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1 gamble
'ɡæmbl
1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) apostar a, jugar dinero a
2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) empresa arriesgada, jugada- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble
gamble1 n jugada / riesgogamble2 vb jugartr['gæmbəl]1 (risky undertaking) empresa arriesgada■ he took a big gamble when he decided to change jobs se arriesgó mucho cuando decidió cambiar de trabajo2 (risk) riesgo3 (bet) jugada, apuesta1 jugar(se)1 (bet) apostar, jugar2 (take a risk) arriesgarse, confiar: jugar, arriesgarsegamble vt1) bet, wager: apostar, jugarse2) risk: arriesgargamble n1) bet: apuesta f2) risk: riesga fn.• cosa incierta s.f.• juego s.m.• jugada s.f.v.• jugar v.
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1. 'gæmbəla) ( lay wager) jugar*to gamble ON something: will he come? - I wouldn't gamble on it — ¿vendrá? - no me fiaría yo
b) ( take risk) jugar*to gamble on the Stock Exchange — especular en la Bolsa, jugar* a la Bolsa
to gamble ON something: I gambled on her being in — decidí correr el riesgo de que no estuviera en casa
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vt jugarse*Phrasal Verbs:
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noun (no pl)a) ( bet) apuesta fb) ( risk)['ɡæmbl]to take a gamble — arriesgarse*
1.N (=risk) riesgo m ; (=bet) apuesta fto have a gamble on — [+ horse] jugar dinero a, apostar a; [+ Stock Exchange] jugar a
2.VT [+ money] jugar, apostar; [+ one's life] arriesgarto gamble everything/one's future (on sth) — jugarse todo/el porvenir (a algo)
3.VI (=bet money) jugar, apostar; (=take a chance) jugárselasto gamble on sth — confiar en algo, contar con algo
he gambled on my being there — confiaba en que yo estuviera allí, contaba con que yo estuviera allí
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1. ['gæmbəl]a) ( lay wager) jugar*to gamble ON something: will he come? - I wouldn't gamble on it — ¿vendrá? - no me fiaría yo
b) ( take risk) jugar*to gamble on the Stock Exchange — especular en la Bolsa, jugar* a la Bolsa
to gamble ON something: I gambled on her being in — decidí correr el riesgo de que no estuviera en casa
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vt jugarse*Phrasal Verbs:
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noun (no pl)a) ( bet) apuesta fb) ( risk)to take a gamble — arriesgarse*
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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 ['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
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