want to bet

I had o made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win — le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil

it's a pretty good o fair bet that someone here speaks English — es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés

I bet you any money o anything you like, they're late — me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde

you can bet your life o your bottom dollar — (colloq) apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa (fam)

(do you) want to bet? — (colloq) ¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?, ¿quieres apostar?

will you be there? - you bet! — (colloq) ¿irás? - por supuesto!

I bet! — (colloq & iro) sí, seguro (iró), si, ya (iró)

to bet on sth/sb — apostar a or por algo/por algn

I bet on the wrong horse — aposté por el or al caballo que no debía

(do you) want to bet? * — ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?

"are you going?" - "you bet!" * — -¿vas a ir? -¡hombre, claro! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!

"I'm so relieved it's all over" - "I'll bet" * — - es un alivio que todo haya pasado -ya me lo imagino

I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition — aposté 10 libras a or por un caballo llamado Premonition, jugué 10 libras a un caballo llamado Premonition

he bet them £500 that they would lose — les apostó or jugó 500 libras a que perdían

I bet you anything or any money he won't come — te apuesto or me juego lo que quieras a que no viene

you can bet your bottom dollar or your life that... * — puedes apostarte lo que quieras a que...

(do you) want a bet? * — ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?

it's a fair or good bet that interest rates will go up — es muy posible que los tipos de interés van a subir

your best or safest bet is to keep quiet about it — lo mejor que puedes hacer es no decir nada

I had o made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win — le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil

it's a pretty good o fair bet that someone here speaks English — es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés

I bet you any money o anything you like, they're late — me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde

you can bet your life o your bottom dollar — (colloq) apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa (fam)

(do you) want to bet? — (colloq) ¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?, ¿quieres apostar?

will you be there? - you bet! — (colloq) ¿irás? - por supuesto!

I bet! — (colloq & iro) sí, seguro (iró), si, ya (iró)

I bet him £10 — ich habe mit ihm um 10 Pfund gewettet

he bet £10 on that horse — er hat 10 Pfund auf das Pferd gesetzt

bet [you] I can — und ob ich kann

you bet [I am/he will etc.] — und ob; allerdings

bet on something — auf etwas (Akk.) setzen

make or have a bet with somebody on something — mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) wetten

it's a good or safe bet he'll be in the bar — er ist bestimmt or garantiert in der Kneipe

he's a bad bet for the job — er ist nichts für diese Arbeit (inf)

all bets are off (fig) — es ist unmöglich vorauszusagen, was passieren wird

I bet he'll come! — wetten, dass er kommt! (inf)

I'll bet you anything (you like) — ich gehe mit dir jede Wette (darauf) ein

bet you! — wetten! (inf)

you can bet your boots or your bottom dollar that... — Sie können Gift darauf nehmen, dass... (inf)

bet you I can! (inf) — wetten, dass ich das kann! (inf)

you bet! (inf) — und ob! (inf)

(do you) want to bet? — (wollen wir) wetten?

you bet [I am/he will etc.] — und ob; allerdings

bet on something — auf etwas (Akk.) setzen

make or have a bet with somebody on something — mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) wetten

to make a bet — scommettere, fare una scommessa ( with con)

to have a bet on — fare una scommessa in [ race]; scommettere su [ horse]

to place o put o lay a bet on puntare su [horse, dog, number, colour]; to make a bet that scommettere che; to do sth. for a bet fare qcs. per scommessa; "place your bets!" (in roulette) "faites vos jeux!"; this car is supposed to be a good o safe bet con questa automobile non dovrebbero esserci rischi; your best bet is to take the motorway — la cosa migliore è che tu prenda l'autostrada

bet you can, can't! — (between children) scommetto che ci riesci, non ci riesci!

to bet on a horse — scommettere o puntare su un cavallo

I'll bet! — (in agreement) ci credo! credo bene! (ironically) come no!

to make a bet — scommettere, fare una scommessa ( with con)

to have a bet on — fare una scommessa in [ race]; scommettere su [ horse]

to place o put o lay a bet on puntare su [horse, dog, number, colour]; to make a bet that scommettere che; to do sth. for a bet fare qcs. per scommessa; "place your bets!" (in roulette) "faites vos jeux!"; this car is supposed to be a good o safe bet con questa automobile non dovrebbero esserci rischi; your best bet is to take the motorway — la cosa migliore è che tu prenda l'autostrada

bet you can, can't! — (between children) scommetto che ci riesci, non ci riesci!

to bet on a horse — scommettere o puntare su un cavallo

I'll bet! — (in agreement) ci credo! credo bene! (ironically) come no!

...I know something happened to you over there, and I'd bet my bottom dollar it was a girl... (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 2) —...я чувствую, что-то с тобой стряслось за границей, последний доллар прозакладываю, что тут замешана девушка...

