Parlay Meaning in English

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Definición

To use past success, money, or experience to achieve something even more valuable. In gambling, it also means to bet winnings again to try to win more.

Uso & Matices

Often used in business and self-help, commonly appears as 'parlay X into Y' (e.g., 'parlay experience into a new job'). In gambling, 'parlay a bet' means to keep risking winnings. Somewhat formal and less common in casual speech.

• Spanish: convertir (en algo mayor) - apostar ganancias
• Portuguese (BR): transformar (em algo maior) - apostar ganhos
• Portuguese (PT): transformar (em algo maior) - apostar ganhos
• Chinese (Simplified): 转而利用 - 滚存投注
• Chinese (Traditional): 轉而利用 - 滾存投注
• Hindi: बढ़ाना (कुछ और बड़ा बनाना) - दांव बढ़ाना
• Arabic: استثمار (لتحقيق المزيد) - مضاعفة الرهان
• Bengali: সম্পৃক্ত করা - সুযোগ কাজে লাগানো - জয়িত অর্থ দিয়ে আবার বাজি ধরা
• Russian: превратить - использовать (для достижения большего) - реинвестировать выигрыш
• Japanese: 活かす - 増やす（ギャンブルで連続賭け）
• Vietnamese: tận dụng - gộp cược (cờ bạc)
• Korean: 활용하다 - 새로운 기회로 연결하다 - 연승 베팅하다
• Turkish: değerlendirmek - katlamak (bahiste kazancı tekrar yatırmak)
• Urdu: استعمال کرنا - جوئے کی جیتی ہوئی رقم دوبارہ لگانا
• Indonesian: memanfaatkan - mengembangkan (lagi) - menggandakan taruhan

Oraciones de Ejemplo

She tried to parlay her small investment into a big company.

basic

He parlayed his sports winnings into a successful business.

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With some luck, you could parlay that idea into something huge.

natural

They managed to parlay a single viral video into a whole media career.

natural

Gamblers often parlay small wins into bigger bets.

basic

She managed to parlay her summer job into a full-time position at the company.

natural