Gamble in spanish

Jugar

pronunciation: xugɑɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb

In gestures

gamble¹ = apuesta, riesgo, juego de azar.

Example: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.

more:

» take + a gamble = arriesgarse.

Example: The College for the Distributed Trades library in London took a gamble in the summer of 87 and chose an automated library system that had never been tested in the UK.

gamble² = jugar, arriesgar, jugar al azar.

Example: 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.

Gamble synonyms

chance in spanish: oportunidad, pronunciation: tʃæns nounrisk in spanish: riesgo, pronunciation: rɪsk nounadventure in spanish: aventuras, pronunciation: ædventʃɜr nounhazard in spanish: peligro, pronunciation: hæzɜrd nountake a chance in spanish: arriesgarse, pronunciation: teɪkətʃæns verbtake chances in spanish: tomar oportunidades, pronunciation: teɪktʃænsəz verbrun a risk in spanish: correr un riesgo, pronunciation: rʌnərɪsk verb