credit [ˈkredɪt]
noun
1 (Economics) (in account) (positive balance)
his account is in creditin su cuenta tiene saldo positivo está en números negros;or
as long as you stay in credit keep your account in creditor mientras pueda mantener un saldo positivo
you have £10 to your creditto tiene 10 libras en el haber; tiene un saldo a favor de 10 libras
(for purchases) crédito; (m) they were refused credit se les denegó un crédito; is his credit good? ¿se le puede dar crédito sin riesgo?
to give sb creditgive conceder un crédito a algn
interest-free creditinterest-free crédito sin intereses; (m)
to buy sth on crediton comprar algo a crédito a plazos;or
no credit given no se fía
credit terms available se vende a plazos; facilidades de pago
(Accounting) saldo acreedor; (m) saldo positivo; (m)on the credit sideside en el haber; entre los aspectos positivos
2 (honour) honor; (m)
he's a credit to his family es un orgullo para su familia; honra a su familia
it does you creditdoes dice mucho a tu favor; te honra
with a skill that would have done credit to an expert con una habilidad que hubiera sido el orgullo de un experto
to his credit, I must point out that ...to debo decir en su favor que ...
3 (recognition) mérito; (m)
they deserve credit for not giving updeserve merecen que se les reconozca el mérito de no haberse rendido
credit where it's credit's dueordue a cada uno según sus méritos
to get the credit (for sth)get llevarse el mérito (de algo)
I did the work and he got all the credit yo hice el trabajo y él se llevó todo el mérito
to give sb credit for (doing) sthgive reconocer a algn el mérito de (haber hecho) algo
to take the credit for (doing) sthtake llevarse el mérito de (haber hecho) algo
it would be wrong for us to take all the credit no estaría bien que nos llevásemos todo el mérito
4 (credence)
he's a lot better than people give him credit forgivefor es bastante mejor que lo que la gente cree
I gave you credit for more sense te creía más sensato
I have to give some credit to his storygiveto tengo que reconocer que su historia tiene algo de verdad
verb:transitive
1 (believe) creer
it's hard to credit that such things went onhard es difícil de creer que pasaran cosas semejantes
would you credit it!would ¡parece mentira!
modifier
credit account (n) cuenta de crédito; (f)
credit agency (n) agencia de créditos; (f)
credit balance (n) saldo acreedor; (m) saldo positivo; (m)
credit card (n) tarjeta de crédito; (f)
credit entry (n) anotación en el haber; (f)
credit facilities (n) facilidades de crédito; (f)
credit limit (n) límite de crédito; (m)
credit line (n) línea de crédito; (f)
credit note (n) nota de crédito; (f)
credit rating (n) clasificación crediticia; (f) credibilidad; (f)
the government's credit rating has plummeted la credibilidad del gobierno ha caído en picado
credit reference (n) informe de crédito; (m)
credit squeeze (n) restricciones de crédito; (f)
credit union (n) cooperativa de crédito; (f)
