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2 rely
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- reliability
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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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3 rely
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4 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
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