gamble
1 verb make bets INTRANSITIVEbheith ag cearrbhachashe likes to gamble on the greyhounds is maith leis geall a chur ar na cúnna, is maith leis airgead a chur ar na cúnnato gamble on the stock exchange dul i bhfiontar ar an stocmhalartán
TRANSITIVEI gambled a lot of money on that result chuir mé a lán airgid i ngeall ar an toradh sinhe gambles every penny he has caitheann sé gach pingin dá bhfuil aige ag cearrbhachas
2 verb take risk INTRANSITIVEtéigh sa seans seansáil verb they gambled on the weather chuaigh siad sa seans leis an aimsir, thóg siad seans ar an aimsir, sheansáil siad an aimsirhe gambled on a fall in the euro chuaigh sé sa seans go dtitfeadh an euroI was gambling on getting help from you bhí mé ag brath air go dtabharfá cúnamh dom, bhí mé ag súil go gcuideofá liomhe gambled with his life chuir sé a bheatha i mbaol
TRANSITIVEyou're gambling your health tá tú ag cur do shláinte i mbaolshe gambled her reputation on it chuir sí a clú i mbaol leis, sheansáil sí a hainm air
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun riskseans masc4 to take a gamble seans a ghlacadh, seans a thógáil, dul sa seansthat was our biggest gamble ba é sin an seans is mó dár ghlacamarit was a bit of a gamble but it paid off for us chuamar sa seans beagán ach d'éirigh linnwe took a huge gamble on them chuamar sa seans go mór leothis is a pure gamble táimid á fhágáil seo faoi chúram na ndéithelife is a gamble! is ait an mac an saol!, níl a dhath cinnte ag baint leis an saol! 4 noun act of gamblingto have a gamble on a horse geall a chur ar chapallto have a gamble on the stock exchange dul i bhfiontar ar an stocmhalartán