рисковать — meaning in English
riskovat
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English meaning
- adventure noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
- gamble verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
- punt noun A long, flat-bottomed boat that is pushed along with a pole, often used on rivers for leisure.
- risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
- venture noun A risky or bold undertaking whose outcome is uncertain.
Senses
рисковать is used for these senses in English:
- adventure (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
- gamble To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
- punt (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- risk (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
- take a chance (idiomatic) To risk doing something; to try something risky.
- take a risk (idiomatic) To do something risky.
- venture (transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
adventure — full definition
- noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
- verb To take a risk by venturing into something uncertain.
gamble — full definition
- verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
- verb To take a chance on something uncertain, hoping for a good result.
- noun A risky decision or venture undertaken in hope of a payoff.