bettor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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bettor [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N Am

bettor

parieur/-ieuse m/f

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bettor Am

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Translations for bettor in the English»French Dictionary

bettor [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] N Am

bettor → better

See also well², well¹, good, better², better¹

I.well² [wel] N

well

puits m

oil well

puits de pétrole

II.well² [wel] VB intr

1. well:

to well (up) out of sth water

remonter de qc

2. well fig:

to well up in sb/sth

monter en qn/à qc

I.well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADJ

to be/feel/get well

aller bien

all is well

tout va bien

to look well

avoir l'air d'aller bien

II.well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

1. well (in a good manner):

well

bien

well done!

bravo!

well put

bien dit

2. well (thoroughly):

well

bien

well east

plus à l'est

to be pretty well

aller plutôt bien

to be pretty well paid

être plutôt bien payé

to be pretty well the same thing

être à peu près la même chose

well and truly

complètement

well below (sth)

bien en dessous (de qc)

to be well pleased with sth

être satisfait de qc

3. well (justifiably):

I can't very well ask him

je ne peux pas raisonnablement lui demander

Phrases:

to be all well and good, that's all very well

c'est certes bien

as well

aussi

as well as

ainsi que

it is just as well that

heureusement que

to be well in with sb/sth Brit inf, to be in well with sb/sth Am inf

être en de bons termes avec qn/qc

to be well out of it Brit, Aus

s'en sortir bien

III.well¹ [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

well

eh bien!

well, well!

eh bien!

oh well!

oh!

very well!

très bien!

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

good

bon(ne)

to be a good catch

être une bonne affaire

to have good eyes/ears

avoir de bons yeux/bonnes oreilles

to be good with one's hands

être adroit de ses mains

to have (got) it good inf

avoir (eu) de la chance

to be/sound too good to be true

être/paraître trop beau pour être vrai

to be good for business ECON

être bon pour les affaires

all in good time

chaque chose en son temps

to make sth good (pay for)

payer qc

to make sth good (do successfully)

faire qc avec succès

to be as good as new

être comme neuf

to be good and ready

être fin prêt

the good old days

le bon vieux temps

II.good [gʊd] N no pl

good

bien m

to be up to no good

n'avoir rien de bon en tête

to do sb good to +infin

faire du bien à qn de +infin

for one's own good

pour son bien

Phrases:

for good

définitivement

for good (and all)

une fois pour toute

III.good [gʊd] INTERJ

1. good (said to express approval):

good

bien

2. good (said to express surprise or shock):

good God!

mon Dieu!

good gracious!

c'est pas vrai!

3. good (said as greeting):

good evening!

bonsoir!

good morning!

bonjour!

4. good Brit (said to accept order):

very good!

d'accord!

better² N

better

parieur(-euse) m (f)

I.better¹ [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] ADJ comp of good

1. better (finer, superior):

better

meilleur(e)

sb's better nature

le bon cœur de qn

better luck next time

plus de chance la prochaine fois

it's better that way

c'est mieux comme ça

far better

beaucoup mieux

to be better at sth

être meilleur à qc

to be better at singing than sb

chanter mieux que qn

to be better for sb/sth

être mieux pour qn/qc

2. better (healthier):

to be better

aller mieux

to be a bit better

aller un peu mieux

to get better (improve)

aller mieux

to get better be cured

être guéri

3. better (most of):

the better part

la majeure partie

Phrases:

discretion is the better part of valour prov

mieux vaut ne pas se faire remarquer

better late than never prov

mieux vaut tard que jamais prov

better safe than sorry prov

mieux vaut prévenir que guérir prov

to go one better

faire mieux

II.better¹ [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] ADV comp of well

1. better (manner):

better

mieux

better dressed/written

mieux habillé(e)/écrit(e)

to do much better

faire beaucoup mieux

to like sth much better than sth

aimer qc beaucoup plus que qc

there is nothing better than ...

il n'y a rien de mieux que ...

or better still ...

ou mieux encore ...

2. better (degree):

better

plus

to be better-known for sth than sth

être surtout connu pour qc plutôt que pour qc

3. better (more advisably):

you'd do better to leave

tu ferais mieux de partir

you had better do sth

il faut que tu fasses qc (subj)

to think better of it

changer d'avis (après réflexion)

III.better¹ [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] N no pl

1. better:

better

mieux m

not to have seen better

ne pas avoir vu mieux

the more you do sth, the better it is

plus tu fais qc et meilleur c'est

to change for the better

changer en mieux

to expect better of sb

s'attendre à mieux de qn

the sooner, the better

le plus tôt sera le mieux

so much the better

encore mieux

2. better pl fig:

sb's betters

ceux qui sont supérieurs à qn

Phrases:

to get the better of sb

triompher de qn

for better or (for) worse

pour le meilleur ou pour le pire

IV.better¹ [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] VB trans

1. better (beat):

better time

améliorer

2. better (go further than):

better

renchérir sur

3. better (in standing):

better

améliorer

to better oneself

s'élever

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, unlike a regular parlay, if some of the individual bets lose, but most win, the bettor still wins, although with a much smaller payout.

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The pay table details where the symbols must be for the bettor to be paid.

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If the marker is not acceptable, the bettor may bet with cash out-of-pocket or go all-in.

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In addition to straight wagers, exotic wagers offer bettors an opportunity to incorporate the placement of different horses in one or multiple races.

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In other words, bettors lose when they place a wager on either team to win and the game ties.

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A winning bettor wins back his original $110, plus his $100 winnings, for a total of $210.

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The bettors' stake is automatically divided equally and placed as 2 separate bets.

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As a result, the bettor's real expected return for the session will deflate far below his original target profit.

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In these bets, bettor predicts competitors results against each other and not on the overall result of the event.

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In this formulation, the assumption is the bettor first sells back the initial bet, then makes a new bet at the second payout.

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