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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.) apostar
2. noun1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) apuesta2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) apuesta•- take a bet
- you bet
bet1 n apuestabet2 vb1. apostar / jugarhe bet £50 on a horse apostó 50 libras en un caballo2. apostarI bet she's late apuesto a que llega tarde / seguro que llega tardetr[bet]1 apuesta1 apostar1 apostar■ how much do you want to bet? ¿cuánto quieres apostar?2 (feel sure) estar seguro,-a, estar convencido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a bet hacer una apuestaI bet you can't do it! ¿a qué no puedes?you bet! ¡ya lo creo!your best bet is to... lo mejor que puedes hacer es...: apostarbet vito bet on : apostarle abet n: apuesta fn.• apuesta s.f.• apuesto s.m.• postura s.f.• puesta s.f.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to bet")v.(§ p.,p.p.: bet) = apostar v.• atravesar v.bet
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a) ( wager) apuesta fI had o made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win — le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil
b) ( option)it's a pretty good o fair bet that someone here speaks English — es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés
to hedge one's bets — cubrirse*
II
1.
a) ( gamble) apostar*David bet him £5 the Liberals would win — David le apostó cinco libras (a) que ganaban los liberales
b) ( be sure) jugarse*, apostar*I had a hard time persuading him - I'll bet you did! — me costó mucho convencerlo - me lo puedo imaginar!
I can do it! - (I) bet (you) you can't! — a que puedo hacerlo!, -a que no!
I bet you any money o anything you like, they're late — me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde
you can bet your life o your bottom dollar — (colloq) apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa (fam)
2.
via) ( gamble) jugar*I'm not a betting man, but... — yo no soy jugador, pero...
to bet on something/somebody — apostarle* a algo/alguien
b) ( be sure)I wouldn't bet on it — yo no estaría tan seguro, yo no me fiaría
(do you) want to bet? — (colloq) ¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?, ¿quieres apostar?
will you be there? - you bet! — (colloq) ¿irás? - por supuesto!
[bet] (pt, pp bet)I bet! — (colloq & iro) sí, seguro (iró), si, ya (iró)
1. VI1) (=place bet) apostarto bet on sth/sb — apostar a or por algo/por algn
I bet on the wrong horse — aposté por el or al caballo que no debía
2) (=be certain)don't bet on it!, I wouldn't bet on it! — ¡no estés tan seguro!
(do you) want to bet? * — ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?
"are you going?" - "you bet!" * — -¿vas a ir? -¡hombre, claro! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!
"I'm so relieved it's all over" - "I'll bet" * — - es un alivio que todo haya pasado -ya me lo imagino
2. VT1) (=stake) [+ money] apostar, jugarI bet £10 on a horse called Premonition — aposté 10 libras a or por un caballo llamado Premonition, jugué 10 libras a un caballo llamado Premonition
he bet them £500 that they would lose — les apostó or jugó 500 libras a que perdían
2) * (=predict) apostar, jugarseI bet you anything or any money he won't come — te apuesto or me juego lo que quieras a que no viene
"I bet I can jump over that stream" - "I bet you can't!" — -¡a que puedo saltar ese arroyo! -¡a que no!
"it wasn't easy" - "I bet it wasn't" — -no fue fácil -ya me imagino que no
you can bet your bottom dollar or your life that... * — puedes apostarte lo que quieras a que...
"did you tell him off?" - "you bet your life I did!" — -¿le reñiste? -¡ya lo creo!
3. N1) (=stake) apuesta fa £5 bet — una apuesta de 5 libras
(do you) want a bet? * — ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?
hedgeplace your bets! — ¡hagan sus apuestas!
2) (=prediction)it's a fair or good bet that interest rates will go up — es muy posible que los tipos de interés van a subir
3) * (=option)your best or safest bet is to keep quiet about it — lo mejor que puedes hacer es no decir nada
these companies are a safe bet for investors — estas compañías no presentan ningún riesgo para los inversores
* * *[bet]
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a) ( wager) apuesta fI had o made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win — le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil
b) ( option)it's a pretty good o fair bet that someone here speaks English — es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés
to hedge one's bets — cubrirse*
II
1.
a) ( gamble) apostar*David bet him £5 the Liberals would win — David le apostó cinco libras (a) que ganaban los liberales
b) ( be sure) jugarse*, apostar*I had a hard time persuading him - I'll bet you did! — me costó mucho convencerlo - me lo puedo imaginar!
I can do it! - (I) bet (you) you can't! — a que puedo hacerlo!, -a que no!
I bet you any money o anything you like, they're late — me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde
you can bet your life o your bottom dollar — (colloq) apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa (fam)
2.
via) ( gamble) jugar*I'm not a betting man, but... — yo no soy jugador, pero...
to bet on something/somebody — apostarle* a algo/alguien
b) ( be sure)I wouldn't bet on it — yo no estaría tan seguro, yo no me fiaría
(do you) want to bet? — (colloq) ¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?, ¿quieres apostar?
will you be there? - you bet! — (colloq) ¿irás? - por supuesto!
I bet! — (colloq & iro) sí, seguro (iró), si, ya (iró)
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