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[bɛt] 1. nzakład m2. vt; pt, pp bet or betted( wager)to bet sb sth — zakładać się (założyć się perf) z kimś o coś; (expect, guess)
3. vito bet that … — zakładać się (założyć się perf), że …
to bet on — obstawiać (obstawić perf) +acc
it's a safe bet that … — jest pewne jak w banku, że …
* * *[bet] 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.) stawiać (na)2. noun1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) zakład2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) zakład•- take a bet
- you bet
См. также в других словарях:
gamble — ▪ I. gamble gam‧ble 1 [ˈgæmbl] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. FINANCE to risk money on the stockmarket or a new business activity in the hope of making a profit: gamble on • The company is gambling on a new clothing line expanding its… … Financial and business terms
gamble on something doing something — ˈgamble on sth/on doing sth derived to take a risk with sth, hoping that you will be successful • He gambled on being able to buy a ticket at the last minute. Main entry: ↑gamblederived … Useful english dictionary
gamble on on doing something — ˈgamble on sth/on doing sth derived to take a risk with sth, hoping that you will be successful • He gambled on being able to buy a ticket at the last minute. Main entry: ↑gamblederived … Useful english dictionary
gamble — 1 verb 1 (I) to risk money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, such as a card game, a race or a horse: We re forbidden to drink or gamble. | gamble on sth: Jack loves gambling on the horses. | gamble heavily (=gamble often, using … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gamble — gam|ble1 [ˈgæmbəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: game] 1.) to risk money or possessions on the result of something such as a card game or a race, when you do not know for certain what the result will be →↑bet ▪ Their religion forbids them … Dictionary of contemporary English
gamble sth away — UK US gamble sth away Phrasal Verb with gamble({{}}/ˈgæmbl/ verb [I or T] ► to lose something by gambling: »In recent years, he gambled away nearly $126 million in Las Vegas casinos … Financial and business terms
risk — risk1 W1S2 [rısk] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: risque, from Italian risco] 1.) [U and C] the possibility that something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous may happen = ↑danger →↑gamble, chance ↑chance risk of ▪ the risk … Dictionary of contemporary English
stake*/ — [steɪk] noun I 1) [C] business the part of a business that you own because you have invested money in it They took a 40% stake in the company last year.[/ex] 2) [C] an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
worthwhile — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ Their gratitude made it all worthwhile. ▪ consider sth … Collocations dictionary
fail — verb 1 not succeed ADVERB ▪ dismally, miserably ▪ I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably. ▪ spectacularly ▪ She came up with several plans that failed spectacularly before finally achieving success … Collocations dictionary
bank — bank1 W1S1 [bæŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place for money)¦ 2¦(river/lake)¦ 3 blood/sperm/organ bank 4¦(clouds/mist)¦ 5¦(raised area)¦ 6¦(machines)¦ 7¦(game)¦ 8 be makin bank 9¦(road)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English