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Meaning of at stake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

At issue, at risk.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch auf dem Spiel
Español en juego
Français en jeu
Gaeilge i ngeall
Gàidhlig an geall
Nederlands op het spel
Polski zagrożony
Português em jogo
Svenska på spel
Tiếng Việt lâm nguy

Examples

“What is at stake in these next 20 minutes is the championship.”
“Doesn't he realize that all of our lives are at stake here too?”
“I see my reputation is at stake My fame is shrewdly gored.”
“How, Lucia, wou’dst thou have me sink away In pleasing Dreams, and lose my self in Love, When ev’ry moment Cato’s Life’s at Stake?”
“[…] as I have a great deal more at stake on this point than anybody else can have, I think it rather unnecessary in you to be advising me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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