einen verwegenen Plan für eine schwimmende Stadt.
The architect designed an audacious plan for a floating city.
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'Verwegen' (daring / audacious) belongs more to elevated or literary language and often sounds dramatic or admiring. It frequently describes something extraordinary that goes beyond ordinary caution.
Die verwegene Expedition wurde später in einem Roman beschrieben.
The daring expedition was later described in a novel.
When 'verwegen' (daring) refers to people, it often appears alongside words for adventurers or people engaged in risky activities. Common collocations include 'ein verwegener Reiter' (a daring rider), 'eine verwegene Kletterin' (a daring female climber), and 'ein verwegener Abenteurer' (a daring adventurer).
Die verwegene Reiterin sprang mit ihrem Pferd über das breite Hindernis.
The daring rider jumped over the wide obstacle with her horse.
When 'verwegen' (audacious) appears with words such as 'Plan' (plan), 'Idee' (idea), 'Entwurf' (design), or 'Projekt' (project), it usually describes an unusual undertaking involving significant risk or major difficulties in carrying it out.
Der verwegene Entwurf sah einen Tunnel unter dem gesamten Tal vor.
The audacious design called for a tunnel beneath the entire valley.
Niemand wusste, ob sich die verwegene Idee technisch umsetzen ließ.
No one knew whether the audacious idea could be implemented technically.
