count off

• Verbo compuesto que designa la acción de contar en voz alta en orden, a menudo para dividir un grupo o asignar números a individuos; también puede implicar enumerar o identificar elementos sucesivamente.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of counting aloud in sequence, often to divide a group or assign numbers to individuals.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Count aloud in sequenceinformal

   To count numbers in order, often to divide a group or assign positions.

   contar en voz alta (en secuencia)

   • The teacher asked the students to count off from one to ten.
   • They counted off to form teams for the game.
   • Count off by threes to create smaller groups.

   Sinónimoscall outcount outenumeraterecite

2. List or enumerateinformal

   To list items or people one by one, often to check or identify them.

   enumerar en voz alta

   • He counted off the reasons why the plan would fail.
   • She counted off the names of everyone present.
   • The manager counted off the tasks that needed to be done.

   Sinónimosenumeratelistnumberrecitetally

Verbo basecount