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1 rely on
(a) (count on → person's help, discretion) compter sur; (have confidence in → person) compter sur, avoir confiance en; (→ judgment, opinion etc) avoir confiance en; (be dependent on → person) dépendre de ( for sth pour qch);∎ she can always be relied upon to give good advice on peut toujours compter sur elle pour donner de bons conseils;∎ we were relying on the weather being good nous comptions sur du beau temps;∎ we can't rely on the weather on ne peut jamais savoir quel temps il va faire;∎ we relied on you bringing the records on comptait sur vous pour apporter les disques;∎ you can never rely on them on ne peut jamais compter sur eux;∎ he can never be relied upon to keep a secret on ne peut lui confier aucun secret;∎ you may rely on or upon it vous pouvez compter dessus;∎ I'm relying on it j'y compte (bien);∎ I rely on my daughter to drive me to the shops je dépends de ma fille pour me conduire aux magasins;∎ he relies on his family for everything il dépend de sa famille pour tout;∎ she relies too much on luck elle compte trop sur la chance;∎ I'm relying on you to find a solution je compte sur vous pour trouver une solution;∎ ironic you can always rely on him to be late tu peux compter sur lui pour arriver en retard à chaque fois∎ the points of fact and law relied on les arguments de fait et de droit invoqués -
2 rely
rely vi1 ( be dependent) to rely on [person, place, group] dépendre de [industry, subsidy, aid] ; [economy] reposer sur [exports, industry] ; [system, plant] reposer sur [method, technology] ; [government] s'appuyer sur [deterrent, military] ; he relies on her for everything il s'en remet à elle pour tout ;2 ( count) to rely on sb/sth compter sur qn/qch (to do pour faire) ; you can rely on me! vous pouvez compter sur moi! ; she cannot be relied (up)on to help on ne peut pas compter sur elle pour aider ; don't rely on their being on time ne compte pas sur eux pour être à l'heure ; you can't rely on the evening being a success on ne peut pas garantir que la soirée soit une réussite ;3 ( trust in) to rely on sb/sth se fier à qn/qch ; he can't be relied (up)on on ne peut pas lui faire confiance. -
3 rely on
1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.) compter sur2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.) compter sur -
4 keep the ball rolling
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) lancer, soutenir la conversation -
5 start/set
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) lancer, soutenir la conversation
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