verspielen

I v/t (Geld etc., auch fig. Glück etc.) gamble away; (beim Glücksspiel verlieren) gamble away, lose; den Tag etc. verspielen spend the day etc. gambling

II v/i lose; er hat bei mir verspielt umg. I’m through with him, I’ve reached my limit with him

III v/refl MUS. play wrong, hit a (oder the) wrong note

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ver|spie|len ptp verspielt

1. vt (lit, fig)

Geld, Chancen, Zukunft to gamble away; Vorteile to bargain away; Vertrauen, Glaubwürdigkeit to lose

den ganzen Abend verspíélen — to spend the whole evening playing

allen Kredit verspíélen (fig) — to lose all credibility

2. vi (fig)

jetzt hast du verspielt — it's all up with you now (esp Brit inf), you've had it now (inf)

er hatte bei ihr verspielt — he was finished or he had had it (inf) as far as she was concerned

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ver·spie·len *

I. vt

▪ etw \verspielen

1. (beim Glücksspiel verlieren) to gamble away sth sep, to lose sth [by gambling]

2. (sich leichtfertig um etw bringen) to squander [or sep throw away] sth

II. vi

▶ verspielt haben to have had it

▶ bei jdm verspielt haben to burn one's bridges [or BRIT a. boats] with sb

III. vr

▪ sich akk \verspielen to play a bum note fam

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1.

transitives Verb gamble away; (fig.): (verwirken) squander, throw away <opportunity, chance>; forfeit <right, credibility, somebody's trust, etc>

2.

intransitives Verb in

[bei jemandem] verspielt haben — (ugs.) have had it [so far as somebody is concerned] (coll.)

3.

reflexives Verb play a wrong note/wrong notes

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verspielen

A. v/t (Geld etc, auch fig Glück etc) gamble away; (beim Glücksspiel verlieren) gamble away, lose;

den Tag etc

verspielen spend the day etc gambling

B. v/i lose;

er hat bei mir verspielt umg I’m through with him, I’ve reached my limit with him

C. v/r MUS play wrong, hit a (oder the) wrong note

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1.

transitives Verb gamble away; (fig.): (verwirken) squander, throw away <opportunity, chance>; forfeit <right, credibility, somebody's trust, etc>

2.

intransitives Verb in

[bei jemandem] verspielt haben — (ugs.) have had it [so far as somebody is concerned] (coll.)

3.

reflexives Verb play a wrong note/wrong notes

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(Geld, Chancen) v.

to gamble away (money, chances) expr.