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1 contado
adj.scarce.m.installment.past part.past participle of spanish verb: contar.* * *1→ link=contar contar► adjetivo1 few\en contadas ocasiones seldom, rarelytiene los días contados figurado his days are numbered* * *1.ADJ (=reducido)contadas veces — seldom, rarely
son contados los que... — there are few who...
2. SM1) (Com)al contado — for cash, cash down
2)por de contado — (=por supuesto) naturally, of course
3) And (=plazo) instalment, installment (EEUU)* * *I- da adjetivo fewII1) al contado or (Col) de contadoa) (loc adj) <pago/precio> cash (before n)b) (loc adv) < pagar> (in) cashlo compré/pagué al contado — I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash
2) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment** * *----* al contado = cash value.* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.* pago al contado = cash, cash payment, payment in cash.* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* vender al contado = trade for + cash.* venta al contado = cash sale.* * *I- da adjetivo fewII1) al contado or (Col) de contadoa) (loc adj) <pago/precio> cash (before n)b) (loc adv) < pagar> (in) cashlo compré/pagué al contado — I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash
2) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment** * ** al contado = cash value.* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.* pago al contado = cash, cash payment, payment in cash.* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* vender al contado = trade for + cash.* venta al contado = cash sale.* * *fewen contadas oportunidades on (a) very few occasionsson contados los que lo saben only a very few people know, very few people knowsalimos con los minutos contados we left with only a few minutes to spareel régimen tenía los días contados the days of the régime were numbered, the régime was living on borrowed timeAal contado or ( Col) de contado2 ( loc adv) ‹pagar› in cashlo compré/pagué al contado I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash, I paid cash on the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) on the nail ( colloq)B ( Col) (cuota, plazo) installment** * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
contado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
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contar
contado 1◊ -da adjetivo
few;
en contadas ocasiones on (a) very few occasions;
salimos con los minutos contados we left with only a few minutes to spare
contado 2 sustantivo masculino
‹ pagar› (in) cash;
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin contado las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de contado it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin contado con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
contado,-a adjetivo
1 (escaso) few and far between: nos hemos visto en contadas ocasiones, we have very seldom met
2 (numerados) me muero, tengo los días contados, I'm dying, my days are numbered
♦ Locuciones: pagar al contado, to pay cash
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
' contado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contada
- pagar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- suponer
- venta
- corriente
- pago
- precio
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- cash
- cash sale
- down
- regret
- budget
* * *contado, -a♦ adj1. [raro] rare, infrequent;en contadas ocasiones very rarely, on very few occasions;son contadas las veces en las que viene a visitarnos he very rarely comes to visit us2. Compmal contado: había diez personas mal contadas there were no more than ten people♦ al contado loc adjprecio al contado cash price♦ al contado loc adv[en metálico] to pay for sth in cash, to pay cash for sth* * *I m:al contado in cashII adj:contados few;contadas veces seldom* * *contado, -da adj1) : countedtenía los días contados: his days were numbered2) : rare, scarceen contadas ocasiones: on rare occasionscontado nmal contado : cashpagar al contado: to pay in cash* * *contado adj few
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