depend

depend
depend [dɪˈpend]
intransitive impersonal verb
dépendre (on de)
• that depends cela dépend
• it depends on you whether he comes or not il ne tient qu'à vous qu'il vienne ou non
• it depends on whether he will do it or not cela dépend s'il veut le faire ou non
• it depends (on) what you mean cela dépend de ce que vous voulez dire
• depending on the weather en fonction du temps
• depending on what happens tomorrow selon ce qui se passera demain
► depend on inseparable transitive verb
   a. ( = count on) compter sur ; ( = be completely reliant on) se reposer sur
• you can always depend on him on peut toujours compter sur lui
• he depends on her for everything il se repose sur elle pour tout
• I'm depending on you to tell me what he wants je compte sur vous pour savoir ce qu'il veut
• you can depend on it soyez-en sûr
   b. ( = need support or help from) dépendre de
• I'm depending on you for moral support votre appui moral m'est indispensable
* * *
[dɪ'pend]
intransitive verb
1) (rely)

to depend on — dépendre de, compter sur (for pour)

to depend on somebody/something to do — compter sur quelqu'un/quelque chose pour faire

you can't depend on the bus arriving on time — tu ne peux pas être sûr que le bus sera à l'heure

the temperature varies depending on the season — la température varie suivant la saison

2) (financially)

to depend on somebody — vivre à la charge de quelqu'un


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