gamble
Found in thesaurus: venture,
speculation,
danger,
peril,
risk,
attempt,
assay,
seek,
essay,
try,
play
gamble
v.
jugar, agiotar, apostar, jugar por dinero; arriesgarse, correr el riesgo; aventurar
s.
jugada; riesgo, apuesta
James Sykes Gamble
gamble
v.- apostar | arriesgar
s.- juego
standard gamble
juego estándar
gamble1
(n.) = apuesta, riesgo.
Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
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* take + a gamble = arriesgarse.
gamble2
(v.) = jugar, arriesgar, jugar al azar.
Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.