"va banque" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: From French (je) va (la) banque, a call used in the 18th century in games like Rouge et Noir and Faro to announce that one was betting as much money as the bank had, to either win or lose that amount. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr||(je) va (la) banque}} French (je) va (la) banque Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolink=1}} va banque (not comparable)
  1. All or nothing, all in, for broke; riskily putting everything on the line to either win it all or lose it all. Wikipedia link: Faro (banking game), Trente et Quarante Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-va_banque-en-adv-tu68NyZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 19 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 24 39

Adverb [Polish]

IPA: /vaˈbaŋk/ Forms: vabank [alternative]
Rhymes: -aŋk Etymology: Borrowed from French (je) va (la) banque. Etymology templates: {{ety|pl|:af|fr:va|fr:banque|tree=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bank", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bench", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bench", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "raised surface", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bend", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰeg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bankiz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*banki", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Lombardic", "term" : "bank", "lang" : "lng" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "banca", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "banque", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "banque", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Polish", "term" : "va banque", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pl" }" data-lang="pl" data-title="va banque">, {{bor+|pl|fr||(je) va (la) banque}} Borrowed from French (je) va (la) banque Head templates: {{pl-adv|-|head=va banque}} va banque (not comparable)
  1. (gambling) hazardously, riskily Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-va_banque-pl-adv-4Jyd2fXr Categories (other): Gambling, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Polish entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 47 27 Disambiguation of Polish entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Topics: gambling, games
  2. (figuratively) all in, all out, for broke, doubling down (risking everything, putting everything on the line) Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Synonyms: na całego, na całość, na maksa
    Sense id: en-va_banque-pl-adv-7kk~oQ55 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Polish entries referencing missing etymons, Polish entries with Template:pl-pr without syllabification, Polish entries with etymon, Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 30 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Polish entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of Polish entries with Template:pl-pr without syllabification: 37 63 Disambiguation of Polish entries with etymon: 43 57 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
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