Usage examples of "stake" in English with translation to German

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When an average person sends a message in a bottle, it's just a childish fantasy. When Christopher Columbus sends a message in a bottle, the fate of an entire country is at stake. Wenn eine normale Person eine Flaschenpost verschickt, ist es nur eine kindliche Fantasie. Wenn Christoph Kolumbus eine Flaschenpost verschickt, steht das Schicksal eines ganzen Landes auf dem Spiel.
The future of our company is at stake. We have been heavily in the red for the last couple of years. Die Zukunft unseres Unternehmens steht auf dem Spiel. Wir haben in den letzten paar Jahren tiefrote Zahlen geschrieben.
His life is at stake Es geht um sein Leben
Mary was burned at the stake. Mary wurde auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt.
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