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bets

/bɛts/

Meanings
noun

Pari, paris

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

Examples :

"Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet."
Dylan doit 30 dollars à Fletcher à cause d'un pari infructueux.
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verb

Miser

To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

Examples :

"During the poker game, Maria bets five dollars, forcing the other players to either match her bet or fold. "
Pendant la partie de poker, Maria mise cinq dollars, forçant les autres joueurs à s'aligner sur sa mise ou à se coucher.
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Related Words

Illustration baseball

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

Baseball

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

Mon frère adore le baseball et il s'entraîne à frapper tous les jours après l'école.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Quelque chose, un truc

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mon ami m'a dit qu'il y avait quelque chose dans la boîte, mais je ne savais pas encore ce que c'était.

Illustration certitude

certitude noun

/ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/ /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/

Certitude, assurance

"I have absolute certitude about that."

J'ai une certitude absolue à ce sujet.

Illustration fletcher

fletcher noun

/ˈflɛtʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Empennier

"The fletcher carefully glued the feathers onto the arrow shaft, ensuring a straight and accurate flight. "

L'empennier colla soigneusement les plumes sur la tige de la flèche, assurant ainsi un vol droit et précis.

Illustration unsuccessful

unsuccessful adjective

/ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfl̩/

Raté, infructueux

"His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences, and an occasional good-natured ribbing."

Sa tentative infructueuse lui a valu de la sympathie, des condoléances et, à l'occasion, des plaisanteries bon enfant.

Illustration assurance

assurance noun

/əˈʃɔːɹəns/ /əˈʃɝəns/

Assurance, garantie, promesse

"My mother's assurance that I could succeed in the test boosted my confidence. "

L'assurance de ma mère que je pouvais réussir le test a renforcé ma confiance.

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

Correctement, justement

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

L'élève a répondu correctement au problème de mathématiques.

Illustration certainty

certainty noun

/ˈsɜːtn̩ti/ /ˈsɝtn̩ti/

Certitude

"My certainty about my ability to finish the project before the deadline was high. "

Ma certitude quant à ma capacité à terminer le projet avant la date limite était grande.

Illustration favorite

favorite noun

/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/

Préféré, favori

"My favorite book is the one about space exploration. "

Mon livre préféré est celui sur l'exploration spatiale.

Illustration tomorrow

tomorrow noun

/təˈmɔɹoʊ/ /təˈmɒɹəʊ/ /təˈmɑɹoʊ/

Demain

"Tomorrow is my sister's birthday. "

Demain, c'est l'anniversaire de ma sœur.

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forecast noun

/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔɹkæst/

Prévision

"The weather forecast predicts rain tomorrow. "

Les prévisions météorologiques annoncent de la pluie pour demain.

Illustration agreement

agreement noun

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

Accord, entente

"to enter an agreement;  the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement;  he nodded his agreement."

conclure un accord ; les négociateurs britanniques et américains proches d'un accord ; il a acquiescé.