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countForms of address
A n
1 (numerical record) gen décompte m ; Pol (at election) dépouillement m ; to make a count of sth compter qch ; there were 60 guests at the last count il y avait 60 invités au dernier décompte ; to keep (a) count of tenir compte de qch ; to lose count se perdre dans ses comptes ; I've lost count je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; I've lost count of the number of times I've tried j'ai essayé je ne sais combien de fois ; I've lost count of the number of complaints I've received je ne compte plus le nombre de plaintes que j'ai reçues ;
2 (level) taux m ; bacteria/cholesterol count taux de bactéries/de cholestérol ;
3 (figure) chiffre m ; the official count was three million unemployed le chiffre officiel était de trois millions de chômeurs ;
4 (call) on the count of three, fire! à trois, tirez! ; I'll give you a count of 50 je compterai jusqu'à 50 ;
5 Jur chef m d'accusation ; he was convicted on three counts on l'a condamné pour trois chefs d'accusation ;
6 (point) you're wrong on both counts vous avez tort sur les deux points ; we're satisfied on all three counts les trois points qui posaient problème sont maintenant éclaircis ;
7 Sport (in boxing) to be out for the count être KO also fig ;
8 (also Count) (nobleman) comte m.
B vtr
1 (add up) compter [points, people, words, mistakes, objects] ; vérifier [one's change] ; énumérer [reasons, causes] ; to count how much one has spent calculer combien on a dépensé ; to count the votes Pol dépouiller le scrutin ; gen compter les votes ; I'm counting the days until Christmas je compte les jours jusqu'à Noël ; the teacher counted heads le professeur a compté les présents ; 55 people, counting the children 55 personnes en comptant les enfants ; 20, not counting my sister 20, sans compter ma sœur ; to count the cost of sth fig faire le bilan de qch ;
2 (consider) to count sb as sth considérer qn comme qch ; children over 15 are counted as adults on considère les enfants de plus de 15 ans comme des adultes.
C vi
1 gen, Math compter ; to count (up) to 50 compter jusqu'à 50 ; to count in fives compter de cinq en cinq ; I've had six drinks, but who's counting? j'ai bu six verres, et alors? ;
2 (be relevant) compter ; this counts towards your final mark cela compte pour votre note finale ;
3 (be of importance) compter ; qualifications count for little les qualifications ne comptent guère ; all my work counts for nothing mon travail ne compte pour rien ; every second counts chaque seconde compte ;
4 (be considered) children over 15 count as adults les enfants de plus de 15 ans sont considérés comme des adultes ; handbags don't count as luggage les sacs à main ne sont pas considérés comme des bagages.
Idioms
to count sheep compter les moutons ; to count the pennies regarder à la dépense ; to count oneself lucky ou fortunate s'estimer heureux ; count yourself lucky (that) you only got a fine estime-toi heureux de n'avoir eu qu'une amende ; it's the thought that counts c'est l'intention qui compte ; to stand up and be counted se faire entendre.
Phrasal verbs
count against :
count against [sb] [criminal record, past] être un handicap pour ; [age, background, mistakes] jouer contre.
count down déclencher le compte à rebours (to avant).
count in :
count [sb] in
1 (include) if you're organizing an outing, count me in! si tu organises une sortie, j'en suis! ; we're going on strike, can we count you in? on fait la grève, est-ce qu'on peut compter sur vous? ;
2 Mus faire entrer [qn] en mesure.
count on, count upon :
count on [sb/sth] compter sur [person, event] ; don't count on it! ne comptez pas (trop) dessus! ; I was counting on the train being late je comptais sur le retard du train ; I 'm counting on you to help me je compte sur toi pour m'aider.
count out :
count out [sth] compter [money, cards] ; he counted out the money il a compté l'argent (pièce par pièce or billet par billet) :
count [sb] out
1 (exclude) if it's dangerous you can count me out! si c'est dangereux ne comptez pas sur moi! ; count me out, I'm not interested ne compte pas sur moi, ça ne m'intéresse pas ; count [sb] out of exclure [qn] de [plans, calculations] ;
2 Sport to be counted out [boxer] aller au tapis.
count up :
count up [sth] calculer [cost] ; compter [money, boxes] ; count up how many hours you spend on the work calculez le temps que vous aurez passé sur ce travail.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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