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"Loterías" is a form of "lotería", a noun which is often translated as "lottery". "Apuestas" is a form of "apuestas", a plural noun which is often translated as "gambling". Learn more about the difference between "loterías" and "apuestas" below.
la lotería(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. lottery
Mi vecino jugó a la lotería y se ganó dos millones de pesos.My neighbor played the lottery and won two million pesos.
2. (table game)
3. (drawing)
a. raffle
Queremos ser justos, así que vamos a hacer una lotería para asignar las habitaciones.We want to be fair, so we will have a raffle to assign the rooms.
a. lottery kiosk
Entramos a la lotería y compramos dos boletos.We went into the lottery kiosk and bought two tickets.
5. (figurative) (chance)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. no direct translation (figurative)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Por las dudas, lleva tu documento de identidad. Casi nunca piden que lo muestres, pero es una lotería.Bring your identification card just in case. They rarely ask for it, but it's a bit of a gamble.
El autobús es una lotería; nunca se sabe cuándo va a venir.The bus is a lottery; you never know when it's coming.
las apuestas
la apuesta
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. bet
Hagamos una apuesta a ver cuál de los caballos llega primero.Let's make a bet to see which horse is first.
