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1 dependent
1) (relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support: He is totally dependent on his parents.) dependiente2) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Whether we go or not is dependent on whether we have enough money.) dependientedependent adjtr[dɪ'pendənt]1 dependiente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dependent on somebody/something depender de alguien/algoto be dependent on drugs ser drogodependientedependent [di'pɛndənt] adj: dependiente: persona f a cargo de alguienadj.• anexo, -a adj.• dependiente adj.• subordinado, -a adj.n.• dependiente s.m.,f.• familiar s.m.
I dɪ'pendənta) ( reliant) (pred)to be dependent ON something/somebody — depender de algo/alguien
b) ( Soc Adm) (before n)dependent relative — carga f familiar, familiar mf a su (or mi etc) cargo
d) ( Ling) subordinadoe) ( conditional) (pred)
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[dɪ'pendǝnt]1. ADJ1) (=reliant)he has no dependent relatives — no tiene cargas familiares, no tiene familiares a su cargo
to be dependent on or upon sth/sb — depender de algo/algn
to become dependent on or upon sth/sb — llegar a depender de algo/algn
2) (Ling) [clause] subordinado3) (=conditional)to be dependent on or upon sth — depender de algo
2.N(esp US) = dependant* * *
I [dɪ'pendənt]a) ( reliant) (pred)to be dependent ON something/somebody — depender de algo/alguien
b) ( Soc Adm) (before n)dependent relative — carga f familiar, familiar mf a su (or mi etc) cargo
d) ( Ling) subordinadoe) ( conditional) (pred)
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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
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3 rely
- rely on- reliable
- reliability
- reliably
- reliance
- 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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4 contingent
kən'tin‹ənt(a number or group, especially of soldiers.) contingentetr[kən'tɪnʤənt]1 contingente1 contingente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be contingent on something depender de algocontingent [kən'tɪnʤənt] adj1) possible: contingente, eventual2) accidental: fortuito, accidental3)to be contingent on : depender de, estar sujeto a: contingente madj.• contingente adj.• dependiente adj.n.• contingente s.m.
I kən'tɪndʒəntnoun contingente m
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[kǝn'tɪndʒǝnt]to be contingent ON something — estar* supeditado a algo, depender de algo
1.ADJ2. N1) (Mil) contingente m2) (=group) representación f* * *
I [kən'tɪndʒənt]noun contingente m
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to be contingent ON something — estar* supeditado a algo, depender de algo
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