rely

rely
- reliable
- reliability
- reliably
- reliance
- reliant
rely vb confiar en / contar con
you can rely on John, he's always there when you need him puedes contar con John, siempre está allí cuando lo necesitas
El pasado y participio pasado de rely se escribe relied
rely [ri'laɪ] vi, -lied ; -lying
1) depend: depender (de), contar (con)
2) trust: confiar (en)
rely
v.
confiar v.
depender v.
rɪ'laɪ
intransitive verb relies, relying, relied
a) (have confidence)

to rely ON or upon somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo

he can't be relied upon — no se puede confiar en él

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)

we rely on the spring for our water — dependemos del manantial para el suministro de agua

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

[rɪ'laɪ]
VI

to 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

he had gradually come to rely on her — había llegado poco a poco a depender de ella

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

the island relies on tourism for its income — la isla depende del turismo como fuente de ingresos

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, relied
a) (have confidence)

to rely ON or upon somebody/something — confiar* en alguien/algo

he can't be relied upon — no se puede confiar en él

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)

we rely on the spring for our water — dependemos del manantial para el suministro de agua

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


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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