contado

adj.

scarce.

m.

installment.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: contar.

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contado

► participio pasado

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► adjetivo

1 few

■ son contados los alumnos que aprobaron the pupils who passed are few and far between

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en contadas ocasiones seldom, rarely

tiene los días contados figurado his days are numbered

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1.

ADJ (=reducido)

un contado número de países — a small number of countries

en contadas ocasiones — on rare occasions

contadas veces — seldom, rarely

son contados los que ... — there are few who ...

pero son contadísimos los que pueden — but those who can are very few and far between

- tiene los días contados

2. SM

1) (Com)

al contado — for cash, cash down

lo pagué al contado — I paid cash for it

pago al contado — cash payment

precio al contado — cash price

2)

por de contado — (=por supuesto) naturally, of course

tomar algo por de contado — to take sth for granted

3) And (=plazo) instalment, installment (EEUU)

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I

-da adjetivo few

en contadas ocasiones — on (a) very few occasions

salimos con los minutos contados — we left with only a few minutes to spare

tiene los días contados — his days are numbered

II

masculino

1) al contado or (Col) de contado

a) (loc adj) <pago/precio> cash (before n)

b) (loc adv) <pagar> (in) cash

lo compré/pagué al contado — I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash

me pagó al contado — he paid me (in) cash

2) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment*

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* al contado = cash value.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.

* pago al contado = cash, cash payment, payment in cash.

* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* vender al contado = trade for + cash.

* venta al contado = cash sale.

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I

-da adjetivo few

en contadas ocasiones — on (a) very few occasions

salimos con los minutos contados — we left with only a few minutes to spare

tiene los días contados — his days are numbered

II

masculino

1) al contado or (Col) de contado

a) (loc adj) <pago/precio> cash (before n)

b) (loc adv) <pagar> (in) cash

lo compré/pagué al contado — I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash

me pagó al contado — he paid me (in) cash

2) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment*

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* al contado = cash value.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.

* pago al contado = cash, cash payment, payment in cash.

* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* vender al contado = trade for + cash.

* venta al contado = cash sale.

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contado¹ -da

adjective

few

en contadas oportunidades on (a) very few occasions

son contados los que lo saben only a very few people know, very few people know

salimos con los minutos contados we left with only a few minutes to spare

el régimen tenía los días contados the days of the régime were numbered, the régime was living on borrowed time

contado²

masculine

A

al contado or (Col) de contado

1 (loc adj) ‹pago/precio/venta› cash (before n)

2 (loc adv) ‹pagar› in cash

lo compré/pagué al contado I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash, I paid cash on the line (AmE) o (BrE) on the nail (colloq)

al contado rabioso (hum): sólo vendo al contado rabioso I only take hard cash

B (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment*

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Del verbo contar: (conjugate contar)

contado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
contado    
contar
contado 1

◊ -da adjetivo

few;
en contadas ocasiones on (a) very few occasions;
salimos con los minutos contados we left with only a few minutes to spare
contado 2 sustantivo masculino

a) al contado or (Col) de contado ‹pago/precio› cash (before n);

‹pagar› (in) cash;

◊ lo compré al contado I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash

b) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment^{(conjugate installment)}

contar (conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;

◊ eran 6 sin contado al conductor there were 6 of them not counting the driver;

y eso sin contado las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;

◊ no se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyone;

es muy largo de contado it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 (en general) to count;

◊ contado con los dedos to count on one's fingers;

¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2

◊ contar con

a) ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on;

◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;

sin contado con que … without taking into account that …

b) (prever) to expect;

◊ no contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad

c) (frml) (tener) to have;

◊ cuenta con 10 años de experiencia she has 10 years of experience

contarse verbo pronominal

a) (frml) (estar incluido):

◊ me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters;

su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the best

b)

◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)

contado,-a adjetivo
1 (escaso) few and far between: nos hemos visto en contadas ocasiones, we have very seldom met
2 (numerados) me muero, tengo los días contados, I'm dying, my days are numbered
♦ Locuciones: pagar al contado, to pay cash
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
'contado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contada
- pagar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- suponer
- venta
- corriente
- pago
- precio
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- cash
- cash sale
- down
- regret
- budget

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contado, -a

♦ adj

1. [raro] rare, infrequent;

en contadas ocasiones very rarely, on very few occasions;

son contadas las veces en las que viene a visitarnos he very rarely comes to visit us

2. Comp

mal contado: había diez personas mal contadas there were no more than ten people

♦ al contado loc adj

precio al contado cash price

♦ al contado loc adv

pagar algo al contado [en un plazo] to pay for sth all at once o on the nail;

[en metálico] to pay for sth in cash, to pay cash for sth

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contado

I m

:

al contado in cash

II adj

:

contados few;

contadas veces seldom

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contado, -da adj

1) : counted

tenía los días contados: his days were numbered

2) : rare, scarce

en contadas ocasiones: on rare occasions

contado nm

al contado : cash

pagar al contado: to pay in cash

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contado adj few

en contadas ocasiones on very few occasions

pagar al contado to pay cash