Translation of "count" - English-German dictionary

count

verb /kaunt/

› to name the numbers up to

zählen
Count (up to) ten.

› to calculate using numbers

zählen
Count (up) the number of pages
Count how many people there are
There were six people present, not counting the chairman.

› to be important or have an effect or value

zählen
What he says doesn’t count
All these essays count towards my final mark.

› to consider

schätzen
Count yourself lucky to be here.
countable adjective

› capable of being numbered

zählbar
Millionths of a second are countable only on very complicated instruments.

› (negative uncountable

zählbar
also count) (of a noun) capable of forming a plural and using the definite or indefinite article: Table is a count(able) noun, but milk is an uncountable noun.
counter noun

› a token used in numbering or playing certain games; counters for playing ludo etc.

die Spielmarke
countless adjective

› very many

zahllos
Countless pebbles.
countdown noun

› (used originally of a rocket) a counting backwards to check the time remaining until the beginning of an event, regarded as zero

der Countdown
It’s five minutes to countdown.
count on

› to rely on (a person or happening)

zählen auf
I’m counting on you to persuade her.
out for the count

› (of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.

ausgezählt

› exhausted; asleep

nicht zu gebrauchen
He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.

(Translation of “count” from the PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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