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adventurist

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ad·ven·tur·ism  (d-vnch-rzm)
n.
Involvement in risky enterprises without regard to proper procedures and possible consequences, especially the reckless intervention by a nation in the affairs of another nation or region: "American strategic interests would . . . be even more jeopardized by Soviet adventurism in the Middle East" (Christopher T. Rand).
ad·ventur·ist adj. & n.
ad·ventur·istic adj.
Translations
adventurist [ədˈventʃərɪst]
A. ADJ → aventurista
B. N → aventurista mf
adventurist [ədˈvɛntʃərɪst]
adj [policy] → aventuriste
n → aventuriste mf
adventurist
n → Abenteurer(in) m(f)
adj → abenteuerlich
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