The Top English Grammar Tips From A–Z
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1.1(act of counting)
recuento masculinocómputo masculino(of votes) escrutinio masculino(of votes) recuento masculino(of votes) cómputo masculino(of votes) conteo masculino Andes, Venezuela(in boxing) cuenta femenino(in boxing) conteo masculino Andes, Venezuelato make a count of sth — hacer un recuento de algo- to do a count of sth — hacer un recuento de algo
- at the last count — en el último recuento
- hold your breath for a count of five — aguanta hasta cinco sin respirar
- we'll begin on the count of four — a los cuatro empezamos
- Without picking up the count, the referee ended the fight.
- Referee Tony Perez reached five in the count and the bell couldn't save Ellis.
- How many fighters could have gotten to their feet before the count of ten after catching Joe Frazier's full swing left hook flush on the jaw?
- The count had only reached four before the referee decided he had seen enough and summoned immediate medical attention.
- Harvey, who had won five of his seven previous fights, took an eight count, and having felt Symonds' power resorted to holding for survival and was warned by the referee.
- Despite losing the election, Sinn Fein's Colm Burns was in buoyant mood, pointing to the fact he topped the polls at the first count.
- I opened up every document, did a word count, and added it all up.
- I got everyone into two rows and did a count to make sure everyone was all right.
- If it's not close, between the exit polls and the early counts, we could have an idea even as early as tonight or tomorrow morning.
- Also, at the last count, you guys donated a whopping $27,695.41 to the relief fund.
- I've been trying to do a mental count and it seems like there are five pecan trees on the west side, three in the backyard, and two on the east.
- To determine whether the child is receiving enough food, the doctor will do a calorie count after asking the parents what the child eats every day.
- I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have written, at least 50 at the last count.
- The party faces further losses at the polls tomorrow when the counts begin for the local government elections, which were held on the same day as the general election.
- At the last count, around 60% of individual bankrupts were under 30.
- Mat did a quick count and decided there were somewhere between thirty and forty people in this room.
- He was also pretty active in his family life, fathering sixteen children and, at the last count, he was a grandfather thirty-three times!
- At the last count, more than £920 had been banked and there was more than £100 in loose change waiting to be bagged up.
- It's easy to imagine him presiding over a high-powered business meetings - he owned 13 companies at the last count - in jeans and open-necked shirt.
- The books sell in their millions - 42 million at the last count; in Britain he outsells Stephen King to be the country's number one horror writer.
- She said in 1992 there were 336 acute care beds in the hospital and at the last count there were 187.
- When they proceeded to the count, it turned out that there were 970 votes for Mr. Yushchenko and 383 votes for Yanukovych.
- The non-party councillor got 1790 votes and was elected on the first count having exceeded the quota by 690 votes.
- Last year the same amendment failed after a quorum count showed that the number of students had dropped from 550 to 430.
- He won just over 2,000 votes but, with less than 4% of the total poll, was eliminated after the fourth count.
- to do a count of sth — hacer un recuento de algo
1.2(total)
total masculinothe final count — el recuento / cómputo final- the body count has risen to 40 — el número total de víctimas ha ascendido a 40
- The film has a much higher body count than the first, but the deaths are a bit less chilling here.
- But even as he was speaking, the body count was rising.
- The main goal of the meeting was to pass an amendment to lower the quorum count to 200.
- With electronic voting, the computer will take less than 20 minutes to calculate the poll, total valid poll, quota, all the counts and the winners.
- The death count, the death toll officially won't be known for still more days and weeks to come, Lou.
- Last November, the discrepancy between the presidential exit polls and the tallied count was far beyond the margin for error.
- Spencer, who scored two tries, topped the tackle count with a huge tally of 34.
- The official death count stands at just over 1,800.
- We also list published chromosome numbers (diploid counts only) for each group.
- White cell counts among the patients who have died have been up to 10 times greater than is normally seen with serious infections.
- Gloucester, whose injury count has hit double figures, featured Forrester in the centres again and a patched-up back row.
- The leader in the general classification is based on a running count of each rider's cumulative time over the race's 21 individual legs.
- Most patients had platelet counts of less than 20,000 per mm3.
- All these factors can cause not only low counts, zero counts, and immotile sperms that lead to infertility, but also cancers in some cases.
