Meaning of staviť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to bet, to wager, to stake (to risk a sum of money or something of value on the outcome of an event)
   perfective, transitive
2. to bet, to make a bet (to enter into a wager with someone, often about being right)
   perfective, reflexive
3. to stop by, to drop in, to swing by (to make a brief, informal visit somewhere while on the way elsewhere)
   colloquial, perfective, reflexive

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Examples

“Včera som v dostihovom klube stavil desať eur na víťazstvo outsidera.”

Yesterday at the racing club, I bet ten euros on the outsider's victory.

“Stavím sa s tebou o fľašu vína, že zajtra bude pršať.”

I'll bet you a bottle of wine that it will rain tomorrow.

“Cestou z práce sa musím nakrátko staviť u rodičov, aby som im nechal kľúče.”

On the way from work, I have to stop by my parents' house for a bit to leave them the keys.

CEFR level