contar

/konˈtaɾ/, [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

count, tell

Examples

Ella sólo tiene dos años pero es capaz de contar hasta cien.

She is only two years old but is able to count to 100.

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Yo sabía que podía contar contigo.

I knew I could count on you.

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A Tom le gusta contar chistes verdes.

Tom likes to tell dirty jokes.

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Él no es lo bastante inteligente como para contar de cabeza.

He doesn't have enough brains to do sums in his head.

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Siempre puedes contar con Tom.

You can always count on Tom.

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No puedes contar con su ayuda.

You can't count on their help.

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Solo debes contar contigo mismo. Y aun así, no tanto.

You should only count on yourself--but even then, not too much.

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Ya que no podemos contar con ninguna ayuda de los demás, vamos a tratar de hacerlo lo mejor posible.

Since we can expect no help from others, let's try to do our best.

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Pensé que podría contar vos.

I thought I could count on you.

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A las personas de la antigüedad les gustaba contar historia de valentía.

Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.

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En un minuto te voy a contar la historia de mi vida.

In a minute, I'm going to tell you my life story.

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Puedes contar con él.

You can rely on him.

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Podemos contar con la ayuda de ella.

We can depend on her to help us.

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¿Podemos contar con vos?

Can we count on you?

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Tenemos más clientes de los que podemos contar.

We have more customers than we can count.

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¿Sabes contar en francés?

Can you count in French?

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El muchacho puede contar hasta diez.

The boy can count to ten.

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Me aburriría si tuviera que contar hasta quinientos veinticuatro mil trescientos setenta y dos.

I would be bored if I had to count to five hundred twenty-four thousand three hundred seventy-two.

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Él es un hombre de palabra, así que puedes contar con él.

He's a man of his word, so you can count on him.

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Mi amor por ti no me deja contarte todo. Es mejor no contar algunas cosas.

My love for you won't let me tell you everything. Some things are better left unsaid.

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