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1 ♦ stake
♦ stake /steɪk/n.1 palo; paletto; piolo; picchetto2 (stor.) (palo del) rogo: to be condemned to the stake, essere condannato al rogo; Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake, Giovanna D'Arco fu bruciata sul rogo3 posta; puntata; scommessa: to play for high stakes, fare puntate assai alte; to raise the stakes, alzare la posta; rilanciare4 (fin.) partecipazione; quota di partecipazione; interesse: to acquire a stake in a business, acquisire una partecipazione in un'azienda5 (topogr.) palina; biffa7 [u] rischio● ( sport) stake boat, battello meda, barca che funge da boa di virata □ stake net, rete da pesca a graticola; gradella □ at stake, ( sport) in palio, in gioco; (fig.) in pericolo, a repentaglio, in ballo (fam.) □ (fin.) to have a stake in an enterprise, avere un interesse in un'impresa; esservi cointeressato □ (fin.) a stake in a company, una partecipazione azionaria □ (fig. fam.) to pull up stakes, andarsene; fare fagotto; traslocare □ to win all the stakes, vincere tutte le poste; far saltare il banco □ There's a lot at stake!, la posta è alta! □ Life ( itself) is at stake, ne va della vita (stessa).(to) stake /steɪk/v. t.3 ( spesso to stake off, to stake out) delimitare (o segnare) con picchetti; picchettare; palinare (tecn.): to stake out an estate, delimitare con picchetti una proprietà4 puntare; scommettere; rischiare: He staked his winnings on the next race, ha puntato la vincita sulla corsa successiva; I'd stake my life on it!, ci scommetterei la testa!; to stake everything, rischiare il tutto per tutto● ( slang) to stake out, controllare, tenere (qc.) sotto controllo (di polizia); tenere d'occhio ( un luogo sospetto, ecc.) □ to stake out a (o one's) claim, piantar picchetti in segno di possesso di un terreno; (fig.) accampare diritti, avanzare una pretesa □ (fam. USA) to stake sb. to st., comprare (o pagare, offrire, regalare) qc. a q.
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