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masculine

/pa.ʁi/

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Translation

bet, wager

Word origin

A deverbal noun from parier ('to bet'), which comes from Latin pariare ('to make equal, to settle up'), from par ('equal'). The idea is of two stakes matched against each other.

Origin: Latin
Root: pariare
English cognates: par, parity, pair

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralparis

Examples

J' , .

I won my bet, you owe me a coffee.

Opening a restaurant in the middle of a crisis was a risky gamble.

, .

Let us take the bet, we will soon see who is right.

Betting is open for Sunday's final.

His gamble on green energy eventually paid off.

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This word is part of lesson 16.