- Twenty-four percent of patients had platelet counts above the upper range of normal.
- Three patients had low platelet counts before discharge from the first hospitalization.
- Most of the patients had a parasite count of more than 10 percent, which is critical.
- It was only men with fertility problems who had lower counts and counts vary widely anyhow.
- No matter how many times we totted it up, the chromosome count never rose above 46 (with a bit missing if you were a man).
- Finally, the number of shoots and plantlets was counted again and summed with the first counts to give the total regeneration.
- the body count has risen to 40 — el número total de víctimas ha ascendido a 40
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(particular, point)to be found guilty on all counts — ser declarado culpable de todos los cargos- they're right on the first count — en el primer punto tienen razón
- it's been praised/criticized on several counts — ha sido elogiado/criticado por varios motivos / por varias razones
- it aims to entertain and inform and it fails on both counts — se propone divertir e informar y no logra ninguno de los dos cometidos
- they're right on the first count — en el primer punto tienen razón
verbo transitivo
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(enumerate, add up)contar- The percentage of infected cells was determined by counting the total number infected and uninfected cells from 10 randomly selected microscopic fields.
- When Krohn raised concerns over this lack of accountability, he was told that it would take too long to count the collection and distribution of all the money.
- We collected fruits and counted the total number of flowers, fruits, and fully developed undamaged seeds from each plant.
- If you get less than 35, you left some combinations out, or if you get more than 35, you counted some combinations more than once.
- The loose change was counted up yesterday at the Sainsbury's store in Vauxhall, south London, using a machine which counts up to 600 coins a minute.
- The votes will be counted up to Monday, July 28 and the election is being overseen by the Electoral Reform Society.
- And the funds raised by the swimming marathon have just been counted up.
- The membership total is tallied by counting the number of people who have paid dues in the last 18 months.
- The first census in 1769 counted a total of 797,584 people; by 1998, the total population was 5,294,860.
- The total raw score was then determined by counting the number of different feasible uses generated for all three objects.
- Total words for a specific item were determined by counting each word in the problem statement and all answer choices.
- The vote was anonymous and we all watched as it was counted up.
- The final mark includes both the test results, as well as assessment task results, which are counted up over the year.
- The votes were counted up fairly quickly, and by a slim majority one of the three choices had been passed.
- Votes are counted locally but the totals are calculated nationally, and seats in parliament are awarded in proportion to votes.
- Each player then counts the total number of cards they have collected in their pile.
- Across the country thousands upon thousands of polling stations are closing and votes are beginning to be counted to determine the new rulers of the country.
- The remaining stones were counted to determine the number of dead, then placed in a great heap in remembrance of those who died in battle.
- Meanwhile local governments began to count the total losses resulting from the flash flood.
- So, in February, I've decided to count the total number of search engine referrals to this webpage.
- Her eyes were squeezed shut, gritting her teeth so hard her jaw ached, attempting to count to ten in order to help calm herself down.
- At one point I could calculate the calorie, fat and carbohydrate content of a fully laden buffet table in my head, even though I normally can't count to 20 without taking off my shoes.
- He claimed to be able to count to 100 now, although I didn't put it to the test…
- When he was finished, he told the boy to count to 10.
- Let me count to ten, upload, and go watch a stupid movie.
- You might need to learn how to count to 10 before you speak - or maybe even 11 or 12!
- My customary answer is to count to fifty and then, after confirming that nobody knows or cares that I'm still on the line, I hang up.
- Having made a century flawlessly, she asked me ‘Can you count to a hundred?’
- You made it this far without knowing how to count to nine?
- She seemed to count to 10, her smile fixed, then said she'd have to ask.
- They couldn't speak any English, and Matt knew only how to count to ten in Arabic.
- He can actually count to ten, but gets rather carried away.
- Lin comprehended pairs, and could count to four, so eight was as high as his knowledge of cardinal numbering went.
- Numbers were practically meaningless to her, as she only barely could count to 100, something Laurel constantly nagged her about.
- It took him almost an hour to count to twenty-two.
- They began to count to three, then sang a ‘lovely’ happy birthday.
- He could already count to fifty, and he had taught himself!
- He can count from 1 to 10, and recite the alphabet from A-Z.
- When asked to count backward from 67 to 54, he counted from 62 to 52.
