raffle

rifa, sorteo

Sorteo en el que se compran boletos numerados y ganan premios quienes tienen los números elegidos al azar.

En inglés sencillo: A competition where people buy numbered tickets and win prizes if their numbers are chosen by chance.

• I bought a raffle ticket.
• Our school held a raffle to raise money.
• Who won the bicycle in yesterday's raffle?

Sinónimos: prize draw

Expresiones frecuentes: raffle ticket, hold a raffle, win a raffle

rifar, sortear

Ofrecer algo como premio a una persona elegida al azar entre quienes han comprado boletos.

En inglés sencillo: To offer something as a prize to someone chosen by chance from people who have bought tickets.

• They plan to raffle a bike.
• We raffled off a basket of chocolates.
• Can we raffle these gifts to raise money?

Cómo se usa: raffle something off (The club will raffle a signed shirt off.)

Sinónimos: raffle off

Expresiones frecuentes: raffle something off, raffle a car, raffle a prize, raffle gift baskets