Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kocka (“die”) + -ra (“onto”) + tesz (“to put”), implying to risk everything on the cast of a die
Pronunciation[edit]
kockára tesz
- (idiomatic) to risk, gamble, hazard, jeopardize (to risk something for potential gain)
Conjugation[edit]
- For the verb, see tesz.
- The inflected noun kockára remains unchanged.