dar buena cuenta de
Spanish, verb/ˌdaɾ ˌbwena ˈkwenta de/
dar buena cuenta de is a Spanish verb meaning “to make short work of; to polish off (especially food)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does dar buena cuenta de mean in English?
verb
- 1
to make short work of; to polish off (especially food)
- 2
to communicate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of dar buena cuenta de
- doy buena cuenta de first-person present singular
- di buena cuenta de first-person preterite singular
- dado buena cuenta de participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dar buena cuenta de?
- /ˌdaɾ ˌbwena ˈkwenta de/
- [ˌd̪aɾ ˌβ̞we.na ˈkwẽn̪.t̪a ð̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.