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English
Etymology From earlier gamel Middle English *gamlen *gamelen Middle English gamenen Old English gæmnian gamnian gamenian ( “ to joke; play ” ) , related to Old English gamen ( “ joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game ” ) , equivalent to game -le Old Danish gammel Middle High German gamel ( “ pleasure; fun ” ) . More at game
Pronunciation
Noun gamble (plural gambles
A bet or wager .
I had a gamble on the horses last weekend.
A significant risk , undertaken with a potential gain.
A risky venture .
The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.
Derived terms
Translations a risk undertaken with a potential gain
Arabic: قِمَار m ( qimār )
Hijazi Arabic: قُمار m ( gumār )
Bulgarian: риск (bg) m ( risk )
Dutch: gok (nl) m
Esperanto: hazardo (eo)
Estonian: õnnemäng
Finnish: uhkapeli (fi)
French: pari (fr) m jeu de hasard (fr) m
Galician: aposta (gl) f aventuranza f envite (gl) m
Georgian: აზარტული თამაში ( azarṭuli tamaši ) , ავანტიურა ( avanṭiura )
German: Glücksspiel (de) n Hazardspiel n
Greek: στοίχημα (el) n ( stoíchima )
Hungarian: szerencsejáték (hu) , hazárdjáték (hu)
Ido: ludrisko
Italian: scommessa (it) f
Japanese: 賭け (ja) ( かけ, kake ) , ギャンブル (ja) ( gyanburu )
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: qumar (ku) f
Macedonian: коцка f ( kocka ) , комар m ( komar )
Malay: taruhan
Persian: قمار (fa) ( qomâr )
Polish: hazard (pl) m
Portuguese: aposta (pt) f
Russian: аза́ртная игра́ (ru) f ( azártnaja igrá ) , авантю́ра (ru) f ( avantjúra )
Spanish: apuesta (es)
Turkish: kumar (tr)
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Verb gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles present participle gambling simple past and past participle gambled
To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
To play risky games , especially casino games, for monetary gain.
Mark won half a million dollars gambling on horses.
( transitive ) risk (something) for potential gain.
He gambled his reputation on the outcome.
To interact with equipment at a casino .
Translations to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome
Arabic: قَامَرَ ( qāmara )
Bulgarian: рискувам (bg) ( riskuvam )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 賭博 / 赌博 (zh) ( dǔbó ) , 賭錢 / 赌钱 (zh) ( dǔqián )
Czech: riskovat (cs)
Dutch: gokken (nl)
Esperanto: hazardi
French: parier (fr) , hasarder (fr)
Galician: apostar (gl) , aventurar (gl) , arriscar (gl)
Georgian: გარისკვა ( garisḳva )
German: spielen (de) , spekulieren (de) , ( slang ) zocken (de) , hasardieren (de)
Greek: στοιχηματίζω (el) ( stoichimatízo )
Hebrew: הימר (he) ( himér )
Ido: ludriskar
Indonesian: bertaruh (id) , mempertaruhkan (id)
Italian: scommettere (it)
Japanese: 賭ける (ja) ( かける , kakeru)
Javanese: main (jv)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: qumar lîstin qumar kirin (ku)
Macedonian: се коцка ( se kocka )
Polish: ryzykować (pl)
Portuguese: arriscar (pt)
Russian: рискова́ть (ru) ( riskovátʹ )
Serbo-Croatian: kȍckati se (sh)
Thai: พนัน (th) ( pá-nan )
Turkish: kumar oynamak
Walloon: fé ene wadjeure (wa)
to play risky games for monetary gain
Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: قَامَرَ ( qāmara )
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Basque: jokatu
Bulgarian: играя комар ( igraja komar )
Burmese: ကစား (my) ( ka.ca: )
Cebuano: sugal
Chinese:
Cantonese: 賭錢 / 赌钱 ( dou2 cin4-2 )
Mandarin: 賭博 / 赌博 (zh) ( dǔbó ) , 賭錢 / 赌钱 (zh) ( dǔqián )
Dutch: gokken (nl) , kansspelen bedrijven
Esperanto: veti (eo) , vetludi monludi
Finnish: uhkapelata gämblätä
Galician: apostar (gl)
Georgian: აზარტული თამაშების თამაში ( azarṭuli tamašebis tamaši )
German: wetten (de) , spielen (de) , ( slang ) zocken (de)
Hebrew: הימר (he) ( himér )
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: szerencsejátékot játszik hazardíroz (hu)
Ido: ludriskar
Indonesian: berjudi (id)
Italian: scommettere (it)
Japanese: 賭ける (ja) ( かける , kakeru)
Khmer: លេងល្បែង ( leing lbaeng )
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Macanese: dále dôs mám
Macedonian: се коцка ( se kocka )
Malay: judi (ms)
Maori: purei moni petipeti
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: grać (pl)
Portuguese: apostar (pt)
Romanian: juca (ro) , juca jocuri de noroc
Russian: игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры ( igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry )
Serbo-Croatian: kȍckati se (sh)
Spanish: apostar (es) , jugar (es) , timbear (es) ( South America ) , escolasear ( River Plate ) , escolasar ( Argentina )
Thai: พนัน (th) ( pá-nan )
Turkish: kumar oynamak
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Walloon: trimler (wa)
(transitive) to risk something for potential gain
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