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1 gamble away
gamble away [something], gamble [something] away perdre [quelque chose] au jeu -
2 gamble
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. -
3 gamble
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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4 gamble
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 -
5 game
game [geɪm]1 noun∎ card/party games jeux mpl de cartes/de société;∎ a game of chance/of skill un jeu de hasard/d'adresse;∎ ball games are forbidden il est interdit de jouer au ballon;∎ the rules of the game la règle du jeu;∎ she plays a good game of chess c'est une bonne joueuse d'échecs, elle joue bien aux échecs;∎ the children were playing a game of cowboys and Indians les enfants jouaient aux cow-boys et aux Indiens;∎ it's only a game! ce n'est qu'un jeu!;∎ I'm off my game today je joue mal aujourd'hui;∎ it put me right off my game ça m'a complètement déconcentré;∎ to play sb's game entrer dans le jeu de qn;∎ you're not playing the game! tu ne joues pas le jeu!;∎ politics is just a game to him pour lui, la politique n'est qu'un jeu∎ Chess opening/middle/end game début m/milieu m/fin f de partie;∎ do you fancy a game of chess? ça te dit de faire une partie d'échecs?;∎ tonight's big game le grand match de ce soir;∎ he played 65 games for England il a joué 65 fois pour l'Angleterre;∎ we had a good game (played well) nous avons bien joué(c) (division of match → in tennis, bridge) jeu m;∎ game, set and match jeu, set et match;∎ (one) game all un jeu partout(d) (playing equipment, set) jeu m∎ what's your (little) game? qu'est-ce que tu manigances?, à quel jeu joues-tu?;∎ I know your (little) game! je sais bien où vous voulez en venir!;∎ to play a double game jouer un double jeu;∎ to beat sb at his/her own game battre qn sur son propre terrain;∎ the game's up! tout est perdu!;∎ two can play at that game, moi aussi je peux jouer à ce petit jeu-là;∎ that's not playing the game ce n'est pas loyal;∎ let's stop playing games and come to the point trêve de plaisanteries, passons aux choses sérieuses;∎ don't play or come that game with me! tu ne m'auras pas à ce petit jeu-là!∎ at this stage in the game à ce stade des opérations□ ;∎ to be ahead of the game mener le jeu(g) (activity) travail m;∎ I'm new to this game je suis novice en la matière;∎ when you've been in this game as long as I have, you'll understand quand tu auras fait ça aussi longtemps que moi, tu comprendras∎ small game menu gibier m∎ to give the game away vendre la mèche;∎ that gave the game away c'est comme ça qu'on a découvert le pot aux roses;∎ British familiar to be on the game (prostitute) faire le tapin ou le trottoir;∎ British the game is not worth the candle le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandellede chasse∎ he's game for anything il est toujours partant; pejorative il est prêt à tout ou capable de tout;∎ I'm game if you are! si tu es partant, moi aussi!∎ he's got a game leg il a une jambe estropiée(b) (play computer games) faire des jeux électroniques∎ they have games on Wednesdays le mercredi, ils ont sport;∎ he's good at games il est bon en sport, c'est un sportif►► game bag gibecière f;game birds gibier m à plumes;∎ the partridge is a game bird on chasse la perdrix;game fish poisson m noble (saumon, truite, brochet);game fowl gibier m à plumes;game laws réglementation f de la chasse;game licence permis m de chasse;game park (in Africa) réserve f;Cookery game pie tourte f au gibier, ≃ pâté m en croûte;game plan Chess & figurative stratégie f; Marketing stratégie f (de marketing);game point (in tennis) balle f de jeu;game reserve réserve f (pour animaux sauvages);game show Television jeu m télévisé; Radio jeu m radiophonique;Mathematics game theory théorie f des jeux; -
6 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) dos2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dos3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) arrière4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) arrière2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) de derrière3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de retour2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) en arrière3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) en arrière4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) en retour5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) en arrière4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) faire marche arrière2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) soutenir3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) miser sur•- backer- backbite - backbiting - backbone - backbreaking - backdate - backfire - background - backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) en revers, penché à gauche- backlog- back-number - backpack - backpacking: go backpacking - backpacker - backside - backslash - backstroke - backup - backwash - backwater - backyard - back down - back of - back on to - back out - back up - have one's back to the wall - put someone's back up - take a back seat -
7 flutter
flutter ['flʌtə(r)]∎ sometimes I feel my heart flutter j'ai parfois des palpitations;∎ figurative to make sb's heart flutter faire tressaillir le cœur de qn(b) (butterfly, bird → fly) voleter, voltiger; (→ flap wings) battre des ailes; (leaf, paper) voltiger;∎ a butterfly fluttered in through the window un papillon est entré par la fenêtre en voletant ou voltigeant;∎ to flutter away (bird, butterfly) s'envoler en voletant ou voltigeant;∎ the letter fluttered to the ground la lettre a volé par terre;∎ what is she fluttering about for? pourquoi est-ce qu'elle s'agite dans tous les sens comme ça?;∎ her mother kept fluttering in and out of the room sa mère entrait et sortait de la pièce sans arrêt(fan, piece of paper) agiter; (wings) battre;∎ to flutter one's legs (swimmer) battre des jambes;∎ to flutter one's eyelashes at sb aguicher qn en battant des cils3 noun(a) (of wings) battement m; (of heart) battement m irrégulier, pulsation f irrégulière; (of pulse) battement m irrégulier;∎ with a flutter of her eyelashes avec un battement de cils aguichant∎ to be all in or of a flutter être dans tous ses états∎ I have a little flutter from time to time (on horse) je fais un petit pari ou je parie de petites sommes de temps en temps;∎ to have a flutter on the Stock Exchange tenter sa chance à la Bourse, boursicoter►► flutter kick (in swimming) battement m des jambes
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