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I . stake1 [steɪk] N

1. stake (stick):

stake
kol m
stake
količek m

2. stake hist (for punishment):

to be burnt at the stake
biti zažgan na grmadi

II . stake1 [steɪk] VB trans

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I . stake2 [steɪk] N

1. stake:

stake (wager)
zastavek m
stake (in games)
stava f
to raise the stakes inf
zvišati stave

2. stake (interest):

stake FIN, ECON
delež m

3. stake (prize money):

stakes pl
nagrada f

4. stake (horse race):

stakes pl
dirka, kjer lastniki konjev prispevajo v nagradni sklad

II . stake2 [steɪk] VB trans

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1. stake (wager):

to stake money
staviti za denar
to stake one's future on sth
svojo prihodnost staviti na kaj

2. stake Am fig inf (support):

to stake sb to sth
podpreti koga pri čem

stake out VB trans

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1. stake (mark territory):

to stake out ⇄ frontiers
označiti meje
to stake out a position
določiti položaj

2. stake (establish):

to stake out a position
zavzeti položaj

Usage examples with stake

to stake out ⇄ frontiers
označiti meje
to be at stake (in question)
biti v igri
to stake money
staviti za denar
animal plant to stake one's claim [to sth]
uveljaviti svojo pravico [do česa]
to stake out a position
določiti položaj
there are lives at stake
za življenja gre
to stake one's future on sth
svojo prihodnost staviti na kaj
to be burnt at the stake
biti zažgan na grmadi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The sheet metal, held at an angle to the stake, is formed using mechanical advantage by hammering just in front of the contact point.
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He also revealed a near miss from a stake-out of a 12ft crocodile when he was in a 12ft dingy.
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They also announced plans for a possible 1015% share issue in 2008, planning to retain a 75% stake.
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These events are very popular as spectator events, and residents are known to stake out particular sections of the pavements to enable them to watch the runners and the floats.
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He looked at the porpoises, and he looked at the water, and we passed a stake or something in the water...
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He was impaled by making him sit on a stake while his wife was forced to watch.
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For reasons of public decency, women convicted of high treason were instead burned at the stake.
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In asserted that natural justice was applicable in career settings where there were serious career considerations at stake.
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The race was worth $2,000,000 in 2007 and 2008, but the stake had to be reduced to $1,200,000 in 2009 as that level was deemed unsustainable.
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Inquisitors would go out into troublesome regions, question people intensively, conduct tribunals and mete out punishments, sometimes harsh ones, like burning at the stake.
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