dar por descontado

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Spanish

Verb

dar por descontado (first-person singular present doy por descontado, first-person singular preterite di por descontado, past participle dado por descontado)

  1. Synonym of dar por supuesto (to take for granted)
    • 2021 May 3, Juan José Mateo, “De la libertad a las amenazas de muerte: seis instantes clave de la campaña más polémica”, in El País:
      Esa ha sido la propuesta de Díaz Ayuso, que da por descontado su triunfo y mira de reojo al resultado de Vox, que es el que marcará si un hipotético apoyo de la extrema derecha a su investidura cotizaría lo suficiente como para entrar en el Gobierno, o no.
      That has been the proposition of Díaz Ayuso, who takes her triumph for granted while keeping an eye on the results of Vox, to see if the hypothetical far right support will be enough to form a Government, or not.

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