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1.
US
UK
Australia
Canada
informal
neutral
The most advisable or likely option to achieve a desired outcome; the recommendation expected to succeed.
A suggested course of action that is judged to have the highest probability of success.
2.
US
UK
Australia
Canada
informal
colloquial
The person or thing considered most likely to succeed or to be effective in a given role or competition.
The most promising candidate or resource among available alternatives.
Examples:
EN:
Well, that was our one best bet.
ES:
Bueno, es nuestra mejor pista.
EN:
Rose was my best bet... so far she' s learned nothing.
ES:
"Rose era mi mejor opción, hasta ahora no ha encontrado nada"
EN:
But your best bet is to... Jump bail and go out of the country.
ES:
Pero tu mejor apuesta sería saltarte la condicional y salir del país.
EN:
Carlton looks like the best bet. Where does he live?
ES:
Carlton parece el favorito. ¿Dónde vive?
EN:
- She's a great little dancer. But if she can sing too, she's the best bet we had in a long time.
ES:
Y también sabe cantar.
EN:
We lost our best bet when we lost him.
ES:
Perdimos nuestra mejor baza cuando le perdimos a él.
EN:
- She was the best bet in Chicago till that big, curly haired tramp threw her down.
ES:
- Era la mejor en Chicago, hasta que ese vagabundo de pelo rizado acabó con ella.
EN:
- I think she's the best bet of the day.
ES:
- Es la mejor apuesta del día.
EN:
- Peter, that sounds like the best bet to me.
ES:
- Es una buena ocasión para apostar.
EN:
I guess I looked like the best bet so she took me.
ES:
Supongo que yo parecía la mejor apuesta.
EN:
In that case, your best bet is to get in touch with Findlay.
ES:
En ese caso, lo que debes hacer es llamar a Findlay.
EN:
It's our best bet.
ES:
Es lo mejor.
EN:
He's our best bet.
ES:
Es nuestra mejor apuesta.
EN:
Our best bet is to clear out of here.
ES:
Bueno, necesito tiempo para ordenar mis ideas.
EN:
I think the Huachuca Pass is your best bet, Wyatt.
ES:
Yo que tú iría por el desfiladero de Huachuca, Wyatt.
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