French dictionary
pari/pa.ʁi/
noun · B1 · Frequency 1980
nounmasculine
Meanings
wager, bet
Refers to the amount or item staked in gambling or a contest.
gamble, risk
Refers to the act of gambling or taking a risk.
Examples
Les paris de la soirée ont été notés dans un carnet.
The evening's bets were recorded in a notebook.
Après plusieurs paris, il ne lui restait presque plus d'argent.
After several bets, he had almost no money left.
Les paris sur la météo rendent le trajet plus excitant.
Gambling on the weather makes the trip more exciting.
Collocations
- faire un parito place a bet
Common mistakes
le pari est facile
le pari est fait
‘faire un pari’ is the correct collocation; ‘le pari est facile’ is semantically incorrect.
je pari que...
je parie que...
The first person singular of the verb ‘parier’ is ‘parie’, not ‘pari’.
Related words
synonymmisebet; wager, ante
synonymgageurewager