Use of verb "aventurar" ?

Question

aventurar [ah-en-too-rar’] article & verb transitive

1. To venture, to hazard, to risk, to endanger, to jump.

verb reflexive

1. To dare, take risks, take a chance.

The above is the meaning in the dictionary so therefore can I use this verb in the following way?

Doing something to endanger the species. or

Being endangered by an event such as an erupting volcano.

I need to make up a sentence using this verb so I wanted to make sure I use it correctly.

Gracias

Answer 1

Not exactly: - Being endangered by an event such as an erupting volcano. This one could be fine but I would rephrase it for Step beside an erupting volcano, and in spanish would be. - Se aventuró a pararse junto a un volcán en erupción.- - And as an article it would be: El es muy aventurado.

That was a great answer! Gracias, muy amable - foxluv, Jan 20, 2011

Thanks :) - Dakie, Jan 20, 2011

Answer 2

Step beside an erupting volcano,

It would be possible to say this in English but it is a very odd expression. "He dared approach (or, come close to) an erupting volcano." Back-translating your English, I would say "Se aventuró a dar un paso junto a (cerca de) un volcán en erupción (I hope that this sounds as strange in Spanish as does your phrase in English).

I think what Dakie is saying translated to English is "He ventured too close to an erupting volcano." Not exactly used in the "endangered" sense but the "to venture" sense. - foxluv, Jan 20, 2011