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y compter
y compter
to count on it
→ y
phrase
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to count on it
An idiomatic expression meaning to rely on or expect something. The pronoun “y” refers to something previously mentioned or understood; the expression changes form with conjugation, as in “j’y comptais” or “n’y compte pas.”
FR:
J’y comptais bien.
EN:
I was really counting on it.