| Principal Translations |
| bet n | (wager) | apuesta nf |
| | | jugada nf |
| | Sam placed a bet at the race track. |
| | Sam hizo una apuesta en las carreras. |
| bet n | ([sth] wagered) | apuesta nf |
| | The bet was that the loser would clean the house for a week. |
| | La apuesta era que el perdedor limpiaría la casa por una semana. |
| bet⇒ vi | (gamble) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | It's a waste of money to bet. |
| | Apostar es una pérdida de dinero. |
| bet [sth]⇒ vtr | (wager an amount) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | | jugar⇒ vtr |
| | The odds are 11/2, so if you bet £2 and your horse wins, you'll get £11 back. |
| bet [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (wager with [sb]) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | I'll bet you one hundred dollars. |
| | Te apuesto cien dólares. |
| bet on [sth] vi + prep | (place a wager on) | apostar a vtr + prep |
| | Rita bet on a horse at the race track. |
| | Rita apostó a un caballo en las carreras. |
| bet on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be totally confident of) (figurado) | apostar a vtr + prep |
| | (AR, coloquial) | poner las fichas a loc verb |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow, so you can bet on it raining! |
bet,
bet that vtr | figurative, informal (with clause: expect) | apostar que vtr + conj |
| | I bet Ian won't come to work today. |
| | Apuesto que Ian no vendrá a trabajar hoy. |
| bet against [sth] vi + prep | (wager against [sth]) | apostar contra vtr + prep |
| | Oscar lost his money because he bet against the winning horse. |
| | Oscar perdió su dinero porque apostó contra el caballo ganador. |
| Additional Translations |
| bet n | informal ([sb], [sth] likely to succeed) | apuesta nf |
| | (AR, coloquial) | fija nf |
| | Dan is my bet for top salesman this year. |
| | Dan es mi apuesta para mejor vendedor del año. |
| bet n | informal (guess, expectation) | apuesta nf |
| | | carta nf |
| | Anna's bet is that Ned will fail. |
| | La apuesta de Ana es que Ned perderá. |
| bet against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (assume [sth] will fail) | apostar contra vtr + prep |
| | I wouldn't bet against his getting the promotion. |
| | No apostaría contra que consiga el aumento. |
bet [sb],
bet [sb] that⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (with clause: expect) | apostar a alguien que loc verb |
| | I bet you the math test will be easy. |
| | Te apuesto que el examen de matemáticas será fácil. |
Compound Forms:
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the best bet,
your best bet n | informal, figurative (most promising option) | mejor opción adj + nf |
| | Your best bet would be to contact the organisers directly and ask if they still have tickets. |
| | La mejor opción sería contactar directamente con los organizadores y preguntarles si todavía hay entradas. |
bet the farm,
bet the farm on [sth] v expr | (risk everything) | apostar todo expr |
| | | apostar la casa expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | apostar a la madre expr |
| | I'm not going to bet the farm on such a risky investment. |
| bet your bottom dollar v expr | US, figurative, informal (be certain) | apostar hasta el último centavo loc verb |
| | You can bet your bottom dollar I'll get home in time for supper. |
| | Puedes apostar hasta el último centavo que volveré a casa a tiempo para la cena. |
| | | jugar hasta el último chavo loc verb |
| | Puedes jugarte hasta el último chavo que volveré a casa a tiempo para la cena. |
I bet,
I'll bet interj | informal (that is not surprising) | me imagino loc interj |
| | | y que lo digas loc interj |
| | "Dad was mad at me for taking the car." "I bet!" |
| I wouldn't bet on it! interj | informal (that is very unlikely) | yo no estaría tan seguro loc interj |
| | Jessica thinks she's going to get the job, but I wouldn't bet on it! |
| | Jessica cree que va a obtener el trabajo, pero yo no estaría tan seguro. |
| It's a fair bet expr | (it is probable) | es probable que expr |
| | It's a fair bet my parents are asleep now; I don't want to wake them by phoning. |
| make a bet on [sth] v expr | (wager, gamble) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | Do you want to make a bet on this fight? |
| | ¿Quieres apostar cien euros en esta pelea? |
| place a bet v expr | (gamble, make a wager) | apostar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer una apuesta loc verb |
| safe bet n | (bet: certain to be won) | apuesta segura nf + adj |
| safe bet n | figurative (risk: safe to take) (figurado) | apuesta segura nf + adj |
| safe bet n | informal, figurative ([sth] certain to happen) | seguro/a adj |
| | | obvio/a adj |
| | (coloquial) | fijo adv |
| | (AR: coloquial) | una fija loc nom f |
| | It's a safe bet that it's going to rain; look at those clouds! |
| | Es seguro que va a llover, ¡mira las nubes! |
| | Fijo que llueve, ¡mira las nubes! |
| side bet | (gambling) | apuesta colateral nf + adj mf |
| you bet interj | informal (emphatic yes) (afirmación) | seguro que sí loc interj |
| | | tenlo por seguro loc interj |
| | “Are you going to the game tonight?” "You bet!" |
| | "¿Vas a ir al partido esta noche?" "¡Seguro que sí!". |
| | | puedes apostarlo loc interj |
| | "¿Vas a ir al partido esta noche?" "¡Puedes apostarlo!". |
| | (AR) | más vale loc interj |
| | "¿Vas a ir al partido esta noche?" "¡Más vale!". |
| You can bet on it! interj | informal (that is certain) | no te quepa la menor duda loc interj |
| | | puedes apostarlo loc interj |
| | Whatever the government does will cost us money -- you can bet on it! |
| | Sea lo que sea que haga el gobierno, nos va a salir dinero. Que no te quepa la menor duda. |
| You can bet your life expr | figurative, informal (with clause: you can be certain that) | puedes apostar tu vida loc interj |
| | You can bet your life Maria will tell the teacher what we did. |
| | Puedes apostar la vida a que María le va a decir a la maestra lo que hicimos. |
| you can bet your life on [sth] expr | figurative, informal (you can be certain of [sth]) | puedes apostar tu vida en loc interj |
| | Rodney will certainly win the race; you can bet your life on that. |