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Contamos con vos

English translation: We're counting on you

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Spanish term or phrase:Contamos con vos
English translation:We're counting on you
Entered by: Jack Doughty

17:11 Feb 23, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Slang / Contamos con vos
Spanish term or phrase: Contamos con vos
La frase : "contamos con vos" esta bien dicha en ingles "we count on you" ? o hay alguna otra forma de escribirla que sea mas usada en el lenguaje coloquial?
Andulina
we're counting on you
Explanation:
The present continuous is the normal way to express this.
(or "We're relying on you")
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +15we're counting on you
Jack Doughty


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +15
contamos con vos
we're counting on you


Explanation:
The present continuous is the normal way to express this.
(or "We're relying on you")

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Janine Libbey
2 mins
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agree  Remy Arce: , I agree, this is the expression most commonly used here in the US too
3 mins
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agree  Aïda Garcia Pons
6 mins
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agree  Richard Cadena: The change from simple present tense to the present continuous is mandatory.
6 mins
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agree  MariCarmen Pizarro
10 mins
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agree  Alejandra Tolj
10 mins
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agree  Casey Butterfield: exactly
19 mins
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agree  Lisa McCarthy
26 mins
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agree  Lizette Britz
1 hr
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agree  Laurel Clausen
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agree  Almudena Grau
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agree  LindseyH
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agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
2 hrs
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agree  Ivan Nieves: exactly! :)
2 hrs
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agree  Catherine Gilsenan
19 hrs
  -> Gracias.
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