apuesta

n. bet, wager; punt

v. stake, wager; lay down; post

adj. dapper, dashing, debonair

= gamble, stake in the ground.
Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.
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* apuestas = betting.
* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.
* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.
* una apuesta segura = a sure bet.

= bet.
Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.
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* apostar por = place + bid under + Nombre, back into, hang + Posesivo + hat on.