| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| make a bet on sth v expr | (wager, gamble) | fazer uma aposta expres |
| | | apostar vt |
| | Do you want to make a bet on this fight? |
| gamble vi | (place bets) | apostar v int |
| | I rarely gamble, but I couldn't resist placing a bet on that horse. |
| put faith in sth/sb vtr | (trust, believe in) | ter fé em expres v |
| | | acreditar vt |
| | | apostar vt |
| | We need to do something now; we can't put faith in their promises of a future solution. |
| | As an atheist, I put my faith in the power of the human mind. |
| take a chance v expr | (gamble, risk sth) (figurado) | apostar vt |
| | | arriscar vt |
| | She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience. |
| | Ela apostou nele, promovendo-o apesar da sua falta de experiência. |
| gamble on sth vi + prep | (place bets on) | apostar v int |
| | Alan is addicted to the thrill he gets from gambling on the throw of a dice. |
| bet vi | (gamble) | apostar v int |
| | It's a waste of money to bet. |
| | Apostar é um desperdício de dinheiro. |
| gamble sth vtr | (wager in a game of chance) (dinheiro) | jogar vt |
| | | apostar vt |
| | The woman gambled her life savings in the casino and lost everything. |
| bet sth vtr | (wager an amount) | apostar vt |
| | | arriscar vt |
| | | jogar vt |
| | The odds are 11/2, so if you bet £2 and your horse wins, you'll get £11 back. |
| | Rita apostou dez dólares num cavalo na corrida. |
| gamble sth on sth vtr + prep | (bet or risk sth on) (figurado) | apostar vt |
| | Ed gambled his car on a poker game and lost. |
| gamble vi | figurative (take a chance) | apostar vt |
| | That's a big risk to take with your business; you shouldn't gamble unless you are sure you can afford the losses if it goes wrong. |
| | É uma grande risco envolver seu negócio. Você não deveria apostar a não ser que você esteja certo de poder arcar com as perdas se der errado. |
| bet on sth vi + prep | (place a wager on) | apostar vt |
| | Rita bet on a horse at the race track. |
| | Rita apostou em um cavalo na corrida. |
| gamble on sth vi + prep | figurative (take a chance on) | apostar vt |
| | I'd like to get to the station at least thirty minutes early; I don't want to gamble on the train being late. |
| | When you gamble on the weather you don't always win. |
| | Eu quero chegar na estação pelo menos trinta minutos antes; eu não quero apostar no atraso do trem. Quando você aposta no tempo, nem sempre ganha. |
| bet on sth vi + prep | figurative (be totally confident of) | apostar vt |
| | | asseverar vt |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow, so you can bet on it raining! |
| | Minhas férias começam amanhã, então pode apostar que vai chover! |
bet,
bet that vtr | figurative, informal (with clause: expect) (informal, figurado) | apostar vt |
| | I bet Ian won't come to work today. |
| | Aposto que o Ian não vem trabalhar hoje. |
| Traduções complementares |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| play vi | (gamble) (jogo, aposta) | apostar v int |
| | | jogar v int |
| | Minors are not allowed to play. |
| | Menores não têm permissão para apostar. |
| back sth/sb vtr | (wager on) | apostar vt |
| | Which horse should we back? |
| | Em qual cavalos deveríamos apostar? |
| call sth vtr | informal (forecast correctly) | apostar v int |
| | (figurado, informal, jogada) | cantar v int |
| | In American pool, you have to call your shot before you play it. |
| | No bilhar americano você deve apostar antes de jogar. |
| play sth vtr | (bet on) | apostar vt |
| | He likes to play the horses. |
| | Ele gosta de apostar em cavalos. |
| put sth vtr | (wager) | apostar, pôr vt |
| | I think I'll put twenty dollars on this horse. I think she'll win. |
| lay sth on sth vtr | (place a bet) (arriscar dinheiro) | apostar, jogar vt |
| | | botar vt |
| | He laid fifty dollars on the horse. |
| | Ele apostou 50 dólares no cavalo. |
| lay sb sth vtr | (bet) (arriscar dinheiro) | apostar, jogar v int |
| | I'll lay you ten to one that he wasn't there at all. |
| | Aposto 10 a 1 como ele não esteve lá. |
| wager sth vtr | (money, bet) | apostar, arriscar vt |
| | Ben wagered £100 on the race. |
bet sb,
bet sb that vtr | informal, figurative (with clause: expect) (figurado, expectativa) | apostar vt |
| | I bet you the math test will be easy. |
| | Aposto que a prova de matemática será fácil. |
wager sth,
wager that sth vtr | (with clause: bet) | apostar vt |
| | Dawn wagered the new trainee would last less than a month. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| bet sb sth vtr | (wager with sb) | apostar com vt + prep |
| | I'll bet you one hundred dollars. |
| | Aposto cem dólares com você. |
| bet against sth vi + prep | (wager against sth) | apostar contra v int + prep |
| | Oscar lost his money because he bet against the winning horse. |
| | Oscar perdeu seu dinheiro, porque apostou contra o cavalo vencedor. |
| bet against sth vi + prep | figurative (assume sth will fail) | apostar contra expres |
| | | dar como perdido expres |
| | I wouldn't bet against his getting the promotion. |
| | Eu não apostaria contra ele ganhar a promoção. |
| | Eu não daria como perdido ele ganhar a promoção. |
| bet your bottom dollar v expr | US, figurative, informal (be certain) | apostar as últimas fichas loc v |
| | You can bet your bottom dollar I'll get home in time for supper. |
| handicap sth vtr | US (sport: try to predict winner) | apostar que vai ganhar expres v |
I bet,
I'll bet interj | informal (that is not surprising) | posso apostar! interj |
| | | aposto que sim! interj |
| | "Dad was mad at me for taking the car." "I bet!" |
| parlay sth on sth vtr | US (stake on a new bet) | apostar em acumulada loc v |
| | The gambler parlayed his winnings on the next race and won even bigger. |
| put stock in sth/sb v expr | (trust) (confiar em alguém/algo) | acreditar em, confiar em vt + prep |
| | (figurado: confiar piamente) | pôr a mão no fogo por expres v |
| | (figurado: acreditar) | apostar as fichas em expres v |
| you bet interj | informal (emphatic yes) (sim enfático) | pode apostar! interj |
| | | claro! interj |
| | “Are you going to the game tonight?” "You bet!" |
| you betcha interj | slang (emphatic yes) (gíria) | pode apostar! interj |
| | | com certeza! interj |
| | "Do you want to come with me?" "You betcha!" |
| You can bet on it! interj | informal (that is certain) | Pode apostar! loc interj |
| | Whatever the government does will cost us money -- you can bet on it! |
| You can bet your life expr | figurative, informal (with clause: you can be certain that) | pode apostar que expres |
| | 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) | pode apostar quanto quiser em expres v + prep |
| | Rodney will certainly win the race; you can bet your life on that. |