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"word": "Pascal's gamble"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "take a gamble"
}
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"text": "I had a gamble on the horses last weekend.",
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"word": "риск"
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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{
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"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "õnnemäng"
},
{
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "uhkapeli"
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "pari"
},
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"_dis1": "3 91 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeu de hasard"
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"_dis1": "3 91 5",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "aventuranza"
},
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "envite"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "azarṭuli tamaši",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "აზარტული თამაში"
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"roman": "avanṭiura",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "ავანტიურა"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"roman": "stoíchima",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "στοίχημα"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "szerencsejáték"
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"_dis1": "3 91 5",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "hazárdjáték"
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "ludrisko"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scommessa"
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"alt": "かけ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kake",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "賭け"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gyanburu",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "qumar"
},
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kocka",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "коцка"
},
{
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "3 91 5",
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"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "taruhan"
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{
"_dis1": "3 91 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "qomâr",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "قمار"
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{
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aposta"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "azártnaja igrá",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "аза́ртная игра́"
},
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "apuesta"
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "kumar"
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"text": "The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.",
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"A risky venture."
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"sense": "a risky venture",
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"sense": "a risky venture",
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"word": "aventuranza"
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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "avanṭiura",
"sense": "a risky venture",
"word": "ავანტიურა"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "risḳiani sakme",
"sense": "a risky venture",
"word": "რისკიანი საქმე"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "a risky venture",
"tags": [
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"roman": "qāmara",
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"word": "قَامَرَ"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "riskuvam",
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"word": "рискувам"
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "賭博"
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"roman": "dǔbó",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "賭錢"
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"roman": "dǔqián",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "gokken"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "hazardi"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "parier"
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "hasarder"
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "apostar"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "aventurar"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "arriscar"
},
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garisḳva",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "გარისკვა"
},
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "riskant spielen"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "spekulieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"tags": [
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"word": "zocken"
},
{
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "he",
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"word": "הימר"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "bertaruh"
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "mempertaruhkan"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "scommettere"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakeru",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "賭ける"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "qumar lîstin"
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "се коцка"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "ryzykować"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "arriscar"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "riskovátʹ",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "рискова́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "kȍckati se"
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{
"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "พนัน"
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "kumar oynamak"
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"_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "fé ene wadjeure"
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{
"text": "Mark won half a million dollars gambling on horses.",
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"To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain."
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "قَامَرَ"
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "jokatu"
},
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "igraja komar",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "играя комар"
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "ka.ca:",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "ကစား"
},
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "sugal"
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "賭錢"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"alt": "dou² cin⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "赌钱"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "賭博"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǔbó",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "赌博"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "賭錢"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǔqián",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "赌钱"
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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{
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "monludi"
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "uhkapelata"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "gämblätä"
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "apostar"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "აზარტული თამაშების თამაში"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "wetten"
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "spielen"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "הימר"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "szerencsejátékot játszik"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "hazardíroz"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "ludriskar"
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"code": "id",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "berjudi"
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "scommettere"
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "dále dôs mám"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"roman": "se kocka",
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"word": "се коцка"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "ms",
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"word": "judi"
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "purei moni"
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{
"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "grać"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "apostar"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "juca"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "kȍckati se"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "apostar"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"word": "พนัน"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
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"word": "kumar oynamak"
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"_dis1": "14 79 5 2",
"code": "wa",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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"text": "He gambled his reputation on the outcome.",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "op het spel zetten"
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "vergokken"
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{
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "wagen"
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{
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "hazardi"
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{
"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "vaarantaa"
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{
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "xogar"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "arriscar"
},
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"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "aufs Spiel n setzen"
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{
"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "hasardieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "wagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "kockáztat"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "kockára tesz"
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "poner in risco"
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"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "rischiare"
},
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"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "懸ける"
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"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
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"word": "apostar"
},
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"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
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"word": "พนัน"
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"_dis1": "18 11 68 3",
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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{
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"word": "jeu de hasard"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"tags": [
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"word": "aventuranza"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"tags": [
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"word": "envite"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "აზარტული თამაში"
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{
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"word": "ავანტიურა"
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"tags": [
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"code": "de",
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"code": "el",
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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"tags": [
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{
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"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
"word": "賭け"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gyanburu",
"sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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{
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"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "ru",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "аза́ртная игра́"
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"word": "ავანტიურა"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "რისკიანი საქმე"
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"English terms with homophones",
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "dǔbó",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "dǔqián",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "hazardi"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"code": "gl",
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"code": "gl",
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "garisḳva",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "გარისკვა"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "spekulieren"
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{
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "bertaruh"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "mempertaruhkan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "scommettere"
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{
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "賭ける"
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "main"
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{
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{
"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "qumar kirin"
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{
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "ryzykować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "arriscar"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "riskovátʹ",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "рискова́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "kȍckati se"
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{
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "พนัน"
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{
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "kumar oynamak"
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{
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"sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
"word": "fé ene wadjeure"
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "jokatu"
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{
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"roman": "igraja komar",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "играя комар"
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{
"code": "my",
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"roman": "ka.ca:",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "ကစား"
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{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "sugal"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "賭錢"
},
{
"alt": "dou² cin⁴⁻²",
"code": "yue",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "赌钱"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "賭博"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǔbó",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "赌博"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǔqián",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "赌钱"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "gokken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "kansspelen bedrijven"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "veti"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "vetludi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "monludi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "uhkapelata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "gämblätä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "apostar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "azarṭuli tamašebis tamaši",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "აზარტული თამაშების თამაში"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "wetten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "spielen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "zocken"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "himér",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "הימר"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "szerencsejátékot játszik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "hazardíroz"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "ludriskar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "berjudi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "scommettere"
},
{
"alt": "かける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakeru",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "賭ける"
},
{
"code": "km",
"english": "leing lbaeng",
"lang": "Khmer",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "លេងល្បែង"
},
{
"code": "mzs",
"lang": "Macanese",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "dále dôs mám"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se kocka",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "се коцка"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "judi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "purei moni"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "petipeti"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "grać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "apostar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "juca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "kȍckati se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "apostar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "jugar"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pá-nan",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "พนัน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "kumar oynamak"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
"word": "trimler"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "op het spel zetten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "vergokken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "wagen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "hazardi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "vaarantaa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "xogar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "arriscar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "aufs Spiel n setzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "hasardieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "wagen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "kockáztat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "kockára tesz"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "poner in risco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "rischiare"
},
{
"alt": "かける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakeru",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "懸ける"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "arriscar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "apostar"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pá-nan",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "พนัน"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
"word": "risker"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Gamble (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "gamble"
}
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