bet

bet
bet [{{t}}bet] (pt & pp bet or betted, cont betting)
1 noun
pari m;
do you want to make a bet? tu veux parier?;
we accepted or took the bet nous avons accepté le pari;
to win/to lose a bet gagner/perdre un pari;
he lay or put or placed a bet on the race il a parié ou il a fait un pari sur la course;
place your bets! faites vos jeux!;
all bets are off les paris sont annulés;
they're taking bets ils prennent des paris;
{{}}figurative{{}} it's a good or safe bet that they'll win ils vont gagner à coup sûr;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} your best bet is to take a taxi tu ferais mieux de prendre un taxi;
{{}}figurative{{}} she's a bad/good bet as a prospective leader elle ferait un mauvais/bon leader
2 transitive verb
also {{}}figurative{{}} parier;
how much did you bet on the race? combien as-tu parié ou misé sur la course?;
I bet her £5 he wouldn't come j'ai parié 5 livres avec elle qu'il ne viendrait pas;
I'll bet you anything you want je te parie tout ce que tu veux;
I'm willing to bet she's lying je suis prête à parier qu'elle ment;
{{}}familiar{{}} I bet you won't do it! (t'es pas) chiche!;
{{}}familiar{{}} I'll bet my bottom dollar or my boots he loses il va perdre, j'en mettrais ma main au feu;
{{}}familiar{{}} bet you I will! chiche (que je le fais)!
3 intransitive verb
parier, miser;
to bet against/on sth parier contre/sur qch;
he bets on the races il parie ou joue aux courses;
which horse did you bet on? quel cheval as-tu joué?, sur quel cheval as-tu misé?;
to bet 5 to 1 parier ou miser à 5 contre 1;
do you want to bet? (as challenge) tu paries?;
{{}}familiar{{}} he said he'd phone me - well, I wouldn't bet on it! il a dit qu'il me téléphonerait - à ta place, je ne me ferais pas trop d'illusions!;
{{}}familiar{{}} I wouldn't bet on getting your money back à mon avis, tu n'es pas près de revoir ton argent;
{{}}familiar{{}} are you going to the party? - you bet! tu vas à la soirée? - et comment! ou qu'est-ce que tu crois?;
{{}}familiar{{}} I'll tell him off - I'll bet! (you will) je vais lui dire ses quatre vérités - j'en doute pas!; (you won't) je vais lui dire ses quatre vérités - mon œil!

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