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transitive verbzusammenzählen; zusammenrechnen* * *◆ count upI. vt▪ to \count up sth ⇆ up etw zusammenzählenII. vito \count up up to three/ten bis drei/zehn zählen* * *vt sepzusammenzählen or -rechnen* * *count up v/t zusammenzählen* * *transitive verbzusammenzählen; zusammenrechnen* * *v.aufrechnen v. -
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vtto \count up sth <-> up etw zusammenzählen vito \count up up to three/ ten bis drei/zehn zählen -
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vt fusliczyć na +acc* * *(to rely on (a person or happening): I'm counting on you to persuade her.) liczyć na -
26 take account of sth., take sth. into account
اِعْتَبَرَ \ consider: to think; have an opinion: I consider him a fool. Do you consider that I am to blame?. constitute: (in law) to be regarded as: Your act constitutes a crime. count: to consider, be considered; be worth considering: Do you count Peter as a friend? A friendly game doesn’t count as a match. rank: to consider (or to be considered) as having a certain position: I rank him (or He ranks) among the best footballers in the world. regard: to consider; look at: They regard it as an honour to work for her. They regard her with great respect. take account of sth., take sth. into account: to consider: The judge took the boy’s age into account, and punished him lightly. treat: to consider: His death was treated as murder. \ See Also أخذ بالاعتبار، ظل (ظلَّ)، اعتقد (اِعْتَقَدَ)، رأى (رأى)، قدر (قَدَّر)Arabic-English glossary > take account of sth., take sth. into account
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27 account ***** ac·count n
[ə'kaunt]1) (report) resoconto, relazione fto give an account of sth — fare un resoconto di or una relazione su qc
to bring or call sb to account for sth/for having done sth — chiedere a qn di render conto di qc/per aver fatto qc
by or from all accounts — a detta di tutti, a quanto si dice
to give a good account of o.s. — farsi onore, dare un'ottima prova di sé
2) (consideration) considerazione f, conto, (importance) importanza, contoon no account — per nessuna ragione, per nessun motivo, in nessun caso
on his account — (for his benefit) per lui
to take account of sth, take sth into account — tener conto di qc, prendere in considerazione qc
3) (at shop, bank) Comm conto"account payee only" — (Brit: on cheque) "non trasferibile"
to get £50 on account — ricevere 50 sterline come or in or di acconto, ricevere un acconto di 50 sterline
to put £50 down on account — versare un acconto di 50 sterline
4) Commto keep/do the accounts — tenere la contabilità
accounts department — ufficio m contabilità inv
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28 counter *** count·er
I ['kaʊntə(r)] n1) (of shop, canteen) banco, bancone m, (position: in post office, bank) sportello2) (in game) gettone m3) Tech contatore mII ['kaʊntə(r)]1. adv2. vtto counter sth with sth/by doing sth — rispondere a qc con qc/facendo qc
3. vito counter with — rispondere con, (words) ribattere con
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30 accountable ac·count·able adj
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31 discount *** dis·count n vb
[dɪs'kaʊnt]1. n(reduction) sconto, riduzione fto be at a discount — (Comm) essere scontato (-a), (fig: little valued) essere svalutato (-a)
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1. noun(record)2. intransitive verbkeep a [daily] tally of something — [täglich] über etwas (Akk.) Buch führen
* * *['tæli] 1. plural - tallies; noun(an account: He kept a tally of all the work he did.) die Rechnung2. verb((often with with) to agree or match: Their stories tally; His story tallies with mine.) übereinstimmen* * *tal·ly1<- ie->[ˈtæli]I. vi [überein]stimmen▪ to \tally [up] sth [or sth [up]] amounts, sums etw zusammenzählen; figures etw zusammenrechnen; items etw auflisten [o tabellieren]▪ to \tally sth goods, items etw nachzählen; NAUT (register) cargo, load, shipment etw kontrollieren [o fachspr tallieren]; SPORT point, score etw notieren [o festhaltental·ly2[ˈtæli]n usu sing1. COMM (list for goods, items) [Strich]liste f, Stückliste f; (for single item) [Zähl]strich m; ( hist: record for transactions) Kerbholz nt hist; (for single transaction) Kerbe f hist; (account) Abrechnung f4. (count) [zahlenmäßige] Aufstellunghis \tally today is three fish sein heutiger Fang besteht aus drei Fischento keep a \tally [of sth] eine [Strich]liste [über etw akk] führenI should have kept a \tally of what I spent ich hätte Buch über meine Ausgaben führen sollen* * *['tlɪ]1. n1) (HIST: stick) Kerbholz nt2)(= count, account)
to keep a tally of — Buch führen über (+acc)3) (= result of counting, number) (An)zahl fwhat's the tally? — wie viel ist/sind es?
