gamble

gamble
gamble [{{t}}'gæmbəl]
1 intransitive verb
jouer;
∎ I don't gamble je ne joue pas pour de l'argent;
∎ to gamble on a throw of the dice miser sur un coup de dé(s);
∎ to gamble on the Stock Exchange jouer à la Bourse, boursicoter;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} Napoleon gambled and lost Napoléon a joué et perdu
2 transitive verb
parier, miser;
∎ to gamble one's money on horses jouer son argent aux courses;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} the government has gambled its political future on the plan's success le gouvernement a joué son avenir sur le succès du projet
3 noun
(a) (wager) pari m;
∎ I like an occasional gamble on the horses j'aime bien jouer aux courses de temps en temps
(b) (risk) coup m de poker;
∎ I know it's a gamble but… je sais que c'est risqué mais…;
∎ his gamble paid off son coup de poker a payé;
∎ it's a gamble we have to take c'est un risque qu'il faut prendre;
∎ it's a bit of a gamble whether it'll work or not nous n'avons aucun moyen de savoir si ça marchera
➲ gamble away separable transitive verb
(fortune) perdre au jeu
➲ gamble on inseparable transitive verb
miser ou tabler ou compter sur;
∎ we'd gambled on having fine weather on avait misé sur le beau temps;
∎ I wouldn't gamble on the plan succeeding je ne tablerais pas sur la réussite du projet;
∎ they're gambling on there not being an inspector on the train ils misent sur le fait qu'il n'y aura pas de contrôleur dans le train;
∎ she's gambling on getting home by eight o'clock elle compte rentrer avant huit heures

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