betting shop in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for betting shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

betting shop N Brit

betting shop

agencia f de apuestas

Translations for betting shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bet [Am bɛt, Brit bɛt] N

1. bet (wager):

bet

apuesta f

to win/lose a bet

ganar/perder una apuesta

I had or made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win

le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil

place your bets, please

hagan sus apuestas, señores

to take bets bookmaker:

aceptar apuestas

2. bet (option):

Bad Boy is a good bet for the Derby

Bad Boy es una apuesta segura or un fijo para el Derby

Bad Boy is a good bet for the Derby

Bad Boy es una fija para el Derby CSur Ven

Brown is the best bet to win the election

Brown es quien más probabilidades tiene de ganar las elecciones

your best bet is to stay here

lo mejor que puedes hacer es quedarte aquí

your safest bet would be to invest in government bonds

lo menos arriesgado sería invertir en bonos del estado

she's a bad bet in my opinion

opino que no es la más indicada

it's a pretty good or fair bet that someone here speaks English

es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés

my bet is that she wins

apuesto (a) que gana ella

to hedge one's bets

cubrirse

II.bet <pres part betting, pt & pp bet> [Am bɛt, Brit bɛt] VB trans

1. bet (gamble):

bet money

apostar

David bet him £5 the Liberals would win

David le apostó cinco libras (a) que ganaban los liberales

he bet his whole salary on a horse

le apostó or le jugó todo el sueldo a un caballo

2. bet (be sure):

bet

jugarse

bet

apostar

I bet he doesn't even remember my name

apuesto (a) que ni se acuerda de mi nombre

I had a hard time persuading him — I'll bet you did!

me costó mucho convencerlo — ¡me lo puedo imaginar!

I can do it! — (I) bet (you) you can't!

¡a que puedo hacerlo!

I can do it! — (I) bet (you) you can't!

—¡a que no!

I bet you any money or anything you like, they're late

me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde

you can bet your boots or your life or your bottom dollar inf

apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa inf

am I angry? you bet your (sweet) life I'm angry!

¿que si estoy enojada? ¡por supuesto or ya lo creo que lo estoy!

III.bet <pres part betting, pt & pp bet> [Am bɛt, Brit bɛt] VB intr

1. bet (gamble):

bet

jugar

I'm not a betting man, but …

yo no soy jugador, pero …

to bet on sth/sb

apostarle a algo/alguien

I'm betting on it to win

le voy a apostar a ganador

2. bet (be sure):

I wouldn't bet on it

yo no estaría tan seguro

I wouldn't bet on it

yo no me fiaría

(do you) want to bet? inf

¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?

(do you) want to bet? inf

¿quieres apostar?

will you be there? — you bet! inf

¿irás? — ¡por supuesto!

I bet! inf, iron

sí, seguro iron

I bet! inf, iron

sí, ya iron

betting [Am ˈbɛdɪŋ, Brit ˈbɛtɪŋ] N U

let's take a look at the latest betting

veamos cómo están or van las apuestas

what's the betting he won't turn up? Brit

¿qué (te) apuestas (a) que no viene?

I.shop [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] N

1.1. shop C (retail outlet):

shop

tienda f

shop

negocio m CSur

shop

comercio m form

to go to the shops

ir de compras

what time do the shops close?

¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?

all over the shop Brit inf

por todas partes

1.2. shop (business) inf:

to set up shop as a doctor

abrir una consulta

to set up shop as a doctor

establecerse como médico

to shut up shop

cerrar

business got so bad we had to shut up shop

nos iba tan mal, que tuvimos que cerrar (el negocio)

to talk shop

hablar del trabajo

2. shop U Am SCHOOL:

shop

manualidades fpl

II.shop <pres part shopping; pt, pp shopped> [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] VB intr

shop

hacer compras

shop

comprar

to go shopping

ir de compras or de tiendas

I have no time to shop during the week

no tengo tiempo de hacer compras durante la semana

I don't shop there

yo no compro allí

we spent the whole afternoon shopping

pasamos toda la tarde haciendo compras

to shop for sth we were shopping for Christmas presents

estábamos comprando los regalos de Navidad

she went shopping for a winter coat

salió a buscar un abrigo de invierno

III.shop <pres part shopping; pt, pp shopped> [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] VB trans

1. shop (inform on) Brit:

shop sl

vender

2. shop (visit store):

shop Am

recorrer

betting shop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for betting shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

betting shop

agencia f de apuestas

Translations for betting shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] N

1. shop (for sale of goods):

shop

tienda f

betting shop

agencia f de apuestas

book shop

librería f

to go to the shops

ir de compras

2. shop (for manufacture):

shop

taller m

Phrases:

to set up shop as sth

establecerse como algo

to talk shop

hablar de trabajo

all over the shop

por todas partes

II.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] VB intr -pp- -pp-

shop

comprar

III.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] VB trans -pp- -pp- Brit inf (betray)

shop

chivarse de

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

bet

apuesta f

it is a fair [or safe] bet that ...

es casi seguro que... +subj

to be the best bet

ser la mejor opción

to make a bet with sb

hacer una apuesta con alguien

to place a bet on sth

apostar por algo

Phrases:

to hedge one's bets

cubrirse contra un riesgo

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

bet

apostar

I bet you don't!

¡a que no lo haces!

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

bet

apostar

to bet on sth

apostar por algo

I wouldn't bet on it

yo no estaría tan seguro

Phrases:

I'll bet!

¡seguro!

you bet! inf

¡ya lo creo!

betting [ˈbetɪŋ] N no pl

betting

apuestas f pl

Phrases:

the betting is that ...

lo más probable es que... +subj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Betting shop operators are genuinely committed to helping people with problems.

www.out-law.com

Licensing laws must be updated to allow councils to consider the impact a new betting shop would have on their local economy and existing businesses.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The level of betting shop clustering around the market area is excessive and unhealthy, but unfortunately councils are powerless to stop it.

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Betting shop staff writing on online forums have been voicing their concern for months.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

Betting shop numbers fell to 8,819 from 8,952 - with all but eight of the reduction of 133 shops coming from the independent sector.

www.racingpost.com

We all know that in the betting shop there are always more "paying in" windows than those that pay out.

www.thestar.com

In the final scene, he robs a betting shop and is involved in a foot chase with two police officers.

en.wikipedia.org

I am now seriously in debt with loans from couple of years back and a few hundred pounds from borrowing money in the betting shop.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

You go into a betting shop and see them robbing these poor fellows, with these gaming machines.

www.independent.co.uk

I would say these people shouldn't go in to a betting shop.

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