count out

• Verbe à particule signifiant exclure quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un plan ou d'une activité, ou compter des objets un par un et les répartir.

A phrasal verb meaning to exclude someone or something from a plan or activity, or to count items one by one and distribute them.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Exclude from participationinformal

   To decide that someone or something will not be included in an activity or plan.

   compter quelqu'un hors (de)

   • Count me out of the hiking trip; I'm too tired.
   • They counted him out of the competition due to his injury.
   • She counted out the idea of going to the party.

   Synonymesbardisregardeliminateexceptexcludeleave outomitrule out

   Antonymesinclude

2. Count items one by oneformal

   To count items individually, often by placing them aside.

   compter en écartant

   • He counted out the money for the taxi driver.
   • She counted out the coins to pay for the coffee.
   • The cashier counted out the change carefully.

   Synonymescountenumeratenumberreckontally

Verbe de basecount