aventura
nounCEFR B2
What does “aventura” mean in English?
adventure, venture — an exciting or risky enterprise; also a short romantic affair in colloquial use
adventure, venture — an exciting or risky enterprise; also a short romantic affair in colloquial use (una aventura empresarial; lanzarse a una aventura)
Example sentences
Montar una empresa propia en un entorno tan competitivo es una aventura que no todos están dispuestos a correr.
Starting your own company in such a competitive environment is a venture that not everyone is willing to undertake.
La aventura de la exploración espacial se ha internacionalizado: ahora participan países que hace veinte años ni soñaban con ello.
The adventure of space exploration has become international: countries that twenty years ago could not even dream of it are now taking part.
Se lanzó a la aventura sin un plan claro, confiando más en su instinto que en los datos.
She embarked on the venture without a clear plan, trusting her instinct more than the data.
How to use it
La aventura (noun, feminine) means 'adventure, venture, or risky enterprise'. At B2 it moves beyond A2 travel contexts into figurative discourse: una aventura empresarial (a business venture), una aventura política (a political experiment). Core collocations: correr una aventura; emprender una aventura; una aventura arriesgada/incierta; la literatura/película de aventuras. The verb lanzarse a una aventura captures the decisive, risky leap. Distinguish from experiencia (a lived experience, neutral) — aventura implies risk and a break from routine.
Common mistake
Aventura covers both 'adventure' (exciting experience) and 'venture' (risky enterprise), and also colloquially a brief romantic affair (una aventura amorosa). Context disambiguates. Don't translate 'business venture' as *negocio de aventura — use aventura empresarial or empresa. The fixed phrase película de aventuras (adventure film) uses the plural.