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1 gamble
• riskeerata• veikata• veto• arpapeli• uhkapeli• uhkayritysfinance, business, economy• keinotella• pelata• pelata uhkapeliä• sattuma* * *'ɡæmbl 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) pelata uhkapeliä2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) uhkapeli- gambler- gambling
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2 back
• olla puolella• pakki• rästissä oleva• tukea• tuki• noja• huovata• vasta• puolustaja• tausta• kannattaa• hamara• peräyttää• perä• peruuttaa• peräpää• perimmäinen• peräytyä• perukka• selkäpii• selkä• selkänoja• selus• selusta• selkänahka• selkämys• selkäkappale• selkäpuoli• takapuoli• takakappale• takaperin• takainen• taka-• takaosa• taaksepäin• takakappale (hameen)• takaisin-• takakappale (housun)• taaempi• takamies• taka• takapää• takaisin• takimmainen• kääntöpuoli• lyödä vetoa puolesta* * *bæk 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) selkä2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) selkä3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) takaosa4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) puolustaja2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) taka-, selkä-3. 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.) takaisin2) (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!) pois3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) taaksepäin4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) takaisin5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) taaksepäin4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) peruuttaa2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) tukea3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lyödä vetoa•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) rystylyönnillä, vasenviisto- 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
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3 bet
• panos• vedonlyönti• veikata• veto (vedonlyönti)• veto• lyödä vetoa* * *bet 1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) lyödä vetoa2. noun1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) vedonlyönti2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) panos•- take a bet
- you bet
См. также в других словарях:
gamble — ► VERB 1) play games of chance for money; bet. 2) bet (a sum of money). 3) take risky action in the hope of a desired result. ► NOUN 1) an act of gambling. 2) a risky undertaking. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
gamble — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, major, massive ▪ calculated ▪ high risk, risky (esp … Collocations dictionary
gamble away — ˌgamble a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they gamble away he/she/it gambles away present participle gambling away past tense gambled away … Useful english dictionary
gamble — gam·ble / gam bəl/ vb gam·bled, gam·bling vi: to risk something of value for the chance of winning a prize vt: to risk (something) for the chance of winning a prize gam·bler / blər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
gamble — verb 1》 play games of chance for money; bet. ↘bet (a sum of money). 2》 take risky action in the hope of a desired result. noun 1》 an act of gambling. 2》 a risky undertaking or enterprise. Derivatives gambler noun Origin C18: from obs. gamel… … English new terms dictionary
gamble — ▪ I. gamble gam‧ble 1 [ˈgæmbl] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. FINANCE to risk money on the stockmarket or a new business activity in the hope of making a profit: gamble on • The company is gambling on a new clothing line expanding its… … Financial and business terms
gamble — 1 verb 1 (I) to risk money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, such as a card game, a race or a horse: We re forbidden to drink or gamble. | gamble on sth: Jack loves gambling on the horses. | gamble heavily (=gamble often, using … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gamble — [[t]gæ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] gambles, gambling, gambled 1) N COUNT A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the… … English dictionary
gamble — gam|ble1 [ gæmbl ] verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to risk money or something valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly: We used to gamble at the casinos in Atlantic City. 2. ) to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gamble — I UK [ˈɡæmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms gamble : present tense I/you/we/they gamble he/she/it gambles present participle gambling past tense gambled past participle gambled * 1) to risk money or something valuable in the… … English dictionary
gamble sth away — UK US gamble sth away Phrasal Verb with gamble({{}}/ˈgæmbl/ verb [I or T] ► to lose something by gambling: »In recent years, he gambled away nearly $126 million in Las Vegas casinos … Financial and business terms
