arriesgarse

arriesgarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (uso reflexivo) to risk

■ se arriesgó mucho y fracasó he took many risks and failed

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to take a risk

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VPR to take a risk, expose o.s. to danger

arriesgarse a hacer algo — to risk doing sth

arriesgarse a una multa — to risk a fine

arriesgarse en una empresa — to venture upon an enterprise

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(v.) = take + a gamble, take + the chance, take + the plunge, go out on + a limb, take + chances (on), take + Posesivo + chances

Ex. The College for the Distributed Trades library in London took a gamble in the summer of 87 and chose an automated library system that had never been tested in the UK.

Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'.

Ex. The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration.

Ex. Rosa's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

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(v.) = take + a gamble, take + the chance, take + the plunge, go out on + a limb, take + chances (on), take + Posesivo + chances

Ex: The College for the Distributed Trades library in London took a gamble in the summer of 87 and chose an automated library system that had never been tested in the UK.

Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'.

Ex: The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration.

Ex: Rosa's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

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■arriesgarse verbo reflexivo to risk: no quiere arriesgarse demasiado, he doesn't want to run too many risks ➣ Ver nota en risk
'arriesgarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriesgar
English:
chance
- gamble
- limb
- plunge
- risk

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vpr

to take risks/a risk;

no quiero arriesgarme I don't want to risk it;

no se arriesgó a participar she didn't risk taking part;

si no te vas ahora te arriesgas a perder el tren if you don't go now you risk missing the train;

se arriesga a que le descubran he's running the risk of being found out

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arriesgarse

v/r take a risk;

arriesgarse a hacer algo risk doing sth

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vr

: to take a chance