please translate "take for granted" to Spanish
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You can also change it up and say "no me agradeces", or you don't appreciate me. But that is more reserved for an argument! ![]()
Anthony
Both "tomar por hecho" and "dar por hecho"
The first pretty much means the exact English phrase to take for granted and is often used in personal situations:
Me tomas por hecho - You take me for granted
whereas the second is more like the common expression 'it's a given' or 'it's generally taken for granted" and it's used for less personal situations and more for situations with wider applications:
"Es dado por hecho que nuestra sociedad vale la educatíon."
It's taken for granted that our society values education. ![]()
At a more personal level, as when referring to a relationship it is more appropriate to say "no me des por garantizada(o)" ( en primera persona del singular) or "no la(o) des por garantizada(o)" (tercera persona del singular).
Eloy
To take for granted : Dar por sentado. Se da por sentado que el sol va a salir cada día.
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I would personally translate this phrase: 'dar por dicho.'
I have also heard the phrase " dar por descontado."