| Principales traductions |
| bet n | (wager) | pari nm |
| | Sam placed a bet at the race track. |
| | Sam a fait un pari (or: a misé) aux courses. |
| bet n | ([sth] wagered) | enjeu nm |
| | | mise nf |
| | The bet was that the loser would clean the house for a week. |
| | L'enjeu, c'était que le perdant serait chargé du ménage une semaine entière. |
| bet⇒ vi | (gamble) | parier⇒ vi |
| | | jouer⇒ vi |
| | It's a waste of money to bet. |
| | Parier, c'est gaspiller son argent. |
| bet [sth]⇒ vtr | (wager an amount) | miser⇒ 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]) | parier⇒ vtr |
| | I'll bet you one hundred dollars. |
| | Je te parie cent dollars. |
| bet on [sth] vi + prep | (place a wager on) | parier sur [qch], miser sur [qch] vi + prép |
| | Rita bet on a horse at the race track. |
| | Rita a parié sur un cheval de course. |
| bet on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be totally confident of) (figuré : être confiant) | parier que vtr + conj |
| | (figuré) | mettre sa main au feu que loc v + conj |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow, so you can bet on it raining! |
| | (figuré) | parier sur vi + prép |
bet,
bet that vtr | figurative, informal (with clause: expect) | parier que vtr + prép |
| | I bet Ian won't come to work today. |
| | Je parie qu'Ian ne viendra pas travailler aujourd'hui. |
| bet against [sth] vi + prep | (wager against [sth]) | parier contre [qch], miser contre [qch] vi + prép |
| | Oscar lost his money because he bet against the winning horse. |
| | Oscar a perdu son argent parce qu'il a parié contre le cheval gagnant. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| bet n | informal ([sb], [sth] likely to succeed) | favori, favorite nm, nf |
| | Dan is my bet for top salesman this year. |
| | Mon favori pour le titre de vendeur de l'année, c'est Dan. |
| bet n | informal (guess, expectation) | prévision, supposition nf |
| | Anna's bet is that Ned will fail. |
| | La prévision d'Anna, c'est que Ned va se planter. |
| bet against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (assume [sth] will fail) | ne pas miser sur [qch] |
| | I wouldn't bet against his getting the promotion. |
| | Je ne miserais pas sur un refus de sa promotion. |
bet [sb],
bet [sb] that⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (with clause: expect) (avec objet : te) | parier à [qqn] que loc v |
| | | parier avec [qqn] que loc v |
| | I bet you the math test will be easy. |
| | Je te parie que le contrôle de maths sera facile. |
Formes composées
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the best bet,
your best bet n | informal, figurative (most promising option) | plus sûr nm |
| | Your best bet would be to contact the organisers directly and ask if they still have tickets. |
| | Le plus sûr serait de contacter les organisateurs directement et de leur demander s'il leur reste des billets. |
bet the farm,
bet the farm on [sth] v expr | (risk everything) | jouer le tout pour le tout, jouer sa chemise expr |
| | I'm not going to bet the farm on such a risky investment. |
| | Je ne veux pas jouer le tout pour le tout sur un investissement aussi risqué. |
| bet your bottom dollar v expr | US, figurative, informal (be certain) | mettre sa main à couper loc v |
| | | être sûr vi + adj |
| | You can bet your bottom dollar I'll get home in time for supper. |
| | Tu peux être sûr que je rentrerai pour le souper. |
I bet,
I'll bet interj | informal (that is not surprising) | Tu m'étonnes ! interj |
| | | J'imagine ! interj |
| | "Dad was mad at me for taking the car." "I bet!" |
| I wouldn't bet on it! interj | informal (that is very unlikely) (un peu familier) | Je n'y mettrais pas ma main à couper |
| | Jessica thinks she's going to get the job, but I wouldn't bet on it! |
| It's a fair bet expr | (it is probable) | Il y a fort à parier que... |
| | 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) | faire un pari sur [qch] loc v |
| | | parier sur [qch] loc v |
| | Do you want to make a bet on this fight? |
| | Tu veux faire un pari sur ce combat ? |
| | Tu veux parier sur ce combat ? |
| place a bet v expr | (gamble, make a wager) | faire un pari loc v |
| | | parier⇒, miser⇒ vi |
| safe bet n | (bet: certain to be won) (sans risque) | pari sûr nm |
| safe bet n | figurative (risk: safe to take) | être sans risque loc v |
| safe bet n | informal, figurative ([sth] certain to happen) | il y a fort à parier que ... expr |
| | | pouvoir dire sans se tromper loc v |
| | | être certain, être sûr loc v |
| | It's a safe bet that it's going to rain; look at those clouds! |
| | Il y a fort à parier qu'il va pleuvoir ; regarde ces nuages ! |
| side bet | (gambling) | pari annexe nm |
| you bet interj | informal (emphatic yes) | et comment ! interj |
| | “Are you going to the game tonight?” "You bet!" |
| | " Tu vas au match ce soir ? " " Et comment ! " |
| | (familier) | je veux (mon neveu) ! interj |
| | - Tu vas au concert ce soir ? - Je veux ! |
| | (familier) | un peu (mon neveu) ! interj |
| | - Tu vas au concert samedi soir ? - Un peu, mon neveu ! |
| You can bet on it! interj | informal (that is certain) | c'est clair interj |
| | | aucun doute là-dessus interj |
| | | tu peux en être sûr interj |
| | Whatever the government does will cost us money -- you can bet on it! |
| | Tout ce que fera le gouvernement nous coûtera de l'argent, aucun doute là-dessus ! |
| You can bet your life expr | figurative, informal (with clause: you can be certain that) | tu peux être sûr que |
| | You can bet your life Maria will tell the teacher what we did. |
| you can bet your life on [sth] expr | figurative, informal (you can be certain of [sth]) | tu peux en être sûr |
| | Rodney will certainly win the race; you can bet your life on that. |