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1 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) jogar2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) jogada- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble* * *gam.ble[g'æmbəl] n coll empreendimento arriscado, jogo. • vt+vi 1 jogar jogos de azar, apostando dinheiro. 2 arriscar, aventurar-se. he gambled away his money ele perdeu seu dinheiro no jogo. you can gamble on that pode apostar nisso. -
2 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) lutar2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) lutar3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) discutir2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) luta2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) combatividade4) (a boxing-match.) luta de boxe•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *[fait] n batalha, peleja, briga, rixa, luta, contenda, disputa, combate, pugilato. she still has a lot of fight in her / ele ainda tem muita vontade de continuar lutando. • vt+vi (ps, pp fought) 1 batalhar, pelejar, guerrear, lutar, combater. she fought back her tears / ela segurou suas lágrimas. 2 brigar, disputar. 3 bater-se por, defender, sustentar, dar combate a. cat fight briga ruidosa, estardalhaço. hand to hand fight luta corporal, peleja. he is fighting fit ele está muito bem fisicamente. it’s worth fighting for vale a pena bater-se por isso. to fight a bottle sl beber em demasia. to fight a duel bater-se em duelo. to fight a losing battle dar murro em ponta de faca. to fight back resistir, responder. to fight down an emotion lutar contra uma emoção (não sentindo, não mostrando ou não sendo impulsionado por ela). to fight fire with fire responder com a mesma moeda. to fight for breath tentar respirar, respirar com dificuldade. to fight for something disputar uma coisa. to fight off repelir, rechaçar (inimigo, etc.). to fight one’s way abrir caminho empregando esforço. to fight out decidir pelas armas, resolver pela luta. to fight show opor resistência, não se dobrar. to fight shy of evitar, esquivar-se a. to have a fight bater-se, brigar. to make a fight for lutar por. to put up a fight lutar valentemente contra alguém mais forte. -
3 loss
[los]1) (the act or fact of losing: suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.) perda2) (something which is lost: It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.) perda3) (the amount (especially of money) which is lost: a loss of 500 pounds.) perda* * * -
4 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) ir de mal a pior -
5 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) arriscar-se a -
6 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) arriscar-se a -
7 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) jogar, apostar2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) risco- gambler- gambling - take a gamble -
8 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) ir de mal a piorEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > go from bad to worse
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9 loss
[los]1) (the act or fact of losing: suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.) perda2) (something which is lost: It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.) perda3) (the amount (especially of money) which is lost: a loss of 500 pounds.) perda -
10 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) correr o riscoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > run/take the risk (of)
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11 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) correr o riscoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > run/take the risk (of)
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