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Meaning: (idiomatic)used to show that thenumberpreviously mentioned iscontinuouslychanging, i.e.increasingordecreasingThis online dictionary has 100,000 articles —and counting.Hurry up: the train leaves in three minutes. No, two minutesand counting!

Examples:

EN: And your own husband looking at you and counting his blessings.
ES: Su propio esposo mirándola y considerándose afortunado.
EN: With this, it was smarter to take a camel, especially with the Djellabas Negras so active, but being the Pasha's guest and counting on his protection, I can display my treasures without fear.
ES: Con esto, era más inteligente llevar un camello, especialmente con los Chilabas Negras tan activos, pero siendo huésped del Pachá y contando con su protección, puedo exhibir mis tesoros sin miedo.
EN: And I don't expect you to spend your time watching the clock and counting up to 48.
ES: Y no espero que te quedes ahí perdiendo el tiempo mirando como las manecilla horaria da vueltas hasta llegar a 48.
EN: Now stop skulking around and counting on your daughter's charity!
ES: Sólo le pido... que no vuelva a cometer la cobardía de pedirle dinero a su hija... - sólo por ser de la misma sangre.
EN: There must be years ahead of us that come without scrimping and counting, and picking over checkbooks and budgets and final notices and old bills.
ES: Debe haber años por delante de nosotros sin tener que huir,... ni contar y separar talonarios, presupuestos y avisos de vencimientos.
EN: I have 10 seconds and counting.
ES: Otros 10 segundos.
EN: Nine seconds... eight seconds... seven seconds and counting.
ES: 9,8 ,7 ...
EN: T- minus 15 and counting.
ES: Menos 15 y contando.
EN: The countdown is now four minutes, 30 seconds and counting.
ES: Faltan cuatro minutos y tres segundos... - y contando.
EN: We are in T-minus 19 seconds and counting.
ES: Están en menos 19 segundos y contando.
EN: Time is now at t minus one minute and counting.
ES: Más vale darse prisa.
EN: Chuck, it's 60 minutes to blastoff and counting.
ES: Chuck, estamos a 60 minutos del despegue y contando.
EN: It is 48 minutes to blastoff and counting.
ES: Faltan 48 minutos para el despegue y contando.
EN: 18 minutes to blastoff and counting.
ES: 18 minutos para el despegue y contando.
EN: As of this exact moment, it is 6 minutes and counting,
ES: Desde este momento exacto, son seis minutos y contando.

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