betting office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for betting office in the French»English Dictionary

un PMU

a betting office

Translations for betting office in the English»French Dictionary

I.bet [Brit bɛt, Am bɛt] N

1. bet (gamble):

bet

pari m

to have a bet on a race/on a horse

parier dans une course/sur un cheval

to place or put or lay a bet on horse, dog

parier or faire un pari sur

to place or put or lay a bet on number, colour

miser sur

to make a bet that …

faire le pari que …

to make a bet

parier or faire un pari (with avec)

to do sth for a bet

faire qc à la suite d'un pari

‘place your bets!’ (in roulette)

‘faites vos jeux!’

this make of car is supposed to be a good or safe bet

cette marque de voiture devrait être une valeur sûre

your best bet is to take the motorway

le mieux pour toi est de prendre l'autoroute

2. bet (guess):

my bet is that …

moi je pense que …

3. bet (stake):

bet (gen)

pari m

bet (in casino)

mise f

II.bet <pres part betting; pret, pp bet or betted> [Brit bɛt, Am bɛt] VB trans

bet (gen)

parier (on sur)

bet (in gambling)

parier, miser

to bet that …

parier que …

I bet you 100 dollars (that) I win

je te parie 100 dollars que je gagne

you can bet your ass sl or your life or your boots inf or your bottom dollar inf (that)

tu peux parier tout ce que tu veux or ta chemise que

bet you can/can't! (between children)

chiche!

III.bet <pres part betting; pret, pp bet or betted> [Brit bɛt, Am bɛt] VB intr

bet (gen)

parier (on sur)

bet (gen)

parier

bet (in casino)

miser

to bet on a horse

parier or miser sur un cheval

to bet on a race

jouer or parier dans une course

to bet on sth happening

parier que qc va se produire

something will go wrong, you can bet on it

il y a forcément quelque chose qui va aller de travers, tu peux en être sûr

I'm willing to bet on it!

j'en mettrais ma tête à couper!

I wouldn't bet on it!

je n'y compterais pas trop!

I'll bet! (in agreement)

ça se comprend!

I'll bet! (ironically)

ben voyons! inf

you bet!

tu parles!, et comment!

betting [Brit ˈbɛtɪŋ, Am ˈbɛdɪŋ] N

1. betting (activity):

betting

paris mpl

2. betting (odds):

betting

côte f

3. betting (likelihood):

what's the betting that…?

quelles sont les chances que…?

+ subj the betting is (that) she'll win

tout laisse à penser qu'elle va gagner

I.office [Brit ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs] N

1. office (room or place of work):

office

bureau m

the accounts office

le service comptable

doctor's/dentist's office Am

cabinet m médical/dentaire

lawyer's office

étude f de notaire

lawyer's office

cabinet m de notaire

to work in an office

travailler dans un bureau, être employé/-e de bureau

the whole office knows

tout le bureau est au courant

a day at the office

une journée au bureau

a day at the office attr equipment, furniture, staff, job

de bureau

to go on an office outing

sortir avec les gens de son bureau

2. office (position):

office

fonction f

office

charge f

to perform the office of

remplir les fonctions de

to be in or hold office president, mayor:

être en fonction

to be in or hold office minister:

avoir un portefeuille

to be in or hold office political party:

être au pouvoir

to take office president, mayor:

entrer en fonction

to take office political party:

arriver au or prendre le pouvoir

to go out of office or leave office president, mayor:

quitter ses fonctions

to go out of office or leave office minister:

perdre son portefeuille

to go out of office or leave office political party:

perdre le pouvoir

to stand Brit or run Am for office

être candidat aux élections

to rise to high office

être promu à un poste élevé

3. office REL:

office

office m

the office for the dead

l'office des morts

II.offices N npl

1. offices (services):

offices form

offices mpl

offices form

aide f

through their good offices

par leurs bons offices

2. offices Brit (of property):

‘the usual offices’ (including outbuildings)

‘cuisine f et dépendances fpl ’

‘the usual offices’ (in smaller house)

‘cuisine f et salle f de bains’

betting office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for betting office in the English»French Dictionary

betting office N, betting shop N Brit

betting office

≈ bureau m de P.M.U

Translations for betting office in the English»French Dictionary

I.bet <-tt-, bet [or -ted], bet [or -ted]> [bet] N

bet

pari m

to do sth for [or on Am] a bet

faire qc par défi

to be the best bet

être ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire

to be a good bet

être la meilleure des choses

it's a safe bet that ...

c'est sûr que ...

to place a bet on sth

parier sur qc

to make a bet with sb

parier avec qn

II.bet <-tt-, bet [or -ted], bet [or -ted]> [bet] VB trans

bet

parier

to bet sb anything he/she likes inf

parier à qn tout ce qu'il/elle veut

Phrases:

you can bet your boots [or ass Am] that ... inf

tu peux parier ce que tu veux que ...

(how much) do you want to bet?

tu paries (combien)?

I'll bet! inf

et comment!

you bet! inf

tu parles!

III.bet <-tt-, bet [or -ted], bet [or -ted]> [bet] VB intr

bet

parier

to bet heavily

parier gros

to bet on a horse

miser sur un cheval

don't bet on it! inf

ne compte pas dessus!

betting [ˈbetɪŋ] N no pl

betting (making bets):

betting

paris mpl

betting on horses

paris sur les chevaux

the state of the betting is sth to sth

la côte est de qc contre qc

Phrases:

if I were a betting man, ...

si je devais parier, ...

what's the betting that ... ? inf

quelles sont les chances que +subj ?

office [ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɑ:fɪs] N

1. office (room for working):

office

bureau m

to stay at the office

rester au bureau

the finance office

le bureau des finances

a doctor's office Am

un cabinet de médecin

2. office (authoritative position):

office

fonction f

to hold office

être au pouvoir

to hold office minister, mayor

être en fonction

to be out of office

ne plus être au pouvoir

to come into office

arriver au pouvoir

Office N Brit (government department)

Office

ministère m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Alongside the busy supermarket, the main street boasts a couple of hairdressers, a betting office, pharmacy, butcher, curio/electrical shop, restaurant and a hardware shop.

www.limerickleader.ie

The operation resembles a provincial bookmaker's credit betting office -- before computers.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The track, which is surrounded by dangerous barrios, was closed, but not the betting office.

latimesblogs.latimes.com

Although he had called legal betting offices a cancer on society he opened his first in 1966, after his competitors had stolen a march on him.

en.wikipedia.org

Of the total money coming into the official betting office, some 70 percent is given out as winnings with the remaining 30 percent going to cover the costs of racing.

uk.reuters.com

Currently the levy is only paid in respect of bets placed in licensed betting offices.

www.independent.ie

The betting office has been targeted previously.

www.herald.ie

On the weekends, when there's no match to play, the boys hang out in the local betting office.

www.aljazeera.com

At the age of 47, he found it difficult to get work, so bought a betting office.

en.wikipedia.org