gambling in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for gambling in the English»Italian Dictionary

gambling [Brit ˈɡamblɪŋ, Am ˈɡæmblɪŋ] N

gambling

gioco m d'azzardo

his compulsive gambling

la sua passione per il gioco

his compulsive gambling before n debt

di gioco

his compulsive gambling hall, table, house

da gioco

gambling syndicate

gruppo di persone che dividono la posta e l'eventuale vincita di una scommessa

gambling joint [ˈɡæmblɪŋˌdʒɔɪnt] N inf

gambling joint → gambling den

See also gambling den

gambling den [ˈɡæmblɪŋˌden] N

gambling den

bisca f

gambling casino [ˈɡæmblɪŋkəˌsiːnəʊ] N

gambling casino

casinò m

gambling losses [ˈɡæmblɪŋˌlɒsɪz, -ˌlɔːsɪz] N npl

gambling losses

perdite f al gioco

gambling man <pl gambling men> [ˈɡæmblɪŋˌmæn] N

gambling man

giocatore m d'azzardo

gambling den [ˈɡæmblɪŋˌden] N

gambling den

bisca f

I.gamble [Brit ˈɡamb(ə)l, Am ˈɡæmbəl] N

1. gamble (bet):

gamble

scommessa f

to have a gamble on sth

scommettere su qc

2. gamble (risk):

gamble fig

rischio m

to take a gamble

rischiare

that's a bit of a gamble

è un po' rischioso

a safe gamble

un rischio calcolato

his gamble paid off

ha vinto la scommessa

II.gamble [Brit ˈɡamb(ə)l, Am ˈɡæmbəl] VB trans

gamble money:

gamble

scommettere, arrischiare

gamble fig

puntare (on su)

to gamble everything on sth

puntare tutto su qc

III.gamble [Brit ˈɡamb(ə)l, Am ˈɡæmbəl] VB intr

gamble (at cards)

giocare d'azzardo

gamble (in horseracing)

scommettere

gamble fig

puntare (on su)

to gamble on the horses

scommettere sui cavalli

to gamble at cards

giocare a carte con i soldi

to gamble for high stakes

giocare pesante also fig

to gamble on the Stock Exchange

giocare in borsa

to gamble with sb's life

giocare con la vita di qn

he gambled that the shares would rise

ha scommesso sul rialzo delle azioni

she hadn't gambled on his being there

non era convinta che ci sarebbe stato

gamble away VB [ˈɡamb(ə)l -] (gamble away [sth], gamble [sth] away)

gamble away money, fortune:

gamble away

perdere al gioco

he had gambled all his money away

aveva perso tutti i soldi al gioco

Translations for gambling in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bisca

gambling den

bisca

gambling house

casinò

(gambling) casino

gambling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gambling in the English»Italian Dictionary

gambling N

gambling

gioco m d'azzardo

I.gamble [ˈgæm·bl] N

gamble

scommessa f

to take a gamble

rischiare

II.gamble [ˈgæm·bl] VB intr

gamble

giocare d'azzardo

to gamble on sth

scommettere su qc

to gamble on the stock market

giocare in borsa

III.gamble [ˈgæm·bl] VB trans

gamble money

scommettere

gamble one's life

rischiare

to gamble one's fortune/future

giocarsi il patrimonio/il futuro

Translations for gambling in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bisca

gambling den

bisca clandestina

illegal gambling den

azzardo

gamble

avere il debole del gioco

to have a weakness for gambling

gambling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a gamble

rischiare

to gamble on sth

scommettere su qc

to gamble on the stock market

giocare in borsa

to gamble one's fortune/future

giocarsi il patrimonio/il futuro

to have a weakness for gambling

avere il debole del gioco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In one strip, he commits insurance fraud to maintain them by gambling (which he appropriates for his own use).

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Sports-betting, lotteries and some other activities fall into the category of legal and regulated gambling activities.

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As the city became a centre for gambling, illegal activity became rife and many muckraking scandals emerged in the press during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Ruby confesses to the burglary and reveals that she has a gambling addiction.

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This is a reflection of gambling's stranglehold on the sport at the time.

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Gold's hobbies include gambling, skateboarding, and trying foods from different cities.

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As a practical matter, law enforcement tends to be more interested in enterprises that organize gambling on a commercial basis, not small interoffice pools.

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In fact, gambling on dog races has declined for twenty consecutive years.

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It became a greater problem for the government because the younger population was widely exposed to the obtrusive advertising of gambling houses.

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In between his successes he went bankrupt several times, and on one occasion discharged his debts by successfully gambling at baccarat.

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