gamble in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gamble in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. gamble (lay wager):

gamble

jugar

to gamble on sth to gamble on a horse

apostarle or jugarle a un caballo

will he come? — I wouldn't gamble on it

¿vendrá? — yo no me confiaría

2. gamble (take risk):

gamble

jugar

to gamble on the Stock Exchange

especular en la Bolsa

to gamble on the Stock Exchange

jugar a la Bolsa

he's gambling with people's lives

está jugando con la vida de otras personas

to gamble on sth I gambled on her not being in

decidí correr el riesgo de que no estuviera en casa

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

gamble

jugarse

I'm prepared to gamble my reputation

estoy dispuesto a jugarme la reputación

III.gamble [Am ˈɡæmbəl, Brit ˈɡamb(ə)l] N no pl

1. gamble (bet):

gamble

apuesta f

2. gamble (risk):

to take a gamble

arriesgarse

marriage is a big gamble

el matrimonio es una lotería or una tómbola

it's something of a gamble

es un poco arriesgado

the gamble paid off

valió la pena arriesgarse

gamble away VB [Am ˈɡæmbəl -, Brit ˈɡamb(ə)l -] (v + adv + o)

gamble away

perder jugando

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this apparently mad gamble turned out to be a stroke of genius

lo que parecía ser una locura resultó un golpe genial

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es muy timbero

he loves to gamble

timbear

to gamble

jugarse el todo por el todo

to risk o gamble everything on one throw

ser un volado

to be a gamble

perder el chivo y el mecate Ven inf

to gamble everything and lose

comprarse un coche de segunda mano es una lotería

buying a secondhand car is a lottery o a bit of a gamble

jugar

to gamble

jugarse sueldo

to gamble

jugarse sueldo

to gamble away

gamble in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gamble in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.gamble [ˈgæmbl] N

gamble

jugada f

business gamble

riesgo m comercial

II.gamble [ˈgæmbl] VB intr

gamble

jugar

to gamble on sth

confiar en algo

to gamble on the stock market

jugar a la bolsa

III.gamble [ˈgæmbl] VB trans

gamble money

jugar

gamble one's life

arriesgar

to gamble one's fortune/future/money

jugarse la fortuna/el futuro/el dinero

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mi marido es muy jugador

my husband likes to gamble a lot

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jugar

to gamble

jugarse algo

to gamble [or to bet] on sth

perder dinero en el juego

to gamble money away

gamble Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

business gamble

riesgo m comercial

to gamble on sth

confiar en algo

to gamble on the stock market

jugar a la bolsa

to gamble one's fortune/future/money

jugarse la fortuna/el futuro/el dinero

my husband likes to gamble a lot

mi marido es muy jugador

to gamble [or to bet] on sth

jugarse algo

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English

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

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The record's so beautiful, we didn't want to take a gamble of potentially losing it in the rush.

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People that gamble compulsively tend to run into issues with family members, the law, and the places and people they gamble with.

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Wanted, 630 ladies willing to gamble 500 each fighting a constituency.

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People gamble in a controlled way as a form of leisure and entertainment.

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If the contestant chose to gamble, they doubled their money by landing in an empty slot or lost half for accumulating their third strike.

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He described himself as a fish but wanted to gamble regardless.

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Gore declined the wager, stating that he does not gamble.

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When gamblers are about to lose everything, they take out all of their money for a last gamble.

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He sees no other alternative than to try to gamble up the money on the horse race track.

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