venture

venture
venture [ˈvent∫ər]
1. noun
( = project) entreprise f
• it was a risky venture c'était une entreprise hasardeuse
• the success of his first film venture le succès de sa première incursion dans le domaine cinématographique
• all his business ventures failed toutes ses tentatives commerciales ont échoué
2. transitive verb
[+ life, fortune, reputation] risquer ; [+ opinion, explanation, guess] hasarder(PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien
3. intransitive verb
se hasarder
• to venture in/out se risquer à entrer/sortir
• to venture into town/into the forest se hasarder dans la ville/dans la forêt
4. compounds
► venture capital noun capital m risque
► venture capitalist noun spécialiste mf du capital risque
► Venture Scout noun (British) ≈ scout m de la branche aînée
► venture forth intransitive verb
(literary) se risquer à sortir
* * *
['ventʃə(r)] 1.
noun
1) Commerce, Finance (undertaking) aventure f, entreprise f

a publishing/media venture — une aventure éditoriale/médiatique

her first venture into marketing — sa première expérience dans le marketing

2) (experiment) essai m

his first venture into fiction — sa première tentative dans le domaine de la fiction

2.
transitive verb
1) (offer) hasarder [opinion, suggestion]

to venture the opinion that — hasarder l'opinion selon laquelle

might I venture a suggestion? — puis-je me permettre une suggestion?

to venture to do — se risquer à faire

2) (gamble) risquer [bet, money] (on sur)
3.
intransitive verb
1) (go)

to venture into — s'aventurer dans [place, street, city]

to venture out(doors) — s'aventurer dehors

to venture forth — littér se risquer à sortir

2) Commerce (make foray)

to venture into — se lancer dans [retail market, publishing]

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nothing ventured nothing gained — qui ne risque rien n'a rien


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