they staked
Past they conjugation of stake.

stake

Such was the case of the Spanish peseta, the French franc and the Italian lira; they staked their bets on the immense power of their billions because these speculators are gamblers who play with marked cards.
Ces gens-là ont fait pareil avec la peseta espagnole, le franc français, la lire italienne. Ils jouaient en faisant fond sur le pouvoir énorme que leur procuraient leurs milliards de dollars, parce que les spéculateurs sont des joueurs qui jouent avec des cartes biseautées.
They staked out the other guy's place last night, but he never showed.
Ils ont surveillé l'appartement de l'autre, mais il n'est pas rentré.
They staked out a man to watch him, to wait for him to be well enough to talk.
Ils le surveillaient en attendant qu'il parle. Je l'ai retrouvé.
They staked out a man to watch him, to wait for him to be well enough to talk.
Ils le surveillaient en attendant qu'il parle.
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