- descontar
- v.1 to deduct.siete, descontando a los profesores seven, not counting the teachers2 to discount (commerce).* * *descontar► verbo transitivo1 (restar) to deduct, take off, knock off■ me han descontado el 12% they gave me a 12% discount2 (excluir) to leave out, exclude■ si descontamos esa partida todavía quedan cuatro leaving out that consignment there are still four left3 figurado to discount■ su comportamiento descuenta credibilidad a la empresa his behaviour adversely affects the credibility of the firm4 DEPORTE to add on* * *verbto discount, deduct* * *VT1) (=deducir) to deduct, take off
tienes que descontar diez euros del total — you have to deduct ten euros from the total, you have to take ten euros off the total
me lo descuentan de mi nómina — it gets deducted from o taken off my wages, it comes off my wages
2) (Com) [al pagar]si pagas al contado te descuentan un 10% — they give you 10% off if you pay (in) cash, there is a discount of 10% o a 10% discount for cash
me descontaron 100 libras del total de la factura — they gave me £100 off the total bill, they gave me a discount of £100 on the total bill
3) (=excluir) to excludedescontando los gastos de alojamiento — excluding o not including accommodation expenses
son diez días si descuentas los días festivos — it's ten days excluding o not including public holidays
sin descontar la hora y media de viaje — including o not excluding an hour and a half's travelling time
descontándome a mí, todos están casados — apart from me, everyone is married
* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (rebajar)me descontó el 15% — he gave me a 15% discount
b) (restar) to deductme lo descontaron del sueldo — it was deducted from my balance
te descuentan el 20% de impuestos — you get 20% deducted for taxes
descuenta los gastos de viaje — take off traveling costs
el árbitro descontó un minuto — the referee only allowed a minute for stoppages
tienes que descontar las dos horas de la comida — you have to deduct two hours for lunch
2) (exceptuar)descontando a Pedro — apart from Pedro, not counting Pedro
si descontamos los domingos ... — if we don't count Sundays ...
3) <letra/pagaré> to discount* * *= discount, make + deduction, deduct.Ex. It is unusual that the agent's price, although discounted, is lower than the publisher's.Ex. A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.Ex. The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (rebajar)me descontó el 15% — he gave me a 15% discount
b) (restar) to deductme lo descontaron del sueldo — it was deducted from my balance
te descuentan el 20% de impuestos — you get 20% deducted for taxes
descuenta los gastos de viaje — take off traveling costs
el árbitro descontó un minuto — the referee only allowed a minute for stoppages
tienes que descontar las dos horas de la comida — you have to deduct two hours for lunch
2) (exceptuar)descontando a Pedro — apart from Pedro, not counting Pedro
si descontamos los domingos ... — if we don't count Sundays ...
3) <letra/pagaré> to discount* * *= discount, make + deduction, deduct.Ex: It is unusual that the agent's price, although discounted, is lower than the publisher's.
Ex: A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.* * *descontar [A10 ]vtA1(rebajar): me descontó el 15% he gave me a discount of 15% o a 15% discountme descontó $20 he took $20 off, he gave me a $20 discount2(restar): te descuentan el 20% de impuestos you get 20% deducted for taxessi descuentas los gastos de viaje te quedas con $135 if you take off traveling costs, you're left with $135el árbitro sólo descontó medio minuto the referee only allowed half a minute for stoppagestienes que descontar las dos horas de la comida you have to deduct two hours for lunchB(exceptuar): descontando a Pedro apart from Pedro, aside from Pedro, excluding Pedro, not counting o not including Pedrosi descontamos los sábados y domingos, faltan sólo 15 días if we don't count Saturdays and Sundays, there are only 15 days leftC ‹letra/pagaré› to discount* * *
descontar (conjugate descontar) verbo transitivo
1a) (rebajar):◊ me descontó el 15% he gave me a 15% discountb) (restar) ‹gastos/impuestos› to deduct, take off;
‹horas› to deduct
2 (exceptuar):◊ si descontamos a Pedro/los domingos … if we don't count Pedro/Sundays …
3 ‹letra/pagaré› to discount
descontar verbo transitivo
1 (rebajar) to deduct, give a discount
(no incluir) to leave out, disregard: descontando a tus padres, tocamos a mil por cabeza, not counting your parents, we'll pay a thousand per head
2 Dep (tiempo) to add on
'descontar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deducir
English:
deduct
- stop
- take off
- discount
- dock
- take
* * *descontar vt1. [una cantidad] to deduct;me lo descontarán de mi sueldo it will be deducted from my salary;facturaré 5.000 euros brutos, pero a eso habrá que descontarle gastos I'll make 5,000 euros gross, but I'll have to take off the costs from that2. [hacer un descuento de] to discount;me han descontado 1.000 pesos they gave me a discount of 1,000 pesos;me descontaron el 5 por ciento del precio de la lavadora they gave me a 5 percent discount on the (price of the) washing machine3. [exceptuar]siete, descontando a los profesores seven, not counting the teachers;si descuentas los días de vacaciones… if you leave out the holidays…4. [en deporte]el árbitro descontó tres minutos the referee added three minutes to injury time5. Fin [letra de cambio] to discount* * *descontarv/t COM deduct, take off; figexclude* * *descontar {19} vt1) : to discount, to deduct2) exceptuar: to except, to exclude* * *descontar vb1. (rebajar) to give a discount [pt. gave; pp. given]me han descontado un 15% del precio they gave me a 15% discount2. (restar) to deductme descuentan los impuestos del sueldo they deduct taxes from my wages
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.