gambling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gambling in the English»French Dictionary

gambling [Brit ˈɡamblɪŋ, Am ˈɡæmblɪŋ] N

gambling

jeu m (d'argent)

his compulsive gambling

sa passion du jeu

his compulsive gambling attr syndicate, hall, table, house, debt

de jeu

gambling den N

gambling den

tripot m

gambling casino N

gambling casino

casino m

gambling man N

gambling man

parieur m

gambling joint N inf

gambling joint

tripot m inf

gambling losses N

gambling losses

pertes fpl au jeu

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

1. gamble (bet):

gamble

pari m

to have a gamble on sth

faire un pari sur qc

2. gamble (risk):

gamble fig

pari m

to take a gamble

faire un pari

that's a bit of a gamble

c'est un peu risqué

a safe gamble

un pari sûr

his gamble paid off

son pari or son coup de poker a réussi

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

gamble money:

gamble

jouer

gamble fig

miser (on sur)

to gamble everything on sth

tout miser sur qc

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

gamble (at cards)

jouer

gamble HORSE RAC

parier

gamble fig

miser (on sur)

to gamble on the horses

parier aux courses

to gamble at cards

jouer de l'argent aux cartes

to gamble for high stakes lit, fig

jouer gros

to gamble on the Stock Exchange

jouer à la Bourse

to gamble with sb's life

jouer avec la vie de qn

he gambled that the shares would rise

il a misé sur l'augmentation des actions

she hadn't gambled on his being there

elle n'avait pas prévu qu'il serait là

I.gamble away VB [Brit ˈɡamb(ə)l -, Am ˈɡæmbəl -] (gamble away [sth], gamble [sth] away)

gamble away money, fortune:

gamble away

perdre [qc] au jeu

he had gambled all his money away

il avait perdu tout son argent au jeu

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tripot

gambling joint inf

joueur (joueuse)

gambling attr

être joueur

to be a gambling man

être joueuse

to be a gambling woman

gambling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gambling in the English»French Dictionary

gambling N no pl

gambling

jeu m

gambling den N pej

gambling den

tripot m

gambling house N

gambling house

salle f de jeu

gambling debts N

gambling debts

dettes fpl de jeu

gambling joint N

gambling joint → gambling den

See also gambling den

gambling den N pej

gambling den

tripot m

I.gamble [ˈgæmbl] N

gamble

risque m

II.gamble [ˈgæmbl] VB intr

1. gamble (bet):

gamble

jouer (de l'argent)

to gamble at cards/on horses

jouer aux cartes/aux courses

to gamble on the stock market

jouer à la bourse

2. gamble (take a risk hoping):

to gamble on sb/sth

compter sur qn/qc

to gamble on doing sth

compter faire qc

III.gamble [ˈgæmbl] VB trans

gamble

jouer

to gamble everything on sth fig

tout miser sur qc

gamble away VB trans

gamble away

perdre au jeu

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sb's passion for gambling

sa passion pour le jeu

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c'est un enragé du jeu/de la lecture

he's addicted to gambling/reading

s'adonner à un vice/à la boisson/au jeu

to indulge in a vice/in drink/in gambling

gambling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gamble at cards/on horses

jouer aux cartes/aux courses

to gamble on the stock market

jouer à la bourse

to gamble on sb/sth

compter sur qn/qc

to gamble on doing sth

compter faire qc

to gamble everything on sth fig

tout miser sur qc

sb's passion for gambling

sa passion pour le jeu

to gamble away all one's money

se ruiner au jeu

to indulge in a vice/in drink/in gambling

s'adonner à un vice/à la boisson/au jeu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In fact, some gambling houses would simply hang a picture of a tiger in their windows to advertise that a game could be found within.

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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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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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Their premises were often used as gambling houses and opium dens.

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These camps were filled with drinking, gambling and watching fistfights as forms of recreation.

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Having four wives, a gambling habit and a susceptibility to confidence tricksters, he did not hold on to the money he made.

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Often a rake was also prodigal who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process.

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

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He opened gambling and opium dens and his bank had a monopoly on the import of gold.

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The family left abruptly in 1926, reportedly due to one of the brother's gambling debts.

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