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stake

UK
/steɪk/
US
/steɪk/
stake out
stakenoun
stakes
pl
UK
/steɪk/
US
/steɪk/
Translations
enjeuAu sens de risque, d'importance ou d'intérêt en jeu.
With thousands of jobs on the line, the stakes were incredibly high.
Avec des milliers d'emplois en jeu, les enjeux étaient incroyablement élevés.
participationDans une entreprise, une situation ou un système.
She has a significant stake in the company, making her a key decision-maker.
Elle a une participation importante dans l'entreprise, ce qui fait d'elle une personne clé dans les décisions.
The gardener used a stake to support the growing tomato plants.
Le jardinier a utilisé un pieu pour soutenir les plants de tomates en croissance.
miseArgot des jeux, paris et mises d'argent.
He placed a large stake on the horse race, hoping to win big.
Il a placé une grosse mise sur la course hippique, en espérant gagner gros.
Additional translations
bûcherDans l'expression historique.
piquetPour un repère ou un poteau de soutien.
Definitions
A strong wooden or metal post with a pointed end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, or act as a boundary mark.
The gardener used a stake to support the growing tomato plants.
A sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture.
He placed a large stake on the horse race, hoping to win big.
A share or interest in a business, situation, or system.
She has a significant stake in the company, making her a key decision-maker.
A pointed stick or post that is used as a weapon or tool.
The vampire was defeated with a wooden stake through the heart.
A post to which a person is bound for execution by burning.
In the Middle Ages, many heretics were burned at the stake.
The level of risk, reward, or importance involved in a course of action or situation.
With thousands of jobs on the line, the stakes were incredibly high.
Synonyms
wager
interest
investment
risk
bet
portion
share
stakeverb
staked
Past Simple
staked
Past Participle
staking
Gerund
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/steɪk/
US
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Translations
jalonnerPour marquer des limites avec des piquets.
The surveyor staked the property to show where the new fence would go.
Le géomètre a jalonné le terrain pour indiquer l'emplacement de la nouvelle clôture.
revendiquerPour faire valoir un droit ou une prétention.
She staked her claim to the land by filing the necessary paperwork.
Elle a revendiqué ses droits sur le terrain en déposant les documents nécessaires.
financerAu sens de fournir des fonds ou des ressources; souvent dans un registre plutôt familier.
His uncle staked him when he decided to open his own restaurant.
Son oncle l'a financé lorsqu'il a décidé d'ouvrir son propre restaurant.
tuteurerPour soutenir une plante ou un jeune arbre avec un tuteur.
They staked the young tree to help it grow straight.
Ils ont tuteuré le jeune arbre pour l'aider à pousser droit.
miserParier ou risquer de l'argent.
He staked all his savings on the outcome of the race.
Il a misé toutes ses économies sur l'issue de la course.
Definitions
To support or secure something with stakes.
They staked the young tree to help it grow straight.
To risk or wager something, especially money, on the outcome of an event.
He staked all his savings on the outcome of the race.
To mark the boundaries of an area with stakes.
The surveyor staked the property to show where the new fence would go.
To assert a claim or right to something.
She staked her claim to the land by filing the necessary paperwork.
To provide someone with funds or resources needed to start or continue a venture; finance.
His uncle staked him when he decided to open his own restaurant.
Synonyms
gamble
invest
bet
wager
risk
stakeadjective
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US
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Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "stake money", "stake race") to qualify it as involving money risked or invested.
Definitions
Attributive: relating to money risked, invested, or competed for.
The jockey entered a stake race with a sizeable purse.
stakeadjective
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., stake fence, stake money) to denote relation to posts, gambling risk, or reinforcement with stakes.
Translations
dotéAu sens d'une épreuve pourvue d'une dotation ou d'une mise.
The jockey entered a stake race with a sizeable purse.
Le jockey s'est engagé dans une course dotée d'une forte dotation.
Additional translations
palissadéPour une clôture ou un enclos faits de pieux.
Definitions
Relating to or equipped with stakes; involving or intended for gambling stakes or high risk.
They built a stake fence around the garden to keep the animals out.
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