stáviti1 (napraviti stavo) to bet, to lay a bet, to wager; to stake; to take bets on

stáviti (denar) na to put money on, to bet (ali arhaično to stake) on
stáviti funt to bet a pound
stáviti na kocko to bet on (a throw of) the dice
stáviti svoje premoženje na eno karto to stake one's fortune on the turn of a card
stavim z vami 100 : 1 I bet you 100 to 1
stavim en funt z vami I bet you a pound
stavim z vami, da... I lay you a wager that..., pogovorno I bet you (that)...
stáviti s kom, da... to bet someone (that)...
stavim, da tega ne veš I bet you don't know this
stáviti na konja to back a horse
vse stáviti na kaj to put one's shirt on something
stavim ne vem kaj I'll bet good money
glavo stavim I'll bet my life (ali my boots, my bottom dollar)
stáviti vse na eno karto to have (ali to put) all one's eggs in one basket
stavim! I'll wager!



Vir: Slovensko-angleški slovar - Anton Grad, Henry Leeming

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