descontar
verb
1. to deduct, subtract descontar de
to take an amount away
Common combinations
- descontar del sueldo — deduct from one’s salary
- descontar puntos — deduct points
- descontar una cantidad — deduct an amount
- Descontaron diez euros del precio.They deducted ten euros from the price.
- El banco descontó la comisión de mi cuenta.The bank deducted the fee from my account.
- Al equipo le descontaron dos puntos.The team had two points deducted.
2. to discount, reduce the price
to sell something for less
Common combinations
- descontar un porcentaje — discount a percentage
- descontar del precio — discount from the price
- descontar por pronto pago — discount for early payment
- La tienda descuenta el veinte por ciento.The store discounts twenty percent.
- Nos descontaron cien euros por pagar pronto.They gave us a one-hundred-euro discount for paying early.
- Esta tarjeta descuenta el precio de los billetes.This card reduces the price of tickets.
3. to take for granted, assume dar por descontado
to regard as certain
Common combinations
- dar por descontado — take for granted
- dar por descontada la victoria — assume victory is certain
- Doy por descontado que vendrás.I take it for granted that you will come.
- No des por descontado su apoyo.Do not take their support for granted.
- Todos daban por descontada la victoria.Everyone assumed victory was certain.
4. to count down
to count the remaining time
Common combinations
- descontar los días — count down the days
- descontar las horas — count down the hours
- descontar las semanas — count down the weeks
- Los niños descuentan los días hasta las vacaciones.The children are counting down the days until the holidays.
- Descontamos las horas para volver a casa.We are counting down the hours until we go home.
- Ella descuenta las semanas que faltan para la boda.She is counting down the weeks until the wedding.
Same root
descuentodescontable
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