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aventura

adventure

noun ah-behn-TOO-rah Less Common

Also means

affair

Usage Note

Aventura covers both a thrilling experience and, colloquially, a romantic fling (tener una aventura = to have an affair). The adjective aventurero/a describes a daring person, and the verb aventurar means to venture or hazard.

Examples

"El viaje fue toda una aventura."

Natural Translation

The trip was quite an adventure.

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