reckon

reckon
reckon [{{t}}'rekən]
1 transitive verb
(a) (estimate) estimer;
there were reckoned to be about fifteen hundred demonstrators on a estimé à mille cinq cents le nombre des manifestants;
I reckon this building to be about three hundred years old je pense que ce bâtiment a environ trois cents ans
(b) (consider) considérer;
I reckon this restaurant to be the best in town je considère ce restaurant comme le meilleur de la ville;
he is reckoned to be one of the richest men in England ce serait l'un des hommes les plus riches d'Angleterre;
{{}}familiar{{}} I don't reckon her chances much je ne crois pas qu'elle ait beaucoup de chances
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (suppose, think) croire, supposer ;
I reckon you're right je crois bien que tu as raison ;
I reckon the omelette is ready je crois que l'omelette est prête ;
how old do you reckon he is? quel âge lui donnez-vous? ;
it's all over, I reckon je suppose que tout est fini ;
what do you reckon? qu'en pensez-vous?
(d) (expect) compter, penser;
they had reckoned to make more profit from the venture ils comptaient ou pensaient que l'entreprise leur rapporterait de plus gros bénéfices;
you should reckon to be there by six o'clock at the latest il faut que tu prévois d'arriver à six heures au plus tard
(e) {{}}formal{{}} (calculate) calculer
2 intransitive verb
(calculate) calculer, compter;
reckoning from today à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'hui
reckon in separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} compter, inclure
reckon on inseparable transitive verb
(a) (rely on) compter sur;
you can reckon on him making a mess of it tu peux compter sur lui pour tout gâcher;
don't reckon on it n'y comptez pas
(b) (expect) s'attendre à, espérer;
I was reckoning on more je m'attendais à plus;
she had reckoned on going next week elle avait prévu d'y aller la semaine prochaine;
I didn't reckon on that extra cost je n'avais pas prévu ces frais supplémentaires
reckon up
1 separable transitive verb
(column of figures) additionner; (change, coins) compter; (total, cost) calculer;
to reckon up a bill faire une facture
2 intransitive verb
faire ses comptes;
to reckon up with sb régler ses comptes avec qn
reckon with inseparable transitive verb
compter avec; (as opponent) avoir affaire à;
they didn't reckon with the army/the opposition ils ont compté sans l'armée/l'opposition;
we had to reckon with stiff opposition nous avons eu affaire à une forte opposition;
you'll have to reckon with another guest/his brother il faudra compter avec un invité supplémentaire/son frère;
he hadn't reckoned with this response il ne s'attendait pas à cette réaction;
she's a force to be reckoned with c'est une femme avec laquelle il faut compter
reckon without inseparable transitive verb {{}}British{{}}
(a) (do without) se passer de, se débrouiller sans;
you'll have to reckon without my help il faudra vous débrouiller sans ou vous passer de moi
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (ignore, overlook) ne pas tenir compte de ;
he had reckoned without his rivals il n'avait pas tenu compte de ses rivaux;
she had reckoned without the fact that they had no car elle n'avait pas pris en compte le fait qu'ils n'avaient pas de voiture

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