apostar
apostar
transitive verb
1to bet (jugarse)
- te apuesto una cena a que gana el Madrid -> I bet you the price of a dinner that Madrid will win
2to post (emplazar)
intransitive verb
3to bet (por on)
- apuesto a que no viene -> I bet he doesn't come
apostarse
pronomial verb1to bet (jugarse)
- apostarse algo con alguien -> to bet somebody something
2to post oneself (colocarse)
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apostar [ah-pos-tar’]
article & verb transitive
11 To bet, to hold a wager, to lay a bet.
2To place relays.
3To post soldiers or other persons in a place.
- Apostarlas or apostárselas -> to contend, to defy
verb reflexive
4To emulate, to rival, to stand in competition.
- Apostar carreras -> to run races
apostar
verbo:transitivo
to bet;a, en on he apostado diez euros en la quiniela I've bet ten euros on the football pools
apostar algo a algoa to bet sth on sth
aposté diez libras al ganador I bet ten pounds on the winner
ha apostado su futuro político a la victoria en las elecciones he has staked his political future on the election victory
apostar algo a queque to bet sth that
apuesto lo que sea a que es mentira I'll bet you anything that it's a lie
he apostado treinta euros con él a que no gana I've bet him thirty euros that he won't win
verbo:intransitivo
to bet;a, por on no me gusta apostar a los caballos I don't like to bet gamble on the horses;o
apostar por algopor
apostó por la calidad en vez de la cantidad he opted went for quality not quantity;o
no todo el mundo apostaba por su éxito not everyone believed in his success
creía en el proyecto y apostó por nosotros he believed in the project and was behind us all the way backed us all the way;o han apostado por una política de neutralidad they have committed themselves to a policy of neutrality
apostar a queque to bet that
apuesto a que no lo encontráis I bet that you don't find it
—no creo que él sea culpable —pues yo apuesto a que sí "I don't think he's guilty" — "I bet he is"
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "apostar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aposto | aposté | apostaba | apostaré | apueste |
| Tú | apostas | apostaste | apostabas | apostarás | apuestes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | aposta | apostó | apostaba | apostará | aposte |
| Nosotros | apostamos | apostamos | apostábamos | apostaremos | apostemos |
| Vosotros | apostáis | apostasteis | apostabais | apostaréis | apostéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | apuestan | apostaron | apostaban | apostarán | aposten |
