gamble

pari, risque

Action ou décision risquée qui pourrait donner un bon résultat.

En anglais simple : A risky action or decision that could bring a good result.

• Starting a business was a gamble.
• Her gamble paid off when sales increased.
• Would moving abroad be too big a gamble?

Comment l'utiliser : a gamble on something (The investment was a gamble on future demand.)

Synonymes : risk

Expressions courantes : take a gamble, big gamble

pari

Pari fait dans l’espoir de gagner de l’argent.

En anglais simple : A bet made in the hope of winning money.

• I had a small gamble yesterday.
• His gamble on the race cost him twenty pounds.
• She enjoys an occasional gamble at the casino.

Comment l'utiliser : a gamble on something (He had a gamble on the football result.)

Synonymes : bet, wager

Expressions courantes : a small gamble, gamble on horses

jouer, parier

Miser de l’argent sur un jeu ou un événement dans l’espoir d’en gagner davantage.

En anglais simple : To risk money on a game or event, hoping to win more.

• He likes to gamble at weekends.
• They gambled on horse races.
• Have you ever gambled in a casino?

Comment l'utiliser : gamble on something (She sometimes gambles on football matches.)

Synonymes : bet

Expressions courantes : gamble on horses, gamble for money

risquer, parier

Prendre un risque dans l’espoir d’obtenir un bon résultat.

En anglais simple : To take a risk because you hope for a good result.

• We gambled on better weather.
• She gambled her career on the new company.
• Would you gamble with your family’s future?

Comment l'utiliser : gamble on something (They gambled on a rise in house prices.); gamble with something (You are gambling with your health.); gamble something on something (He gambled his savings on the project.)

Synonymes : take a risk

Expressions courantes : gamble on success, gamble with something