2. viübereinstimmen; (reports etc also) sich deckenthey don't tally — sie stimmen nicht( miteinander) überein
3. vtzusammenrechnen or -zählen* * *tally1 [ˈtælı]A s1. HISTa) Kerbholz nb) Kerbe f2. Strichliste f3. WIRTSCHa) (Ab)Rechnung fb) (Gegen)Rechnung fc) Kontogegenbuch n (eines Kunden)d) Warenliste f5. a) Zählstrich mb) Stückmaß n, -zahl f:buy by the tally WIRTSCH nach dem Stück kaufen6. Etikett n, Marke f, Kennzeichen n (auf Kisten etc)7. Kupon m8. Zählung f9. SPORT Punktzahl fB v/t1. (stückweise) nachzählen, registrieren, buchen, kontrollieren3. miteinander in Übereinstimmung bringen4. Waren be-, auszeichnen5. SPORT etc einen Punkt oder Punktea) erzielenb) notierenC v/i2. aufgeben, stimmen* * *1. noun2. intransitive verbkeep a [daily] tally of something — [täglich] über etwas (Akk.) Buch führen
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tal·lyto \tally [with sth] figures, statements, signatures [mit etw dat] übereinstimmen vt; (a. fig) (a. dated)to \tally [up] sth [or sth [up]] amounts, sums etw zusammenzählen; figures etw zusammenrechnen; items etw auflisten [o tabellieren];to \tally up the for and against ( fig) das Für und Wider abwägento \tally sth goods, items etw nachzählen; naut ( register) cargo, load, shipment etw kontrollieren [o fachspr tallieren]; sports; point, score etw notieren [o festhalten];2. tal·ly [ʼtæli] n1) comm (list for goods, items) [Strich]liste f, Stückliste f; ( for single item) [Zähl]strich m; (hist: record for transactions) Kerbholz nt hist; ( for single transaction) Kerbe f hist; ( account) Abrechnung f4) ( count) [zahlenmäßige] Aufstellung;his \tally today is three fish sein heutiger Fang besteht aus drei Fischen;to keep a \tally [of sth] eine [Strich]liste [über etw akk] führen;I should have kept a \tally of what I spent ich hätte Buch über meine Ausgaben führen sollen -
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cost [kɒst]coût ⇒ 1 (a) prix ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) coûter ⇒ 2 (a) évaluer le coût de ⇒ 2 (b) coûter cher ⇒ 3 frais ⇒ 41 noun(a) (amount charged or paid) coût m;∎ the car was repaired at a cost of £50 la réparation de la voiture a coûté 50 livres;∎ the cost of petrol has gone up le prix de l'essence a augmenté;∎ the cost of money le loyer de l'argent;∎ think of the cost (involved)! imagine un peu le prix que ça coûte!;∎ to bear the cost of sth payer qch; (with difficulty) faire face aux frais ou aux dépenses de qch;∎ to buy/to sell sth at cost (cost price) acheter/vendre qch au prix coûtant;∎ at little/great cost à peu de/à grands frais;∎ at no extra cost sans frais supplémentaires;∎ the firm cut its costs by 30 percent l'entreprise a réduit ses frais de 30 pour cent;∎ Commerce cost, insurance and freight coût, assurance et fret;∎ Accountancy cost of goods purchased coût m d'achat;∎ Accountancy cost of goods sold coût m des ventes, coût m des marchandises vendues;∎ Marketing cost per thousand coût m par mille, CPM m(b) figurative prix m;∎ whatever the cost à tout prix, à n'importe quel prix;∎ whatever the cost to his health quoi qu'il en coûte à sa santé, quel qu'en soit le prix pour sa santé;∎ whatever the cost to myself quoi qu'il m'en coûte;∎ he was always helping people, whatever the cost to himself il était toujours à aider les autres, quoi qu'il lui en coûte;∎ at the cost of her job/reputation/marriage au prix de son travail/sa réputation/son mariage;∎ he saved them at the cost of his (own) life il les a sauvés au prix de sa vie;∎ to find out or to learn or to discover to one's cost apprendre ou découvrir à ses dépens;∎ as I discovered to my cost comme je l'ai appris ou découvert à mes dépens;∎ as I know to my cost comme j'en ai fait la dure expérience;∎ to count the cost of sth faire le bilan de qch;∎ no-one stopped to count the cost (in