BET

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Traducere în limba română

bet I. substantiv

1. rămăşag, pariu, prinsoare;

to make a bet on a face rămăşag pe;

an even bet pariu cu şanse egale;

(amer.) one's best bet carte câştigătoare, cauză câştigată (sigur);

to stand / take a bet a face (un) pariu.

2. miză.

bet II. past şi part. trec. bet sau betted verb A. intranzitiv

(on) a pune rămăşag / pariu, a paria, a face prinsoare, a se prinde (pe);

(amer. sl.) you bet! te cred ! (de)sigur ! fără discuţie ! fără doar şi poate ! cum de nu !ba bine că nu !

bet II. past şi part. trec. bet sau betted verb B. tranzitiv

a paria, a pune rămăşag pe (ceva); a face un pariu / (un) rămăşag cu (cineva);

to bet ten to one a paria cu zece contra unu;

what will you bet? pe cât faci rămăşag?

I bet you a shilling fac pariu cu tine pe un şiling;

(fam.) I’ll bet (a) cookie sau I'll bet my boots / hat / shirt / life, I'll bet you bet your boots / life; (amer.) I’ll bet my bottom / last dollar fac rămăşag (pe ce vrei), pun capul jos, fii sigur; fără doar şi poate, indiscutabil.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

I bet you will be pleased when you see the fruits of your labors.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

No, I won't take the bet.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

It is not my first affair, and I dare bet that it will not be my last.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I’ll bet he has no appetite for supper,” I heard Wolf Larsen’s voice, which came to me from around the corner of the galley.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

"I bet none of the others would do it."

(White Fang, de Jack London)

“Why then I'll as good as bet a guinea,” said Peggotty, intent upon my face, “that she'll let us go. I'll ask her, if you like, as soon as ever she comes home. There now!”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

If they were to hurt Jim Harrison the battle could not be fought, and the bets would not be decided.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They increased the amounts of the bets.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

"An' I'll bet it ain't far from five feet long."

(White Fang, de Jack London)

The betting!

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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