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1 gambling
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2 raid
[reid] 1. noun(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) útok, přepad2. verb1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) přepadnout2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) vyloupit•- raider* * *• útok• nájezd• nálet -
3 bingo
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4 casino
[kə'si:nəu]plural - casinos; noun(a building with gambling tables etc.) kasino* * *• kasino -
5 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) uštípnout, odštípnout2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) otlučené místo2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) hranolek3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) žeton4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) čip•- chip in* * *• čip -
6 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) přispět2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) přispět k•- contributor* * *• přispět• přispívat -
7 croupier
['kru:piə](a person who takes and pays bets at a gambling table in a casino etc.) krupiér* * *• krupiér -
8 fritter
['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) promarnit* * *• druh fritovaného pokrmu -
9 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) sázet, hrát (hazardně)2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) risk, hazard- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble* * *• hrát• hazardovat• hra -
10 squander
['skwondə](to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) rozházet* * *• promarnit• mrhat -
11 sweepstake
['swi:psteik](a system of gambling eg on a horse-race, in which the person who holds a ticket for the winning horse gets all the money staked by the other gamblers.) sweepstake* * *• sázka• loterie -
12 undoing
noun ((the cause of) ruin or disaster: Gambling was his undoing.) zkáza* * *• vrácení změny• odvolávající -
13 (football) pools
noun plural (organized gambling on the results of football matches.) sázení -
14 (football) pools
noun plural (organized gambling on the results of football matches.) sázení
См. также в других словарях:
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