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1 rely
- rely on- reliable
- reliability
- reliably
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- reliantrely vb confiar en / contar conyou can rely on John, he's always there when you need him puedes contar con John, siempre está allí cuando lo necesitas1) depend: depender (de), contar (con)2) trust: confiar (en)v.• confiar v.• depender v.rɪ'laɪintransitive verb relies, relying, relieda) ( have confidence)to rely ON or upon somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo
you can't rely on the weather/buses — no puedes fiarte del tiempo/de los autobuses
to rely on somebody to + inf: you can rely on me not to tell anybody puedes confiar en que no se lo contaré a nadie; she can't be relied (up)on to help — no se puede confiar en que vaya a ayudar
b) ( be dependent)to rely on somebody/something for something — depender* de alguien/algo (para algo)
[rɪ'laɪ]VIto rely (up)on sth/sb — (=depend on) depender de algo/algn; (=count on) contar con algo/algn; (=trust) confiar en algo/algn, fiarse de algo/algn
can we rely on your help? — ¿podemos contar con tu ayuda?
she'll come, you can rely upon it — vendrá, con eso puedes contar, vendrá, cuenta con ello
you can't rely on the trains/the weather — no se puede uno fiar de los trenes/del tiempo
to rely (up)on sth/sb for sth — depender de algo/algn para algo
to rely (up)on sth/sb to do sth: we are relying on you to do it — contamos con usted para hacerlo
you can rely on him to be late — puedes tener por seguro or ten por seguro que va a llegar tarde
can I rely on you to behave? — ¿puedo confiar en que te vas a comportar?, ¿puedo fiarme de que te vas a comportar?
* * *[rɪ'laɪ]intransitive verb relies, relying, relieda) ( have confidence)to rely ON or upon somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo
you can't rely on the weather/buses — no puedes fiarte del tiempo/de los autobuses
to rely on somebody to + inf: you can rely on me not to tell anybody puedes confiar en que no se lo contaré a nadie; she can't be relied (up)on to help — no se puede confiar en que vaya a ayudar
b) ( be dependent)to rely on somebody/something for something — depender* de alguien/algo (para algo)
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2 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.)2) (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.)tr[rɪ'laɪ ɒn]1 (trust) confiar en, contar con1 (depend on) depender dev.• depender v. -
3 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.) poner en marcha, emprender; mantener en marchaexpr.• mantener el fuego ardiendo expr. -
4 start/set
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) poner en marcha, emprender; mantener en marcha -
5 rely
v.1 confiar, confiarse.2 confiarse de que.-> rely on, rely upon (pt & pp relied)
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