| Principal Translations |
| count⇒ vi | (recite numbers) | contar⇒ vtr |
| | The children are learning to count. |
| | Los niños están aprendiendo a contar. |
| count [sth]⇒ vtr | (enumerate) | contar⇒ vtr |
| | She counted the candies. |
| | Ella contó los caramelos. |
count [sth] up,
count up [sth] vi + adv | (add, total) | contar⇒ vtr |
| | | contar⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher counted up the scripts she had collected at the end of the exam. |
| | El maestro contó la cantidad de textos que había recolectado después del examen. |
count [sb] up,
count up [sb] vi + adv | (add, total) | contar a vtr + prep |
| | | contar a vtr + prep |
| | The tour guide counted up the tourists as they got back on the bus. |
| | El guía de turismo contó a los turistas mientras volvían al micro. |
| count n | (sum total) | suma nf |
| | (medicina) | recuento nm |
| | Are you done? What's the total count? All the patients showed an increase in their white cell counts. |
| | ¿Terminaste? ¿Cuál es la suma total? |
| | Todos los pacientes mostraron un aumento en el recuento de células blancas. |
| Additional Translations |
| count n | (boxing) (boxeo) | conteo nm |
| | He was down for the count. |
| | Quedó fuera de combate después del conteo. |
| count n | (law: crime) | delito nm |
| | He was charged for 3 counts of assault. |
| | Fue acusado por tres delitos de asalto. |
| count n | (voting) (reconocimiento y recuento) | escrutinio nm |
| | | recuento nm |
| | The counts are in and the Democrats have won. |
| | El escrutinio fue completado y los demócratas han ganado. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mientras todavía se efectuaba el recuento las encuestas de boca de urna hablaban de un empate. |
count,
Count n | (nobleman) | conde nm |
| | Don Juan was the Count of Barcelona. |
| | Don Juan fue el Conde de Barcelona. |
| count⇒ vi | (have importance) (tomar en cuenta) | contar⇒ vi |
| | | tener importancia loc verb |
| | Does my work experience count? |
| | ¿Cuenta mi experiencia laboral? |
| | ¿Tiene importancia mi experiencia laboral? |
| count vi | (be worth) (valer) | contar⇒ vi |
| | Your honesty counts a lot to me. |
| | Tu honestidad cuenta mucho para mí. |
| count [sth]⇒ vtr | (include) | contar⇒ vtr |
| | It's an eight-hour drive, not counting any stops. |
| | Es un viaje de ocho horas, sin contar las paradas. |
| count [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (consider) | contar⇒ vtr |
| | (estimar, juzgar) | considerar⇒ vtr |
| | I count you among my best friends. |
| | Te cuento entre mis mejores amigos. |
| | Te considero uno de mis mejores amigos. |
Locuciones verbales
count | counting |
| count down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (prepare for, anticipate [sth]) | contar los días loc verb |
| | | esperar⇒ vtr |
| | As soon as one birthday is over, Tommy starts counting down to the next one. |
| | Tan pronto como termina un cumpleaños, Tommy empieza a contar los días hasta el siguiente. |
| count down vi phrasal | (count back to zero) | contar para atrás, contar hacia atrás loc verb |
| | | contar hasta cero loc verb |
| | The anaesthetist told the patient to count down from 100. |
| | El anestesista le dijo al paciente que debía contar para atrás desde 100. |
| count [sth] down vtr phrasal insep | (count backwards to event) | contar hacia atrás loc verb |
| | | hacer la cuenta regresiva loc verb |
| | It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve; the crowd in Times Square was counting down the seconds. |
| | Era casi medianoche en la víspera de Año Nuevo, la multitud en Times Square contaba hacia atrás los segundos. |
| count [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (include) | contar con vtr + prep |
| | If you're planning a day at the beach, count me in! |
| count on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (trust, rely on) | contar con vtr + prep |
| | | confiar en vi + prep |
| | | fiarse de v prnl + prep |
| | I included Sheila in the team because I know I can count on her. |
| | Incluí a Sheila en mi equipo porque sé que puedo contar con ella. |
| count on [sb] to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (trust, rely on) | contar con alguien para loc verb |
| | | confiar en alguien para vi + prep |
| | You can count on her to be on time. |
| | Podés contar con ella para que llegue a tiempo. |
| count on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (expect, be confident of) | contar con vi + prep |
| | The fans were counting on victory today after the Manchester United's recent successes. |
| | Los fanáticos contaban con una victoria después del reciente éxito del Manchester City. |
count out [sb],
count [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (exclude) | no contar con loc verb |
| | I'm busy on Saturday so you can count me out of the football game. |
| | Estoy ocupado el sábado así que no cuenten conmigo para el partido de fútbol. |
count out [sth],
count [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (exclude) | descartar⇒ vtr |
| | My husband hates flying, so I've counted out going abroad for our holiday. |
count out [sth],
count [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (distribute) | repartir⇒ vtr |
| | He counted out the ten euros he owed me in one euro coins. |
| | Me repartió los diez euros que me debía en monedas de un euro. |
count toward [sth],
count towards [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (contribute to total) | contar a favor de, contar para vi + prep |
| | Holly's German class doesn't count toward graduation credits; she's simply taking the class for fun. |
| count upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (depend on, rely on) | contar con loc verb |
| | I should like to thank you for your help, and assure you that you may count upon my support at any time. |