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2 chip
[tʃɪp] 1. n( of wood) drzazga f, wiór m; (of glass, stone) odłamek m; (in glass, cup) szczerba f; ( in gambling) żeton m; ( COMPUT) (also: microchip) kość f, układ m scalony- chips2. vi, see chip in* * *[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) wyszczerbiać (się)2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) szczerba2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) frytka3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) żeton4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) układ scalony•- chip in -
3 raid
[reɪd] 1. n ( MIL)atak m; (by aircraft, police) nalot m; ( by criminal) napad m2. vt ( MIL)atakować; ( by aircraft) dokonywać (dokonać perf) nalotu na +acc; police robić (zrobić perf) nalot na +acc; criminal napadać (napaść perf) na +acc* * *[reid] 1. noun(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) napad, obława2. verb1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) zrobić najazd/obławę/nalot na2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) zaatakować, ogołocić•- raider -
4 bingo
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5 casino
[kə'siːnəu]nkasyno nt* * *[kə'si:nəu]plural - casinos; noun(a building with gambling tables etc.) kasyno -
6 contribute
[kən'trɪbjuːt] 1. vi2. vtto contribute to — ( charity etc) zasilać (zasilić perf); ( magazine) pisywać do +gen, współpracować z +instr; (situation, problem) przyczyniać się (przyczynić się perf) do +gen; (discussion, conversation) brać (wziąć perf) udział w +loc
to contribute 10 pounds to — ( charity) wpłacać (wpłacić perf) or ofiarowywać (ofiarować perf) 10 funtów na +acc
to contribute an article to — pisać (napisać perf) artykuł do +gen
* * *[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) wnosić wkład, przyczyniać się2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) przyczyniać się•- contributor -
7 croupier
['kruːpɪə(r)]nkrupier m* * *['kru:piə](a person who takes and pays bets at a gambling table in a casino etc.) krupier -
8 (football) pools
noun plural (organized gambling on the results of football matches.) totalizator sportowy -
9 fritter
['frɪtə(r)] 1. n 2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) (roz)trwonić -
10 gamble
['gæmbl] 1. nryzyko nt2. vt3. vito gamble away — money, profits przegrywać (przegrać perf), przepuszczać (przepuścić perf) (inf)
to gamble on — stawiać (postawić perf) na +acc
* * *['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) uprawiać hazard2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) ryzyko- gambler- gambling
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11 (football) pools
noun plural (organized gambling on the results of football matches.) totalizator sportowy -
12 slot machine
n ( BRIT)automat m (ze słodyczami, napojami itp); ( for gambling) automat m do gry* * *(a machine, especially one containing cigarettes, sweets etc for sale, worked by putting a coin in a slot.) automat -
13 squander
['skwɔndə(r)]vt* * *['skwondə](to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) trwonić -
14 sweepstake
['swiːpsteɪk]nzakłady pl, totalizator m* * *['swi:psteik](a system of gambling eg on a horse-race, in which the person who holds a ticket for the winning horse gets all the money staked by the other gamblers.) totalizator -
15 undoing
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16 betting
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