rely rely on, rely upon [rɪˈlaɪ] verbo transitivo con partículacontar con (count on)- I'm relying on you to do it -> cuento con que vas a hacerlo
depender de (be dependent on)
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rely [ri-lai]verbo neutro (intransitivo)Confiar en, tener confianza en, contar con (trust on); asegurarse de, fiarse en o de; se usa con on o upon. (n)- Do not rely upon them -> no se fíe usted de ellos, no cuente usted con ellos
- We are relaying on you -> contamos con usted
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rely [rɪˈlaɪ]
verb:intransitive
to rely (up)on sth/sb (depend on) depender de algo/algn; (count on) contar con algo/algn; (trust) confiar en algo/algn; fiarse de algo/algn; he had gradually come to rely on her había llegado poco a poco a depender de ella; can we rely on your help? ¿podemos contar con tu ayuda?; she'll come, you can rely upon it vendrá, con eso puedes contar; vendrá, cuenta con ello; you can't rely on the trains/the weather no se puede uno fiar de los trenes/del tiempo
she is not to be relied upon I'll just have to rely upon your recommendation they made it clear to the Prime Minister that he could not rely on their support they made little use of missiles, but relied upon tanks farmers who rely primarily on one source of water they relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers
to rely (up)on sth/sb for sth depender de algo/algn para algo; the island relies on tourism for its income la isla depende del turismo como fuente de ingresos
you mustn't rely on other people for everything Japan relies on oil imports for most of its energy needs the Association relies on member subscriptions for most of its income
to rely (up)on sth/sb to do sth: we are relying on you to do it contamos con usted para hacerlo; you can rely on him to be late puedes tener por seguro or ten por seguro que va a llegar tarde; can I rely on you to behave? ¿puedo confiar en que te vas a comportar?; ¿puedo fiarme de que te vas a comportar?
one could always rely on him to be polite and do the right thing I know I can rely on you to sort it out the government is relying solely on consumer spending to end the recession to rely on sb/sth [doing] sth we can't rely on him [keeping] quiet can we rely upon her retiring before the election?
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Verb Conjugation for "rely"
(go to contar con)
Imperative
- rely
- you rely
- he/she relies
- we rely
- you rely
- they rely
Preterite
- I relied
- you relied
- he/she relied
- we relied
- you relied
- they relied
Present Continuous
- I am relying
- you are relying
- he/she is relying
- we are relying
- you are relying
- they are relying
Present Perfect
- I have relied
- you have relied
- he/she has relied
- we have relied
- you have relied
- they have relied
Past Continuous
- I was relying
- you were relying
- he/she was relying
- we were relying
- you were relying
- they were relying
Past Perfect
- I had relied
- you had relied
- he/she had relied
- we had relied
- you had relied
- they had relied
Future
- I will rely
- you will rely
- he/she will rely
- we will rely
- you will rely
- they will rely
Future Perfect
- I will have relied
- you will have relied
- he/she will have relied
- we will have relied
- you will have relied
- they will have relied
Future Continuous
- I will be relying
- you will be relying
- he/she will be relying
- we will be relying
- you will be relying
- they will be relying
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been relying
- you have been relying
- he/she has been relying
- we have been relying
- you have been relying
- they have been relying
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been relying
- you will have been relying
- he/she will have been relying
- we will have been relying
- you will have been relying
- they will have been relying
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been relying
- you had been relying
- he/she had been relying
- we had been relying
- you had been relying
- they had been relying