count out

escludere, dare per spacciato

Non coinvolgere qualcuno in un’attività o ritenere che non possa riuscire.

In inglese semplice: To leave someone out of an activity or decide they cannot succeed.

• Count me out of the trip.
• They counted him out, but he won.
• You cannot count out this team yet.

Come si usa: count someone out of something (Don’t count her out of the race yet.)

Sinonimi: exclude, rule out

Contrari: include

Espressioni comuni: count someone out, count out a team

contare e separare

Contare gli oggetti uno alla volta, mettendoli da parte o consegnandoli a qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To count things one by one while putting them aside or giving them to someone.

• Count out six cards.
• He counted out the money and handed it over.
• She carefully counted out three tablets for each patient.

Come si usa: count something out (She counted the coins out onto the table.)

Espressioni comuni: count out the money, count out ten coins

dichiarare fuori combattimento

Dichiarare sconfitto un combattente che non si rialza prima che l’arbitro finisca di contare.

In inglese semplice: To declare a fighter beaten because they do not get up before the referee finishes counting.

• The referee counted him out.
• She was counted out after falling in the fourth round.
• The fighter rose just before he could be counted out.

Come si usa: be counted out (The boxer was counted out in the second round.)

Espressioni comuni: count someone out, count out a boxer

chiudere la seduta per mancanza del numero legale

Chiudere una seduta parlamentare perché non è presente il numero necessario di membri.

In inglese semplice: To end a parliamentary meeting because too few members are present.

• The House was counted out.
• The Speaker counted out the sitting after checking attendance.
• Too few members remained, so the House was counted out.

Sinonimi: adjourn

Espressioni comuni: count out the house, count out a sitting

escludere con brogli elettorali

Impedire al vero vincitore delle elezioni di assumere l’incarico falsificando il conteggio o la comunicazione dei voti.

In inglese semplice: To keep a rightful election winner out of office by falsely counting or reporting votes.

• Officials counted the winner out.
• They counted her out by changing the vote totals.
• The elected candidate was counted out and never took office.

Espressioni comuni: count someone out, count out a candidate