Contar con

poli · #1 September 21, 2011, 02:53 PM

to count on?

consists of?

**Rusty** · #2 September 21, 2011, 03:04 PM

contar con:
To count on
To rely on
To expect
To have

consist of = constar de

pjt33 · #3 September 22, 2011, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

constar con:
To count on
To rely on
To expect
To have

consist of = cons]tar de

¿No?

**Rusty** · #4 September 22, 2011, 06:53 AM

Oops! Typo corrected. Thanks!

poli · #5 September 22, 2011, 07:15 AM

Please have a look at this article:
http://blogs.elpais.com/periodismo-con-futuro/

Pay particular attention to : "the Guardian ya cuenta con una sección dedicada a las elecciones de 2012" I think cuenta con means
contains. I've seen it elsewhere where it appears to mean consists of.
I have always known cuentar con to mean to count on. I wonder if this
is Spain specific.

**Rusty** · #6 September 22, 2011, 07:32 AM

The Guardian now has a section dedicated to the 2012 elections.
'Contains' is a good equivalent of 'has', in this case. (The dictionaries I consulted gave 'have'.)

chileno · #7 September 22, 2011, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli

Please have a look at this article:
http://blogs.elpais.com/periodismo-con-futuro/

Pay particular attention to : "the Guardian ya cuenta con una sección dedicada a las elecciones de 2012" I think cuenta con means
contains. I've seen it elsewhere where it appears to mean consists of.
I have always known cuentar con to mean to count on. I wonder if this
is Spain specific.

In this case I think "counts with" fits perfectly.

**Rusty** · #8 September 22, 2011, 08:05 AM

That's the transliteration of 'cuenta con', to be sure, but 'counts with' doesn't fit in this sentence.
We 'count with' our fingers, or other items we can use as markers. We 'count on' someone or something.

poli · #9 September 22, 2011, 08:18 AM

So, it contar con used outside of Spain to mean to contain/ to consist of?

**Rusty** · #10 September 22, 2011, 08:53 AM

'To contain', yes. I don't believe it means 'to consist of', in Spain or anywhere else. These verbs have different meanings (in English and Spanish).

constar de = tener determinadas partes

I'm seeing 'contains' and 'consists of' in constar de. I see 'has' in contar con (but agree that a paper can contain (can have) a new section).

consist of = to be composed of; to be formed of

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