depend

depend
di'pend
verb
(with on)
1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) contar con, fiarse de
2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) depender de
3) ((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 depender
I might buy it, it depends on the price puede que lo compre, depende del precio
to depend on someone depender de alguien
depend
tr[dɪ'pend]
intransitive verb
1 depender
■ it depends depende
■ it depends what time I finish work depende de la hora en que termine de trabajar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
that depends según, eso depende
depend [di'pɛnd] vi
1) rely: contar (con), confiar (en)
depend on me!: ¡cuenta conmigo!
2)
to depend on : depender de
success depends on hard work: el éxito depende de trabajar duro
3)
that depends : según, eso depende
depend
v.
• atenerse v.
• depender v.
• pender v.
dɪ'pend
intransitive verb
1)
a) (rely, be dependent)

to depend ON somebody/something — depender de alguien/algo

b) (be determined by)

to depend ON something — depender de algo

are you going to the cinema tonight? - it depends — vas a ir al cine esta noche? -depende

2) (count on)

to depend ON o UPON somebody/something — contar* con alguien/algo

you can't depend on him to tell the truth — no puedes estar seguro de que va a decir la verdad

[dɪ'pend]
VI
1) (=rely)

to depend (up)on — contar con

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!

you can depend on him to be late — ten por seguro que llegará tarde

2) (=be dependent)

to depend (up)on — depender de

he depends on her for everything — depende de ella para todo

he has to depend on his pen — tiene que vivir de su pluma

3) (=be influenced by)

to depend on — depender de

your success depends on how hard you work — tu éxito depende del trabajo que hagas

it (all) depends on the weather — (todo) depende del tiempo

it (all) depends what you mean — depende de lo que quieras decir

that depends — eso depende

depending on the weather, we can go tomorrow — según el tiempo que haga, podemos ir mañana

* * *
[dɪ'pend]
intransitive verb
1)
a) (rely, be dependent)

to depend ON somebody/something — depender de alguien/algo

b) (be determined by)

to depend ON something — depender de algo

are you going to the cinema tonight? - it depends — vas a ir al cine esta noche? -depende

2) (count on)

to depend ON o UPON somebody/something — contar* con alguien/algo

you can't depend on him to tell the truth — no puedes estar seguro de que va a decir la verdad


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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