apostarse

apostarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to bet

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I

VPR

apostarse en un lugar — to position o.s. in o at a place

II

1.

VT to bet (a, en on)

he apostado diez euros en la quiniela — I've bet ten euros on the football pools

• apostar algo a algo — 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 que — + indic 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

2.

VI to bet (a, por on)

no me gusta apostar a los caballos — I don't like to bet o gamble on the horses

• apostar por algo, apostó por la calidad en vez de la cantidad — he opted o went for quality not quantity

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 o backed us all the way

han apostado por una política de neutralidad — they have committed themselves to a policy of neutrality

• apostar a que — 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"

3.

See:

apostarse

III

VPR to bet

me apuesto cualquier cosa a que no vienen — I bet you anything they don't come

¿qué te apuestas a que gano yo? — what do you bet that I'll win?

• apostárselas a o con algn — to compete with sb

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= station, post.

Ex. Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.

Ex. The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.

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= station, post.

Ex: Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.

Ex: The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.

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■apostarse verbo reflexivo to bet: ¿qué te apuestas?, what do you bet?
'apostarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apostar
- jugar

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vpr

[jugarse] to bet;

apostarse algo con alguien to bet sb sth;

¿qué te apuestas a que no viene? how much do you bet he won't come?

apostar²

vpr

to post oneself;

se apostó detrás de un árbol he posted himself behind a tree

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apostarse

v/r MIL position o.s.