advance) personne n'a pensé au prix à payer;∎ what will be the cost in terms of human suffering? quel sera le prix à payer en termes de souffrances humaines?;∎ the cost in human life le prix en vies humaines;∎ the cost in human terms (of unemployment, closure) le coût humain(a) coûter;∎ how much or what does it cost? combien ça coûte?;∎ how much is it going to cost me? combien est-ce que ça va me coûter?, à combien est-ce que ça va me revenir?;∎ how much will it cost the taxpayer? combien cela coûtera-t-il au contribuable?;∎ it costs £10 cela coûte 10 livres;∎ it cost me £200 cela m'est revenu à ou m'a coûté 200 livres;∎ did it cost much? est-ce que cela a coûté cher?;∎ it costs nothing to join l'inscription est gratuite;∎ it's a hobby that doesn't cost anything c'est un passe-temps qui ne coûte rien;∎ it didn't cost me a penny ça ne m'a rien coûté du tout, ça ne m'a pas coûté un sou;∎ familiar it'll cost you! (purchase) tu vas le sentir passer!; (help, favour) ce ne sera pas gratuit!□ ;∎ electricity costs money, you know! l'électricité, ce n'est pas gratuit!;∎ it cost her a lot of time and effort cela lui a demandé beaucoup de temps et d'efforts;∎ the puncture cost us a bit of time la crevaison nous a fait perdre pas mal de temps;∎ it cost him his job cela lui a coûté son travail, cela lui a fait perdre son travail;∎ it cost her her life cela lui a coûté la vie;∎ drinking and driving costs lives la conduite en état d'ivresse coûte des vies humaines;∎ it doesn't cost anything to be polite ça ne coûte rien d'être poli;∎ it must have cost him to say sorry cela a dû lui coûter de s'excuser;∎ whatever it costs (purchase) quel qu'en soit le prix;∎ whatever it costs, I'm not going to give up quoi qu'il m'en coûte, je n'abandonnerai pas;∎ familiar to cost an arm and a leg, to cost the earth coûter les yeux de la tête ou la peau des fesses(b) (work out price of → trip) évaluer le coût de; (→ job, repairs) établir un devis pour; Commerce (→ product) établir le prix de revient de;∎ how much was it costed at? (job) à combien est-ce que le coût a été évalué?;∎ he costed the repairs to the car at £150 il a établi un devis de 150 livres pour les réparations de la voiture, il a évalué les réparations de la voiture à 150 livres;∎ a carefully costed budget un budget calculé avec soinfamiliar (be expensive) coûter cher□, ne pas être donné□ ;∎ we can do it but it will cost on peut le faire mais ça ne sera pas donnéLaw frais mpl (d'instance) et dépens mpl;∎ to be awarded costs se voir accorder des frais et dépens;∎ to be ordered to pay costs être condamné aux dépensà tout prixen aucun cas;∎ he should not be approached at any cost en aucun cas il ne doit être approché►► cost accountant comptable mf spécialisé(e) en comptabilité analytique ou en comptabilité d'exploitation;cost accounting comptabilité f analytique ou d'exploitation;Accountancy cost allocation imputation f des charges;Finance cost analysis analyse f des coûts, analyse f du prix de revient;Finance cost base prix m de base;Accountancy cost centre centre m d'analyse;Finance cost curve courbe f des coûts;cost equation équation f de coût;cost factor facteur m coût;cost of living coût m de la vie;∎ the cost of living keeps going up le coût de la vie ne cesse d'augmenter;∎ in order to keep up with the cost of living afin de suivre le coût de la vie;Finance cost management gestion f des coûts;Finance cost price prix m coûtant ou de revient;∎ to buy/to sell sth at cost price acheter/vendre qch à prix coûtant;Accountancy cost pricing méthode f des coûts marginaux;Finance cost unit unité f de coût;Finance cost variance écart m des coûts(work out price of → trip) évaluer le coût de; (→ job, repairs) établir un devis pour; Commerce (→ product) établir le prix de revient de -
