stakes

posta in gioco

Ciò che si può vincere o perdere con una decisione, un’azione o una competizione.

In inglese semplice: The things you could win or lose through a decision, action, or competition.

• The stakes are high.
• Losing the match raised the stakes for our team.
• Everyone understood the financial stakes of the decision.

Espressioni comuni: high stakes, raise the stakes, stakes are high

paletti, picchetti

Pezzi lunghi di legno o metallo con punta, piantati nel terreno per sostenere o segnare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Long pieces of wood or metal with pointed ends, pushed into the ground to hold or mark something.

• We need stakes for the tent.
• He hammered wooden stakes into the ground.
• Tie the young plants to stakes for support.

Sinonimi: posts, pegs

Espressioni comuni: wooden stakes, tent stakes, drive stakes into