Hoy vamos a ver un poco de vocabulario relacionado con uso de los juegos más tradicionales, clásicos de la historia de la humanidad, el póker:
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Inglés |
Español |
Ejemplo en inglés |
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Poker |
Póker |
“We’re playing poker tonight with friends.” |
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Chip |
Ficha |
“Each player starts with a stack of poker chips.” |
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Bet |
Apuesta |
“I’ll place a bet of $10 on this hand.” |
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Raise |
Subir (la apuesta) |
“I’ll raise the bet to $20.” |
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Fold |
Retirarse |
“I had a weak hand, so I decided to fold.” |
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Call |
Igualar (la apuesta) |
“I’ll call your bet and match the $20.” |
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Check |
Pasar (no apostar) |
“I’ll check and see what the next card is.” |
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Blinds |
Ciegas (apuestas obligatorias) |
“The blinds are $5 and $10.” |
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Dealer |
Repartidor/Crupier |
“The dealer shuffles the deck before dealing.” |
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Ante |
Ante (apuesta inicial) |
“The ante for this hand is $1.” |
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Flush |
Color (cinco cartas del mismo palo) |
“I have a flush with all hearts.” |
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Straight |
Escalera (cinco cartas consecutivas) |
“I completed a straight with 9, 10, J, Q, K.” |
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Full House |
Full (tres cartas iguales y dos cartas iguales) |
“I had a full house, Kings over Tens.” |
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Pair |
Par (dos cartas iguales) |
“I have a pair of Aces in my hand.” |
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Three of a Kind |
Tercia (tres cartas iguales) |
“Three of a kind beats a pair.” |
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Four of a Kind |
Póker (cuatro cartas iguales) |
“I had four of a kind, Queens.” |
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Royal Flush |
Escalera real (A, K, Q, J, 10 del mismo palo) |
“A royal flush is the best hand in poker.” |
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Bluff |
Bluff (engañar sobre la calidad de tus cartas) |
“I used a bluff to make my opponent fold.” |
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Pot |
Bote (el total de las apuestas en una mano) |
“The pot is getting bigger with each bet.” |
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Showdown |
Showdown (momento en el que se muestran las cartas) |
“The showdown revealed his winning hand.” |
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All-In |
All-in (apostar todas las fichas) |
“He went all-in with a strong hand.” |
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Fold Equity |
Equidad de retirada (probabilidad de que los oponentes se retiren) |
“I considered my fold equity before making a move.” |
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Flop |
Flop (las primeras tres cartas comunes en Texas Hold’em) |
“The flop had two spades and a King.” |
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Turn |
Turn (la cuarta carta común en Texas Hold’em) |
“The turn card was a Jack.” |
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River |
River (la quinta y última carta común en Texas Hold’em) |
“The river was a Queen, completing a straight.” |
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Pocket Rockets |
Cohetes de bolsillo (dos Ases como cartas iniciales) |
“I got pocket rockets in my starting hand.” |
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Bad Beat |
Mala mano (perder una mano a pesar de tener buenas cartas) |
“I suffered a bad beat with a full house.” |
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Tournament |
Torneo |
“I’m entering a poker tournament this weekend.” |
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Cash Game |
Partida de dinero |
“We usually play cash games at the casino.” |
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Stack |
Pila de fichas |
“His stack of chips is getting smaller.” |