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bet

1. verb SPOR wager2. verb expressing probability3. noun wager4. noun sth likely or unlikely5. noun personal opinion
phrases
1 verb SPOR wager
INTRANSITIVEgeall a chur  c m uI have never betted on a match níor chuir mé geall ar chluiche riamhthey were betting heavily on the dogs bhí siad ag cur airgead mór ar na cúnna
TRANSITIVEhe bet 100 euro on it chuir sé geall 100 euro airI bet him twenty pounds that I'd win chuir mé fiche punt leis go mbuafainn
2 verb expressing probability TRANSITIVEI bet that's Cathal bíodh geall gur sin Cathal, cuirfidh mé geall gur Cathal atá annyou can bet that it'll be raining bí cinnte de go mbeidh sé ag báisteach, tig leat a bheith cinnte go mbeidh sé ag curI bet you there'll be a big crowd bíodh geall go mbeidh scata mór ann, rachaidh mé i mbannaí go mbeidh slua mór ann
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun wagergeall masc1  c m uhe put a hundred euro bet on a horse chuir sé geall céad euro ar chapallyou lost your bet chaill tú do gheallI haven't had a bet in years níor chuir mé geall le bliantato win a bet geall a bhaint 4 noun sth likely or unlikelywould travelling by air not be the best bet? nárbh fhearr dul ar eitleán?it's a good bet that he'll beat us to the station seans maith go mbeidh sé ag an stáisiún romhainnyour best bet would be to go to Dublin ní fearr rud a dhéanfá ná dul go Baile Átha CliathCork look a good bet for the football this year tá an-seans ag Corcaigh sa pheil i mbliana 5 noun personal opinionbarúil fem3  c m utuairim fem2  c m umy bet is she won't turn up tá barúil agam nach mbeidh sí ann, is é an tuairim atá agam nach mbeidh sí ann, ní dóigh liom go mbeidh sí ann
phrases

all bets are off

informalní fios cad a tharlóidhd'fhéadfadh aon rud tarlú

to bet the farm on sth

(US), informaldo cheann a chur i ngeall ar ruddo léine a chur ar rudléine do dhroma a chur i ngeall ar rud

don't bet on it

informalná cuir airgead ar bith airná codail ar an gcluas sin

I wouldn't bet on it

informalní bheinn ag brath airní rachainn i ngeall air

for a bet

1 to win moneyar mhaithe le geall 2 out of bravadoas dúshlánto do sth for a bet rud a dhéanamh as dúshlán

I bet

(also

I'll bet

) 1 informal expressing agreement'He was brilliant.' 'I bet.' 'Bhí sé ar fheabhas.' 'Nach cinnte go raibh.'; 'Bhí sé ar fheabhas.' 'Bhí leoga.'; 'Bhí sé ar fheabhas.' 'Cuirfidh mé geall.' 2 informal, ironic expressing disbelief'I was talking about somebody else.' 'I bet.' 'Ar dhuine eile a bhí mé ag caint.' 'Sea muise!'; 'Ar dhuine eile a bhí mé ag caint.' 'Bíodh geall go raibh.'; 'Duine eile a bhí i gceist agam.' 'Creidim thú.'

(do you) want to bet?

(also

(do you) want a bet?

, wanna bet?

informal) an dóigh leat é?meas tú?do bharúil?'You're not going.' 'Want to bet?' 'Níl tú ag dul.' 'Meas tú?'

you bet

informal'Would you like one?' 'You bet!' 'Ar mhaith leat ceann?' 'Nach cinnte gur mhaith!', 'Ar mhaith leat ceann?' 'D'fhéadfá a rá!'

you can bet your life (that ...)

informal (also

you can bet your bottom dollar (that ...)

, you can bet your ass (that ...)

vulgar, US

, you can bet your boots (that ...)

) is féidir leat a bheith cinnte de (go ...)

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