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Risk-taker - translation, pronunciation and examples

risk-taker
/ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə/

risk-taker

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈrɪskˌteɪkər/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə/
🇷🇺 Russian
[lʲʉˈbitʲelʲ ˈrʲiskə]
Meaning of risk-taker

enjoys taking risks

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Pronunciation/ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə/
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When to use risk-taker

risk-taker; he goes skydiving

Марк — любитель риска: каждое лето он прыгает с парашютом.

risk-taker and often tries

Сэм — любитель риска и часто пробует новую уличную еду в поездках.

risk-taker usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Марк — любитель риска: каждое лето он прыгает с парашютом.

Mark is a risk-taker; he goes skydiving every summer.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Сэм — любитель риска и часто пробует новую уличную еду в поездках.

Sam is a risk-taker and often tries new street food when he travels.

Similar words

risk-taker

literal match for someone willing to take risks; general, neutral

adrenaline junkie

colloquial term implying addiction to intense thrills and high-risk activities

risk enthusiast

literal paraphrase of 'risk-taker' but uncommon; more formal or descriptive than idiomatic

gambler

often denotes someone who takes financial bets or gambles; can be literal or metaphorical

adventurer

focuses on exploration and novel experiences more than pure risk-taking; generally positive

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risk-taker - любитель риска
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risk-takerлюбитель риска
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
lazyленивый
angryзлой

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between risk-taker / adrenaline junkie / risk enthusiast / gambler / adventurer / entrepreneur

🇬🇧English
risk-taker

literal match for someone willing to take risks; general, neutral

B2Very Often

He's a risk-taker who invests in early-stage startups.

Он — любитель риска, который вкладывается в стартапы.

A
🇬🇧English
adrenaline junkie

colloquial term implying addiction to intense thrills and high-risk activities

B2Often

He's an adrenaline junkie who signs up for extreme races every year.

Он — «наркоман адреналина», ежегодно участвует в экстремальных гонках.

R
🇬🇧English
risk enthusiast

literal paraphrase of 'risk-taker' but uncommon; more formal or descriptive than idiomatic

B2Rarely

A true risk enthusiast, she studies unusual investment opportunities.

Истинная любительница риска, она изучает нестандартные инвестиционные возможности.

G
🇬🇧English
gambler

often denotes someone who takes financial bets or gambles; can be literal or metaphorical

B2Very Often

As a gambler he sometimes risks large sums on single deals.

Как игрок, он иногда рискует большими суммами на одной сделке.

A
🇬🇧English
adventurer

focuses on exploration and novel experiences more than pure risk-taking; generally positive

B2Very Often

He's an adventurer who loves exploring uncharted regions.

Он — искатель приключений, любит исследовать неизведанные места.

E
🇬🇧English
entrepreneur

business-oriented risk-taker; usually calculated and goal-directed rather than thrill-seeking

B2Very Often

An entrepreneur, she risked her savings to launch the company.

Как предприниматель, она рискнула своими сбережениями, чтобы запустить компанию.

S
🇬🇧English
speculator

typically someone taking financial risks to profit from price changes; can carry negative connotations

B2Often

Speculators drove rapid price swings on the market.

Спекулянты вызвали резкие колебания цен на рынке.

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risk-taker translation: любитель риска. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce risk-taker

/ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə/

risk-taker translation

любитель риска

risk-taker examples

Mark is a risk-taker; he goes skydiving every summer.

risk-taker transcription

/ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə/, /ˈrɪskˌteɪkər/

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risk-taker meaning: what does it mean?

enjoys taking risks

risk-taker pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

risk-taker is pronounced as /ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

risk-taker definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Mark is a risk-taker; he goes skydiving every summer. Translation: Марк — любитель риска: каждое лето он прыгает с парашютом.

Is risk-taker part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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