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take the count
Language:
Meanings:
1.
United States
United Kingdom
General
sports
informal
To be knocked down and counted out by the referee in boxing; to suffer a defeat that is determined by the referee's count.
To lose decisively in a contest, especially by being physically incapacitated and therefore counted out.
2.
United States
United Kingdom
General
figurative
informal
To be decisively defeated, overwhelmed, or compelled to concede in a non‑boxing context.
To accept blame, responsibility, or the consequences of a failure.
3.
United States
United Kingdom
General
sports
neutral
To perform or administer the count (for example, to count aloud to ten to determine whether a downed boxer can continue).
Examples:
EN:
When I take the count, it'll be for my own mistakes.
ES:
Cuando yo caiga, será por mis propios errores.
EN:
When I take the count, it'll be for my own mistakes.
ES:
Cuando yo caiga, será por mis propios errores.
EN:
Tell her you'll take the count any round she wants.
ES:
Díganle que te tirarás en el asalto que quiera.
EN:
No, but... I've seen a couple of heavyweights take the count when they tried.
ES:
No, pero las he visto lidiar con unos pesos pesados.
EN:
They say they'll take the count away in a straitjacket.
ES:
No hay más remedio que ponerle al conde la camisa de fuerza.
EN:
La Motta watches Sugar Ray take the count from the referee.
ES:
La Motta observa a Sugar Ray recibir el conteo del árbitro.
ID:
La Motta melihat Sugar Ray sedang di hitung oleh wasit!
EN:
You take the count.
ES:
Lleva la cuenta.
ES:
Te dejas caer.
EN:
No one seemed to take the count seriously, or what he did.
ES:
Nadie parecía tomar en serio al conde, o lo que él hacía.
EN:
Now you take the count over there, He's english aristocracy, though nobody can prove it.
ES:
Ahora fíjate allí, un aristócrata ingles, aunque nadie puede probarlo.
EN:
Let me take the count of ten
HI:
मैं दस की ऐ लेना सोनिये
EN:
You'd take the count, you'd gift him the cash. Is that it?
ID:
Kau terima kekalahan, kau berikan uang tunai padanya.
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