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das Hasardspiel (-e)
   gamble, game of chance; hazardous/risky activity

Das deutsche Hasardspiel Ardennenoffensive kostete Zehntausenden alliierten und deutschen Soldaten das Leben.
The German gamble of the Ardennes offensive (Battle of the Bulge) cost ten thousand Allied and German soldiers their lives.
Bei Nacht ist die Fahrt über den Pass ein Hasardspiel, vor allem für Ortsfremde.
At night the drive over the pass is very risky, especially for non-locals.
Gesucht wird: die gute Bank. Die Bank, der Ethik mindestens ebenso wichtig ist wie Rendite. Die Bank, die Kommunen keine Hasardspiele auf Zinsänderungen anbietet...
Wanted: The good bank. The bank for which ethics are at least as important as yields. The bank that does not offer cities the gamble of changing interest rates...

Related:
der Hasardeur gambler (m.)
die Hasardeuse gambler (f.)
das Hasard = das Hasardspiel
Hasard spielen to gamble

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