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(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t count (up)* * *dụrch|zäh|len sep1. vtto count through or up2. vito count or number off* * *durch|zäh·len[ˈdʊrçtsɛ:lən]vt, vi▪ [jdn] \durchzählen to count sb* * ** * *durchzählen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t count (up)B. v/i:sich in einer Reihe aufstellen und durchzählen line up and count ( oder number) off* * *transitives Verb count; count up <money, people> -
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past tense, past participle; see costcost1 n coste / gastocost2 vb costarhow much do those shoes cost? ¿cuánto cuestan esos zapatos?tr[kɒst]1 (have as a price) costar, valer■ how much does this book cost? ¿cuánto cuesta este libro?2 (result in the loss of) costar3 (calculate cost of) calcular el coste de1 costar, valer1 SMALLLAW/SMALL costas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat all costs a toda costa, a cualquier precioat cost price a precio de costeat no extra cost sin cargo adicionalat the cost of something a costa de algoto cost an arm and a leg / cost the earth / cost a packet costar un ojo de la cara, costar un riñón, costar una fortunato cover one's costs cubrir los gastosto cut costs reducir (los) gastosto learn something to one's cost aprender algo por experiencia propiato pay costs SMALLLAW/SMALL pagar las costaswhatever the cost cueste lo que cuestecost of living coste nombre masculino de la vida: costarhow much does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?cost vi: costarthese cost more: éstos cuestan máscost n: costo m, precio m, coste mcost of living: costo de vidavictory at all costs: victoria a toda costan.• costa s.f.• coste s.m.• costo s.m.• costo primario s.m.• gasto s.m.• precio s.m.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cost")v.(§ p.,p.p.: cost) = costar v.
I kɔːst, kɒst1)a) ( expense) (often pl) costo m (esp AmL), coste m (Esp)at no additional o extra cost — sin cargo adicional
to cover/cut costs — cubrir*/reducir* los gastos; (before n)
cost accounting — contabilidad f analítica de costos or (Esp) costes
to pay costs — pagar* las costas
c) u ( price) costo m, coste m (Esp)2) u (loss, sacrifice)at the cost of something — a costa or a expensas de algo
she helped me out, at great cost to herself — sacrificó mucho al ayudarme
at all costs — a toda costa, a cualquier precio
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1) (past & past p cost)a) \<\<article/service\>\> costar*how much did it cost you? — ¿cuánto te costó?
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?
it'll cost you! — (colloq) mira que te va a salir caro!
b) ( cause to lose) costar*2) (past & past p costed)a) ( calculate cost of) calcular el costo or (Esp) coste deb) ( find out price of) averiguar* el precio de[kɒst]1. N•
at cost — (Comm) a (precio de) costeat all costs, at any cost, whatever the cost — (fig) cueste lo que cueste, a toda costa
she cared for her elderly mother at great cost to her own freedom — cuidó de su madre anciana pagando un precio muy alto a costa de su propia libertad
these are solutions that can be implemented at little cost — estas son soluciones que pueden ponerse en práctica y que son poco costosas
at the cost of his life/health — a costa de su vida/salud
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to bear the cost of — (lit) pagar or correr con los gastos de; (fig) sufrir las consecuencias de•
to count the cost of sth/of doing sth — pensar en los riesgos de algo/de hacer algo•
to my cost — a mis expensas2) costsa) (Jur) costas fplb) (=expenses) gastos mpl2. VT1) (pt, pp cost) costar, valerit cost £2 — costó 2 libras
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?, ¿a cuánto está?
what will it cost to have it repaired? — ¿cuánto va a costar repararlo?
