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1 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) spēlēt azartspēles2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) riskants pasākums- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble* * *riskants pasākums, risks; spēlēt azartspēles; spekulēt; riskēt -
2 military gamble
militāra avantūra -
3 to gamble away
paspēlēt kāršu spēlē -
4 take a gamble
(to do something risky in the hope that it will succeed.) riskēt -
5 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) mugura2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) mugura3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) otrā puse; aizmugure4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) aizsargs (futbolā u.tml.)2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aizmugures; pakaļējais3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atpakaļ2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) sāņus3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) [] pret4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) [] pretī5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) pirms; agrāk4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) braukt atpakaļgaitā2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) atbalstīt3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) derēt•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.)- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *mugura; aizmugure, mugurpuse; otrā puse; atzveltne; ķīlis; aizsargs; atbalstīt; nostiprināt; subsidēt, finansēt; derēt, likt; kāpties atpakaļ; kāpt zirgā; piekļauties; indosēt; pakaļējais; pretējs; nokavēts, novecojis; atpakaļ; sāņus; pirms, agrāk -
6 bet
[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.) []derēt2. noun1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) derības2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) derību summa•- take a bet
- you bet* * *derības; derēt; saderēt -
7 come off
1) (to fall off: Her shoe came off.) nokrist; notrūkt2) (to turn out (well); to succeed: The gamble didn't come off.) (veiksmīgi) norisināties; iziet
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gamble — [gam′bəl] vi. gambled, gambling [prob. back form. < obs. gamler, a gambler < gamel, to play (altered < ME gamen, to play < game, GAME1) + ER: akin to Ger dial. gammeln, to sport, make merry] 1. to play games of chance for money or… … English World dictionary
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