🇬🇧🇪🇸 dauntless - intrépido : English Lesson

Meaning of "dauntless" ("intrépido"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Dauntless describes someone who is very brave and not afraid of anything, even when things are difficult or a little bit scary. A dauntless person is determined and faces challenges without being easily frightened. Think of a knight facing a dragon without blinking – that's dauntless!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My dauntless brother tried to eat a ghost pepper… and turned into a dragon.

The dauntless toddler tried to ride the cat like a horse.

She was dauntless enough to eat the school cafeteria mystery meat.

I was dauntless until the magician pulled a snake out of his hat!

My dauntless cat attacked the vacuum cleaner like it was a dragon.

A dauntless girl walks onto the storm pier. Her dauntless boots slap wet boards, her dauntless hands hold the small dog, her dauntless eyes meet roaring waves. The dauntless dog trembles, but she lifts him, steady and calm. Rain bows away; the dauntless girl smiles. They go home safe, both proud.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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