it cost him his life/job — le costó la vida/el trabajo
it cost me a great deal of time/effort — me robó mucho tiempo/me costó mucho esfuerzo
whatever it costs, cost what it may — (also fig) cueste lo que cueste
to cost the earth —
it costs the earth * — cuesta un riñón, cuesta un ojo de la cara
2) (pt, pp costed) (Comm) [+ articles for sale] calcular el coste de; [+ job] calcular el presupuesto dethe job was costed at £5000 — se calculó que el coste del trabajo ascendería a 5.000 libras
3.CPDcost accountant N — contable mf de costes or (esp LAm) costos
cost accounting N — contabilidad f de costes or (esp LAm) costos
cost analysis N — análisis m inv de costes or (esp LAm) costos
cost centre N — centro m (de determinación) de costes or (esp LAm) costos
cost control N — control m de costes or (esp LAm) costos
cost of living N — coste m or (esp LAm) costo m de la vida
cost-of-living adjustment — ajuste m del coste de la vida
cost-of-living allowance — subsidio m por coste
cost-of-living bonus — plus m de carestía de vida, prima f por coste de la vida
cost-of-living increase — incremento m según el coste de la vida
cost-of-living index — índice m del coste or (LAm) de (la) vida
cost price N — (Brit) precio m de coste or (LAm) costo
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I [kɔːst, kɒst]1)a) ( expense) (often pl) costo m (esp AmL), coste m (Esp)at no additional o extra cost — sin cargo adicional
to cover/cut costs — cubrir*/reducir* los gastos; (before n)
cost accounting — contabilidad f analítica de costos or (Esp) costes
to pay costs — pagar* las costas
c) u ( price) costo m, coste m (Esp)2) u (loss, sacrifice)at the cost of something — a costa or a expensas de algo
she helped me out, at great cost to herself — sacrificó mucho al ayudarme
at all costs — a toda costa, a cualquier precio
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1) (past & past p cost)a) \<\<article/service\>\> costar*how much did it cost you? — ¿cuánto te costó?
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?
it'll cost you! — (colloq) mira que te va a salir caro!
b) ( cause to lose) costar*2) (past & past p costed)a) ( calculate cost of) calcular el costo or (Esp) coste deb) ( find out price of) averiguar* el precio de -
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Ⅰ f 1. przest. (obliczanie) calculation- kalendarzowa rachuba the calendar calculation2. przest. (dział) counting house daw. Ⅱ rachuby plt (plany, nadzieje) pomylił się w swoich rachubach he was wrong in his calculations- nasze rachuby na podwyżkę zawiodły our hopes for a salary rise were dashed■ wydawał pieniądze bez rachuby he spent money recklessly- brać kogoś/coś w rachubę to take sb/sth into consideration- nie wchodzić w rachubę to be out of the question- on nie wchodzi w rachubę, jest za młody do tej pracy he’s too young, so he can’t be considered for the job- stracić rachubę czegoś to lose count a. track of sth- stracić rachubę czasu to lose all sense of time, to lose track of timeThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rachub|a
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pf — o|glądać1 impf (obejrzysz, obejrzał, obejrzeli — oglądam) Ⅰ vt 1. (przypatrzeć się) to examine, to watch- obejrzała mnie bardzo uważnie she eyed a. examined me very carefully- obejrzeć ilustracje w książce to look at a. examine the illustrations in a book2. (zapoznać się z czymś) to see, to watch- obejrzeć mecz/wystawę to see a. watch a match/an exhibition- koniecznie musisz obejrzeć ten film you must see this film- namówili mnie do obejrzenia przedstawienia premierowego they talked me into going to see this premiereⅡ obejrzeć się — oglądać się 1. (siebie samego) to look at oneself, to watch oneself- lubię oglądać się na zdjęciach I like looking at myself in pictures- obejrzałam się w wystawie sklepowej I looked at a. watched myself in a shop window- oglądać się w lustrze to examine oneself in a mirror2. (spojrzeć odwracając głowę) to look back- nie wolno ci obejrzeć się za siebie you mustn’t look back- obejrzał się dyskretnie he looked back discreetly- oglądać się na boki to look around3. (szukać) to look around for- oglądać się za pieniędzmi/pracą to look around for money/a job■ oglądać się na coś/kogoś to count a. rely on sth/sb- ani się obejrzał pot. before he could say Jack Robinson, the next thing he knew- ani się obejrzał, jak zasnął before he could say Jack Robinson he was asleep, the next thing he knew he was asleep- ani się obejrzeć pot. before you can say Jack Robinson, in less than no timeThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > o|bejrzeć
