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1 apuesta
f.bet, bid, gamble.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: apostar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: apostar.* * *1 bet, wager* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en juego] betla apuesta era de 100 euros — the bet was 100 euros, it was a 100-euro bet
hagan sus apuestas, señores — place your bets, ladies and gentlemen
¿cuántas apuestas has hecho esta semana en la quiniela? — how much did you bet on the pools this week?
2) (=desafío)te hago una apuesta a que... — I bet you that...
3) (=opción)nuestra apuesta por la modernización supondrá un aumento gradual de los gastos — our commitment to modernization will lead to a gradual increase in expenditure
esa es una apuesta de futuro — that is a future hope, that is a hope for the future
4) (Bridge) bid* * *Ifemenino betII* * *= gamble, stake in the ground, wager.Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.Ex. The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.Ex. Once you confirm a bet online, your wager is considered final, we cannot cancel confirmed wagers.----* apuestas = betting.* apuestas deportivas = sports betting.* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.* hacer una apuesta = place + a wager, make + a wager, wager.* jugador de apuestas = gambler.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* jugar a las apuestas = game.* una apuesta segura = a sure bet.* * *Ifemenino betII* * *= gamble, stake in the ground, wager.Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.Ex: Once you confirm a bet online, your wager is considered final, we cannot cancel confirmed wagers.* apuestas = betting.* apuestas deportivas = sports betting.* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.* hacer una apuesta = place + a wager, make + a wager, wager.* jugador de apuestas = gambler.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* jugar a las apuestas = game.* una apuesta segura = a sure bet.* * *1 (suma de dinero, objeto) betdoblar/subir la apuesta to double/raise the bet2 (acción) betle hice una apuesta I had a bet with him* * *
apuesta 1 sustantivo femenino
bet;
apuesta 2, apuestas, etc see apostar
apuesto,-a adjetivo good-looking, handsome
apuesta sustantivo femenino bet, wager
' apuesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
doblar
- ganar
- plantar
- polla
English:
ante
- bet
- flutter
- gamble
- hedge
- long shot
- stake
- wager
- win
- football
- odds
* * *♦ nf1. [acción] bet;hacer una apuesta sobre algo to have a bet on sth;el partido ha hecho una fuerte apuesta por el liberalismo the party has committed itself strongly to liberalism2. [cantidad de dinero] bet;las apuestas eran muy elevadas the stakes were very high* * *f bet* * *apuesta nf: bet, wager* * *apuesta n bet -
2 apostador
adj.betting.m.1 better, one that wagers or bets.2 bettor, gambler, cardshark, cardsharp.* * *► adjetivo1 betting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 punter, person who places a bet* * *apostador, -aSM / F better, punter* * *= punter.Ex. One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.* * *= punter.Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.
* * *( Col)wishbone* * *: bettor, better
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