La Palabra del Día: "arriesgar"
arriesgar (ah-rree-es-garr')
verb ( risk )
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Examples:
1. No me voy a arriesgar a saltar en paracaídas.
I won't take a risk and go skydiving.
2. Bomberos arriesgan sus vidas para salvar a las personas en peligro.
Firefighters risk their lives to save people in danger.
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'Alea jacta esto!' ( 'Roll the dice!' ) We have to take the risk of crossing the Rubicon, for our future lies on the other side of the river. / 'Alea jacta esto!' ( ¡Echad la suerte! ) Nos tenemos que arriesgar a cruzar el Rubicón, porque nuestro futuro está en el otro lado del río.
The Rubicon, Italy / El río Rubicón, Italia.
Some people risk irrationally. Isn´t it better to stand firmly on solid ground and have as much fun as possible? ; ))
Algunas personas se arriesgan irracionalmente. ¿No es mejor estar de pie firmemente en la tierra sólida y divertirse si es posible?
God risked having his heart broken when he created man.
Dios se arriesgó a romperse el corazón cuando creó al hombre.
Pagar por servicios que no han sido completados es una negocio arriesgado
To pay for services that have not been completed is a risky business.
¿Los beneficios superan los riesgos?
Do the rewards outweigh the risks?
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If Columbus had not ventured to cross the Atlantic, President Obama wouldn't rule the USA today. / El que no se arriesga no pasa la mar. Si Cristóbal Colón no se hubiera atrevido a cruzar el Atlántico, el presidente Obama no gobernaría los Estados Unidos hoy.
Arriesgar es moverse a través de dudas.
Taking risk is moving through doubts.
Quiero arriesgarme a perder lo que conozco (excepto mi familia y mis amigos) para obtener más ricas experiencias. El problema es que tengo miedo de hacer esto.
I want to risk losing what is familiar (except my family and friends) in order to gain richer experiences. The problem is that I'm afraid to do this.
Muchos gentes arriesguen , para viajar a Australia , a hacer nuevas vidas.
Corrected sentence,-Mucha gente se arriesga para viajar a Australia a hacer una nueva vida
Many people take risks , to travel to Australia to make new lives .
I did not want to risk losing my ring so I left it at home when I went to the craft market.
No quise arriesgarme a perder mi anillo, así que lo dejé en casa cuando fui al mercado de artesanías.
Thanks to Rac:
I deeply respect the profession of sappers. They know that they risk their lives to one hundred percent, but the sappers still do their job. Not everyone was born for this job.
Gracias a Carlos:
Respeto profundamente la profesión de los zapadores. Ellos saben que arriesgan sus vidas al cien por ciento, pero los zapadores siguen haciendo su trabajo. No todos nacen para este trabajo.
Cuando veo escaladores de piedra creo que están arriesgando sus vidas, pero se dicen que este deporte es bastante seguro.
When I see rock-climbers I think that they are risking their lives, but they say that this sport is quite safe.
Usted pone su salud al en arriesgo cuando usted fuma.
You put your health at risk when you smoke.
I'm going to risk to gain weight and going to eat one more cake.
Me arriesgaré a engordar y comeré un pastelillo más.
(Yo voy a arriesgar de ponerme gorda y voy a comer un pastel mas.)
En Inglaterra te arriesgas a que te multen cuando cometes delitos sin importancia.
In England you risk getting a fine for the simplest of misdemeanours.