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cost, US kO ;stA n1 ( price) coût m, prix m (of de) ; the total cost comes to £500 le coût total revient à 500 livres ; at a cost of £100 au prix de 100 livres ; at cost au prix coûtant ; you must bear the cost of any repairs tous les frais de réparation sont à votre charge ; the cost of renovating a house is high la rénovation d'une maison coûte or revient cher ; at his own cost à ses frais ; at no cost to the taxpayer sans que les contribuables aient à payer ; at no extra cost sans frais supplémentaires ; at great cost à grands frais ; he studied abroad, at great cost to his parents il a étudié à l'étranger, ce qui a coûté très cher à ses parents ; to count the cost of sth estimer le coût des dégâts causés par [flood, earthquake] ; mesurer les conséquences de [decision] ;2 fig prix m ; at all costs à tout prix ; at the cost of her own life au prix de sa propre vie ; she's been very successful but at what cost to her health? elle a eu beaucoup de succès mais à quel prix pour sa santé? ; I'll do it, but not at any cost je le ferai, mais pas à n'importe quel prix ; he knows to his cost that il a appris à ses dépens que ; we can generate power at little cost to the environment on peut produire de l'énergie sans nuire à l'environnement ; the cost in human lives was great beaucoup de vies ont été perdues ; whatever the cost coûte que coûte.1 Jur frais mpl de l'instance ; to pay costs être condamné aux dépens ; to be awarded costs se voir accorder le remboursement des frais ;2 Comm, Fin frais mpl ; transport/labour costs frais mpl de transport/de main-d'œuvre ; production costs coûts mpl de production ; to cut costs réduire les frais généraux ; to cover costs couvrir les frais.C vtr1 (prét, pp cost) coûter ; the camera costs £250 cet appareil photo coûte 250 livres ; how much does it cost? combien ça coûte? ; the tickets cost too much les billets coûtent trop cher ; silver costs less than gold l'argent coûte moins cher que l'or ; the meal cost us £40 le repas nous a coûté 40 livres ; the TV will cost £100 to repair cela coûtera 100 livres de faire réparer la télé ; a good wine costs money un bon vin coûte cher ; I can mend it but it will cost you ○ je peux le réparer mais cela vous coûtera cher ;2 ( prét, pp cost) fig that decision cost him his job cette décision lui a coûté son travail ; high inflation cost us the election le fort taux d'inflation nous a fait perdre les élections ; politeness costs nothing ça ne coûte rien d'être poli ;
См. также в других словарях:
count on somebody — ˈcount on sb/sth derived to trust sb to do sth or to be sure that sth will happen Syn: ↑bank on something • ‘I m sure he ll help.’ ‘ Don t count on it.’ • count on somebody sb/sth to do sth … Useful english dictionary
count on something — ˈcount on sb/sth derived to trust sb to do sth or to be sure that sth will happen Syn: ↑bank on something • ‘I m sure he ll help.’ ‘ Don t count on it.’ • count on something sb/sth to do sth … Useful english dictionary
count the cost (of something) — count the cost (of sth) idiom to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc • The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection. Main entry: ↑countidiom … Useful english dictionary
count — count1 W3S1 [kaunt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find the total)¦ 2¦(say numbers)¦ 3¦(be allowed)¦ 4¦(include)¦ 5¦(consider something)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand 8 don t count your chickens (before they re… … Dictionary of contemporary English
count — 1 /kaUnt/ verb 1 SAY NUMBERS also count up (I) to say numbers in their correct order (+ to): Sarah can count up to five now. | Try to count to ten before you lose your temper. 2 FIND THE TOTAL also count up (T) to count the people, objects,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
count against somebody — ˌcount aˈgainst sb | ˌcount sth aˈgainst sb derived to be considered or to consider sth to be a disadvantage in sb • For that job her lack of experience may count against her. • He has a criminal record but we hope that prospective employers won… … Useful english dictionary
count something against somebody — ˌcount aˈgainst sb | ˌcount sth aˈgainst sb derived to be considered or to consider sth to be a disadvantage in sb • For that job her lack of experience may count against her. • He has a criminal record but we hope that prospective employers won… … Useful english dictionary
count towards something — ˌcount toˈwards/toˈward sth derived to be included as part of sth that you hope to achieve in the future • Students gain college credits which count towards their degree. Main entry: ↑countderived … Useful english dictionary
count toward something — ˌcount toˈwards/toˈward sth derived to be included as part of sth that you hope to achieve in the future • Students gain college credits which count towards their degree. Main entry: ↑countderived … Useful english dictionary
count down (to something) — ˌcount ˈdown (to sth) derived to think about a future event with pleasure or excitement and count the minutes, days, etc. until it happens • She s already counting down to the big day. related noun ↑countdown Main entry: ↑countderived … Useful english dictionary
count*/*/*/ — [kaʊnt] verb I 1) [I/T] to calculate how many people or things there are in a group All the votes have been counted.[/ex] At least 60 people were injured, but we re still counting.[/ex] 2) to say numbers one after another in order I can count up… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English