- Bob still claims that Billy can't count and Billy says otherwise.
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(include)contarthere were six of them, not counting the driver — eran seis, sin contar al conductor- there'll be fourteen of us, counting you and me — seremos catorce, tú y yo incluidos
- Expect the form to be widely adopted, since its sponsors include the VHA Health Foundation, which counts major hospitals among its members.
- His total payout will top $20 million, not counting his pension!
- In these reports, only discharge events are counted and cannot account for individuals with repeat admissions.
- She even counts a former president among her followers.
- No extras are included, unless you count the advertisement for other Comedy Central shows.
- His first novel has moved somewhere in the area of 20 million copies - and that's not counting the millions of black-market editions sold in copyright-flouting countries.
- Again, certain categories of fatalities are not counted, including deaths caused by industrial diseases.
- However, these figures count all officers, including desk officers who are not able to answer calls from the public.
- Though she counts Chinese and Russian among the languages she speaks fluently, Fritzie has never played piano in either of those countries.
- The university does not count a year that includes six months or more of medical or family leave as a year toward mandatory tenure review.
- For I counted him among the many friends I had gained during five years as a journalist in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The NT $25 billion budget would not be counted and included under the Public Debt Law, according to the draft proposal.
- RIM, which counts the Yorkshire Post among its titles, already owns Insider's English sister publications North West Insider and Yorkshire Insider.
- The group, which counts actress Joanna Lumley among its fans, is currently based at Carlisle Business Centre, Manningham.
- Some of the tales told against him by fellow touring pros were spiteful, but without doubt he would be counted among the top five British sportsmen in any era.
- I count Euripides among them, and would also include in this category Aristotle, Rousseau, Hume, and Adam Smith.
- Though she was agoraphobic, she had a broad scattering of acquaintances, including a loyal readership who counted her among their friends.
- The government's communications unit has approved ads worth just under $1 billion since 1996, without counting individual departments' spending.
- The journey north-east from Niamey to Agadez would take at least 12 hours of driving - without counting the stops.
- there'll be fourteen of us, counting you and me — seremos catorce, tú y yo incluidos
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(consider)considerarto count oneself lucky/fortunate — considerarse afortunado- to count sb among one's friends — contar a algn entre sus (or mis etc.) amigos
- Buckley, a 24-year-old schoolteacher, has Irish ancestry so is not counted as an overseas player, meaning the club still have the quota option open to them.
- 2004, therefore, has to be counted as a shocking disappointment.
- Why should money transfers like these be counted as aid?
- I've no time for them at all and I am happy to stand and be counted as a Labour supporter.
- At least in the insurance sector, destruction caused by riots is counted as an act of god.
- To count the accumulation of ‘merely’ a dozen Olympic medals as a disappointment is silly.
- These families often face material hardships and financial pressures similar to those families who are officially counted as poor.
- Yes, both have their flaws, but as Pittsburgh's first experience of the Ring cycle, I think it has to be counted as a stunning success.
- Even though Scholes sometimes plays in a follow-up role to the attackers, he's still counted as a midfielder.
- And any other form of reading or writing - such as the letters to the fairies we have been writing - can be counted as homework instead.
- We also have to re-define work, so that the work of caring for children and doing human maintenance in the home is counted as productive work, has attributed value.
- According to the man who has yet to record a meaningful victory - the Far East tour and the bounce match against Dundee United cannot be counted as meaningful - playtime is over.
- Beer consumption has gone down by 20 per cent over 20 years, even if lager is counted as beer - which, officially, it is.
- Four Summerhill students can count themselves among the brightest in the country after winning the All-Ireland Schools Table Quiz title.
- I counted myself fortunate that the film only ran 84 minutes, since only about ten of them were interesting.
- Our football clubs and national teams win nothing internationally, and yet we say we want to be counted among the best.
- How ironic that while 20-year-olds are counted as kids when it comes to drinking, an increasing number of kids only just into their teens are being tried as adults in the justice system.
- He counts himself lucky that his parents, delighted he wanted to write, bought him a typewriter when he was 14.
- The US - well, some of it - argued that the Backfire could be counted as an intercontinental-range aircraft and hence part of the strategic balance.
- If you are a public servant and have one of what are widely agreed to be the best pensions in the country - count yourself lucky.
