credit [ˈkredɪt]
noun
1 (Economics) (in account) (positive balance)
his account is in credit su cuenta tiene saldo positivo or está en números negros
as long as you stay in credit or keep your account in credit mientras pueda mantener un saldo positivo
you have £10 to your credit 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 credit conceder un crédito a algn
interest-free credit crédito (m) sin intereses
to buy sth on credit comprar algo a crédito or a plazos
no credit given no se fía
credit terms available se vende a plazos; facilidades de pago
(Accounting) saldo (m) acreedor; saldo (m) positivoon the credit side 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 credit 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 ... debo decir en su favor que ...
3 (recognition) mérito (m)
they deserve credit for not giving up merecen que se les reconozca el mérito de no haberse rendido
credit where it's or credit's due a cada uno según sus méritos
to get the credit (for sth) 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) sth reconocer a algn el mérito de (haber hecho) algo
to take the credit for (doing) sth 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 for 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 story tengo que reconocer que su historia tiene algo de verdad
transitive verb
1 (believe) creer
it's hard to credit that such things went on es difícil de creer que pasaran cosas semejantes
would you credit it! ¡parece mentira!
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credit account (n) cuenta (f) de crédito
credit agency (n) agencia (f) de créditos
credit balance (n) saldo (m) acreedor; saldo (m) positivo
credit card (n) tarjeta (f) de crédito
credit entry (n) anotación (f) en el haber
credit facilities (n) facilidades (f) de crédito
credit limit (n) límite (m) de crédito
credit line (n) línea (f) de crédito
credit note (n) nota (f) de crédito
credit rating (n) clasificación (f) crediticia; credibilidad (f)
the government's credit rating has plummeted la credibilidad del gobierno ha caído en picado
credit reference (n) informe (m) de crédito
credit squeeze (n) restricciones (f) de crédito
credit union (n) cooperativa (f) de crédito