stake

stake
stake [steɪk]
1. noun
   a. (for fence, tree) pieu m
• to be burnt at the stake mourir sur le bûcher
   b. (Betting) enjeu m ; ( = share) intérêt m
• to raise the stakes faire monter les enchères
• to have a stake in sth avoir des intérêts dans qch
• Britain has a big stake in North Sea oil la Grande-Bretagne a beaucoup investi dans le pétrole de la mer du Nord
► at stake
• our future is at stake notre avenir est en jeu
• there is a lot at stake l'enjeu est considérable
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = bet) [+ money] miser ; [+ one's reputation, life] risquer
   b. to stake one's claim to sth revendiquer qch
► stake out separable transitive verb
   a. to stake out a position as ... se tailler une place de ...
   b. [+ person, house] placer sous surveillance
* * *
[steɪk] 1.
noun
1) Games, fig (amount risked) enjeu m

to play for high stakes — lit, fig jouer gros

to raise the stakes — lit augmenter l'enjeu; fig monter la mise

to be at stake — fig être en jeu

there is a lot at stake — fig ce n'est pas à prendre à la légère

to put something at stake — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en jeu

2) (investment) participation f (in dans)
3) (pole) (support) pieu m; (thicker) poteau m; (marker) piquet m
4) History (for execution) bûcher m

to be burnt at the stake — être brûlé sur le bûcher

2.
transitive verb
1) (gamble) miser [money, property]; risquer [reputation]

I would stake my life on it — j'en mettrais ma tête à couper (colloq)

2) (support) mettre un tuteur à [plant, tree]
3) US (back) financer [person]
Phrasal Verbs:

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