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count on
verbo transitivo con partícula
1contar con
  • to c on somebody to do something -> contar con que alguien haga algo

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count on [kaunt]
1Contar con (rely on (friend, help).
  • I wouldn’t count on it -> yo que tú no me confiaría
  • We were counting on her for support -> contábamos con que nos apoyaría
2Esperar (expect).
  • We hadn’t counted on that happening -> no esperábamos que fuera a pasar eso

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count on
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (rely on) contar con
we're counting on him contamos con él; I wouldn't count on it! ¡no contaría con ello!; he's counting on winning cuenta con ganar; he can be counted on to ruin everything puedes contar con que él estropeará todo
I'll be back - you can count on it! we can't count on anybody else but ourselves to count on [doing] sth
I can always count on you to cheer me up siempre puedo contar contigo para que me levantes el ánimo
2 (expect) contar con
I hadn't counted on this no había contado con esto

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