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1 conditional
adjective (depending on certain conditions: This offer of a university place is conditional on your being able to pass your final school exams; a conditional offer.) condicionalconditional adj n condicionaltr[kən'dɪʃənəl]1 condicional1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL el condicional nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be conditional upon something estar condicionado,-a a algoconditional [kən'dɪʃənəl] adj: condicional♦ conditionally advadj.• condicional adj.• eventual adj.kən'dɪʃṇəl, kən'dɪʃənḷa) ( provisional) <agreement/acceptance> condicional, con condicionesto be conditional ON o UPON something — estar* condicionado or supeditado a algo
b) ( Ling) condicional[kǝn'dɪʃǝnl]1.ADJ condicionalconditional offer — oferta f condicional
conditional tense/clause — tiempo m /oración f condicional
2.N condicional m3.CPDconditional discharge (Brit) (Jur) N — descargo f bajo reserva
* * *[kən'dɪʃṇəl, kən'dɪʃənḷ]a) ( provisional) <agreement/acceptance> condicional, con condicionesto be conditional ON o UPON something — estar* condicionado or supeditado a algo
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2 depend
di'pend( with on)1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) contar con, fiarse de2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) depender de3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) depender de•- dependant
- dependent
- it/that depends
- it all depends
depend vb dependerI might buy it, it depends on the price puede que lo compre, depende del preciotr[dɪ'pend]1 depender\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat depends según, eso dependedepend [di'pɛnd] vi1) rely: contar (con), confiar (en)depend on me!: ¡cuenta conmigo!2)to depend on : depender desuccess depends on hard work: el éxito depende de trabajar duro3)that depends : según, eso dependev.• atenerse v.• depender v.• pender v.dɪ'pend1)a) (rely, be dependent)to depend ON somebody/something — depender de alguien/algo
b) ( be determined by)2) ( count on)to depend ON o UPON somebody/something — contar* con alguien/algo
[dɪ'pend]VI1) (=rely)you can depend on me! — ¡cuenta conmigo!
can we depend on you to do it? — ¿podemos contar contigo para hacerlo?, ¿podemos confiar en que tú lo hagas?
you can depend on it! — ¡tenlo por seguro!
2) (=be dependent)3) (=be influenced by)depending on the weather, we can go tomorrow — según el tiempo que haga, podemos ir mañana
* * *[dɪ'pend]1)a) (rely, be dependent)to depend ON somebody/something — depender de alguien/algo
b) ( be determined by)2) ( count on)to depend ON o UPON somebody/something — contar* con alguien/algo
См. также в других словарях:
depending upon — index subject (conditional) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
depending on — adjective determined by conditions or circumstances that follow (Freq. 8) arms sales contingent on the approval of congress • Syn: ↑contingent, ↑contingent on, ↑contingent upon, ↑dependent on, ↑dependant on, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Depending — Depend De*pend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Depended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depending}.] [F. d[ e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de + pend?re to hang. See {Pendant}.] 1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depending on — conditional upon, contingent upon … English contemporary dictionary
depending (on) — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. contingent upon, regulated by, controlled by, determined by, in the event of, on the condition that, subject to, providing, provided, incumbent on, secondary to, springing from, growing from; see also conditional … English dictionary for students
depending — de·pend || dɪ pend v. rely on, trust; be dependent upon, be supported by … English contemporary dictionary
depending on the circumstances — adj. conditional upon circumstances … English contemporary dictionary
depending — Pending or undetermined; in progress. In patent law, a convenient means of saying that the parts of a device were so attached as to have a right angle relationship to each other, not a gravitational hanging of one part upon another. Alemite Mfg.… … Black's law dictionary
depending — Pending or undetermined; in progress. In patent law, a convenient means of saying that the parts of a device were so attached as to have a right angle relationship to each other, not a gravitational hanging of one part upon another. Alemite Mfg.… … Black's law dictionary
depend on/upon — [phrasal verb] depend on/upon (someone or something) 1 : to be determined or decided by (something) We re not sure if we ll have the picnic. It depends on the weather. [=if the weather is good we will have the picnic] “Will you go back to… … Useful english dictionary
depend upon something — phrasal verb depend on or depend upon something [transitive] Word forms depend on : present tense I/you/we/they depend on he/she/it depends on present participle depending on past tense depended on past participle depended on 1) formal depend on… … English dictionary
