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gamble [ˈgæmbl]1. nounpari m• it was a bit of a gamble but... c'était un peu risqué mais...[+ money] perdre au jeu* * *['gæmbl] 1.noun pari m2.his gamble paid off — il a réussi or gagné son pari
transitive verb jouer [money]; fig miser (on sur)3.to gamble for high stakes — lit, fig jouer gros
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A n2 fig ( risk) pari m ; to take a gamble faire un pari ; that's a bit of a gamble c'est un peu risqué ; a safe gamble un pari sûr ; his gamble paid off son pari or son coup de poker a réussi.C vi ( at cards) jouer ; Turf parier ; fig miser (on sur) ; to gamble on the horses parier aux courses ; to gamble at cards jouer de l'argent aux cartes ; to gamble for high stakes lit, fig jouer gros ; to gamble on the Stock Exchange jouer à la Bourse ; to gamble with sb's life jouer avec la vie de qn ; he gambled that the shares would rise il a misé sur l'augmentation des actions ; she hadn't gambled on his being there elle n'avait pas prévu qu'il serait là.■ gamble away:▶ gamble away [sth], gamble [sth] away perdre [qch] au jeu [money, fortune] ; he had gambled all his money away il avait perdu tout son argent au jeu. -
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gamble ['gæmbəl]jouer;∎ I don't gamble je ne joue pas pour de l'argent;∎ to gamble on a throw of the dice miser sur un coup de dé(s);∎ to gamble on the Stock Exchange jouer à la Bourse, boursicoter;∎ figurative Napoleon gambled and lost Napoléon a joué et perduparier, miser;∎ to gamble one's money on horses jouer son argent aux courses;∎ figurative the government has gambled its political future on the plan's success le gouvernement a joué son avenir sur le succès du projet3 noun∎ I like an occasional gamble on the horses j'aime bien jouer aux courses de temps en temps∎ I know it's a gamble but… je sais que c'est risqué mais…;∎ his gamble paid off son coup de poker a payé;∎ it's a gamble we have to take c'est un risque qu'il faut prendre;∎ it's a bit of a gamble whether it'll work or not nous n'avons aucun moyen de savoir si ça marchera(fortune) perdre au jeumiser ou tabler ou compter sur;∎ we'd gambled on having fine weather on avait misé sur le beau temps;∎ I wouldn't gamble on the plan succeeding je ne tablerais pas sur la réussite du projet;∎ they're gambling on there not being an inspector on the train ils misent sur le fait qu'il n'y aura pas de contrôleur dans le train;∎ she's gambling on getting home by eight o'clock elle compte rentrer avant huit heures
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