- to count sb among one's friends — contar a algn entre sus (or mis etc.) amigos
verbo intransitivo
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(enumerate)contarcan't you count? — ¿(es que) no sabes contar?- I counted (up) to ninety-two — conté hasta noventa y dos
- to count in tens — contar de diez en diez
- counting from Tuesday — a partir del martes
- I counted (up) to ninety-two — conté hasta noventa y dos
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2.1(be valid)
contarthat doesn't count — eso no cuenta / no vale- Logically, in a ‘normal’ election, governance issues should count significantly.
- Critics' views count only when they echo the public's, she says.
- When it mattered, when it counted, you were there, and that's what should count.
- Perhaps all columnists have to persuade themselves that they count, that they matter, that they are agents of history, whispering words of wisdom into the ear of the history makers.
- It is not Jesus' Resurrection that counts but the way in which the disciples experienced the significance of Jesus' Resurrection.
- On a team whose season was sabotaged by injuries, with nearly every regular out for significant time, that counts.
- Whose interpretations of the world will count at this critical moment?
- It is, after all, the subject matter that counts - this group of people in this place at this time.
- It's not what or how you believe that counts; it only matters that you do believe.
- No one significant so my opinion of him doesn't really count, now does it?
- You know you're going to lose ultimately, you know you're going to make decisions that you regret, but it's how you carry yourself throughout that counts.
- We thought, ‘What we need to do is turn the critics around, because the fans don't count.’
- As an amateur in the field, but with a job to do, I do not think it is really the subject matter that counts.
- It's the thought that counts on Mother's Day, when a box of chocolates and a card means so much to most mums.
- Finally, the man told the woman to express her opinion where it counts, at the ballot box.
- His girlfriend liked the way he looked, and Mike felt that hers was the only opinion that counted.
- She believed in him and she was not a frivolous person, so her opinion counted.
- But I understand that other people's opinions count just as much as mine.
- They often question whether their opinions count or if the issue is of relevance to them.
- Patil emphasised that as far as he was concerned, what counted was the consistency factor.
2.2(matter)
contarevery minute counts — cada minuto cuenta- every penny counts — muchos pocos hacen un mucho
- he doesn't have too many friends who count — no tiene muchos amigos de peso
- every penny counts — muchos pocos hacen un mucho
nombre
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(rank)conde masculinoCount Dracula — el conde Drácula- They all sat in a row, ranged according to their rank - kings and princes and dukes and earls and counts and barons and knights.
- Similarly, the authority of marquesses, dukes, earls, barons, counts, and other nobles had long existed side by side with royal and imperial authority.
- The official guest list named at least 70 kings, queens, grand dukes, princes, counts and lesser nobles.
- In 1808 the imperial nobility was completed with the ranks of count, baron, and chevalier, all of them hereditary.
- Lords and dukes and counts came up to me in an endless line, bowing and asking for a dance.
- She was also introduced to several lords, dukes and soon to be counts and barons, who were her age.
- He directed the call to arms not to kings and emperors, but to counts and barons and even to cities.
- They had been introduced to most of the guests at the ball, the counts and countesses, princes and princesses, kings and queens.
- These families of counts and marquises proved long-lived, and over time played important roles in different regional and urban contexts.
- Cities are torn by wars between local crime lords, and nations are rent by various dukes and counts dealing death.
- Along the way, he told her who would be there; counts, countesses, her new maids and staff, and, of course, his parents, the King and Queen.
- But as the children of the counts and countesses grew up, many needed to raise money.
- At least with Philip's reign, the trend of the previous generations was halted: the crown at least was no longer losing lands to counts and dukes.
- The Venetian republic forbade its citizen nobles (those who sat in the Consiglio Maggiore) from assuming titles such as prince, duke, marquis, or count.
- A council meeting that contained dukes, counts, and generals.
- Just pretend you're dukes or counts from one of the northern countries and you can get anywhere in that castle.
- A number of counts and other lords came with their forces, but the most significant and influential arrival was Cardinal Pelagius, a papal legate.
- In the meantime, Araminte's family has proposed a marriage between her and a neighbouring count in order to settle a land dispute.
- The count was giving orders to some servants and when he heard her he turned around.
- As the night drew on the count ordered everyone to bed as he had done the previous night.
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