When one of the first remarks of a new patient is: ‘Now, I don't want to be any trouble,’ you can bet your shirt they are going to be more trouble than anyone else in the ward. (M. Dickens, ‘One Pair of Feet’, ch. IX) — Когда новый пациент начинает с того, что говорит: "Я не хочу, причинять никакого беспокойства", даю голову на отсечение, что он причинит больше беспокойства, чем любой другой пациент в палате.

‘I'll bet my boots it isn't so.’ It was not an elegant expression for a young lady, but it was very emphatic. (DI) — "Провалиться мне на этом самом месте, если это так". Слова эти звучали грубовато в устах молодой девушки, но были очень выразительны.

da wette ich gegen (inf) — I bet you that isn't so/won't happen etc

ich wette 100 gegen 1(, dass...) — I'll bet or lay (Brit) (you) 100 to 1 (that...)

auf etwas (Akk.) wetten — bet on something; put one's money on something

ich wette hundert zu eins, dass... — (ugs.) I'll bet [you] a hundred to one that...

so haben wir nicht gewettet — (ugs.) that was not the deal or not what we agreed

auf etwas (Akk.) wetten — bet on something; put one's money on something

ich wette hundert zu eins, dass... — (ugs.) I'll bet [you] a hundred to one that...

so haben wir nicht gewettet — (ugs.) that was not the deal or not what we agreed

die Wette gilt! — done!, you're on! (inf)

se volete, possiamo partire subito — if you like o want, we can leave right away

prendine quanto vuoi — help yourself, take as many (o much) as you like

parla bene l'inglese quando vuole — he can speak English well when he has a mind to o when he feels like it

che cosa vuoi da me? — what do you want from me?, what do you expect of me?

la tradizione vuole che... — custom requires that...

vuole troppo dai suoi studenti — he expects too much of his students

il verbo transitivo vuole il complemento oggetto — transitive verbs require a direct object

voglio dire... — (per correggersi) I mean...

ci vuol ben altro per farmi arrabbiare — it'll take a lot more than that to make me angry

quanto ci vuole per andare da Roma a Firenze? — to how long does it take to go from Rome to Florence?

è quel che ci vuole — it's just what is needed

volesse il cielo che... — God grant that...

se Dio vuole — God willing

voler male a qn — to dislike sb

sembra che voglia piovere — it looks like rain

volere è potere — where there's a will there's a way

qui ti voglio — that's the problem

non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma... — I may be wrong, but...

senza volere — unwittingly, without meaning to, unintentionally

chi troppo vuole nulla stringe — (Proverbio) don't ask for too much or you may come away empty-handed

voglio vedere se rifiuta — I bet she doesn't refuse

vuoi... vuoi... — either... or...

volersi bene — (amore) to love each other, (affetto) to be fond of o like each other

contro il volere di — against the wishes of

per volere del padre — in obedience to his father's will o wishes

vuole fare l'astronauta — he wants o would like to be an astronaut

vorrebbero andare a casa — they wish o would like to go home

avrei voluto vedere te! — colloq. I'd like to have seen you!

volevo una birra — colloq. I'd like a beer

vieni quando vuoi — come whenever you want o like

cos'altro vogliono da noi? — what else o more do they want of us?

queste piante vogliono un clima umido — these plants require o need a humid climate

questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo — this verb requires o takes the subjunctive

ci vuole pazienza — it takes o you need patience

con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso — (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress

prendine quanto ne vuoi — take as much as you please o want

volerne a qcn. — (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will

te la sei voluta — (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it

come vuoi (tu) — as you wish o like

volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.

volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere — prov. where there's a will there's a way

parier sur — to bet on, to back [cheval, boxeur]

il y a fort or gros à parier que — it's a safe bet that, the odds are that

se jugó 500 dólares — he bet o staked 500 dollars

• jugárselo todo a una carta — (lit) to bet everything on one card; (fig) to put all one's eggs in one basket

• jugárselo todo en algo — to stake everything on sth

si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

• si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

• llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

• ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

no sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train

me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it

no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true

• si bien — although

si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

¿has terminado? - sí — have you finished? - yes o yes, I have

ahora sí que lo has hecho bien — now you've really done it! (colloq)

lo que sí quiero es que lo pienses bien — what I do want you to do is to think it over carefully

no puedo - sí que puedes! — I can't - yes, you can! o of course, you can!

ah, no! eso sí que no! — oh no! I'm not having that! (colloq), oh no! no way! (colloq)

se fue sin permiso - ¿ah sí? — he left without asking permission - is that so? o did he now?

¿te gusta? a mí sí — do you like it? I do

no tener (ni) un sí ni un no — (CS, Méx)

lo hizo por sí mismo or por sí solo — he did it by himself o on his own

cerró la puerta tras de sí — (liter) she closed the door behind her

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.