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stake [steɪk]1. nouna. (for fence, tree) pieu m• Britain has a big stake in North Sea oil la Grande-Bretagne a beaucoup investi dans le pétrole de la mer du Nord► at stakea. ( = bet) [+ money] miser ; [+ one's reputation, life] risquera. to stake out a position as... se tailler une place de...b. [+ person, house] placer sous surveillance* * *[steɪk] 1.1) Games, fig ( amount risked) enjeu mto play for high stakes — lit, fig jouer gros
to raise the stakes — lit augmenter l'enjeu; fig monter la mise
to be at stake — fig être en jeu
there is a lot at stake — fig ce n'est pas à prendre à la légère
to put something at stake — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en jeu
2) ( investment) participation f (in dans)4) History ( for execution) bûcher m2.transitive verb1) ( gamble) miser [money, property]; risquer [reputation]2) ( support) mettre un tuteur à [plant, tree]3) US ( back) financer [person]•Phrasal Verbs: -
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[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risque2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) risquer2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) risquer (de)•- risky- at a person's own risk - at own risk - at risk - at the risk of - run/take the risk of - run/take the risk - take risks / take a risk -
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[steik] I noun(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) pieuII 1. noun(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) enjeu2. verb(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) miser- at stake -
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A n1 Games, Turf, fig ( amount risked) enjeu m ; to put a stake on miser sur [horse] ; high/low stakes enjeux élevés/faibles ; to play for high stakes lit, fig jouer gros ; to raise the stakes lit augmenter l'enjeu ; fig monter la mise ; to be at stake fig être en jeu ; there is a lot at stake fig ce n'est pas à prendre à la légère ; he has a lot at stake fig il a gros à perdre ; to put sth at stake lit, fig mettre qch en jeu ;2 ( investment) participation f (in dans) ; a large/small stake une forte/faible participation ; to have a 30% stake in avoir une participation de 30% dans [company] ;4 Hist ( for execution) bûcher m ; to go to the stake monter au bûcher ; to be burnt at the stake être brûlé sur le bûcher.B stakes npl Turf montant m du prix ; the Diamond Stakes la course des Diamond Stakes ; ‘France top in pay stakes’ fig journ ‘la France en tête dans la compétition salariale’.C vtr1 ( gamble) miser [money, property] ; risquer [reputation] ; to stake one's all on tout miser sur ; I would stake my life on it j'en mettrais ma tête à couper ○ ;2 Hort mettre un tuteur à [plant, tree] ;to stake one's claim to fig exposer ses revendications sur ; to (pull) up stakes larguer les amarres ○.■ stake out:▶ stake out [sth], stake [sth] out1 [police] surveiller [hide-out] ;2 lit délimiter [qch] avec des pieux [land] ;
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