reckoning
cálculo
definition
verb
his debts were reckoned at $300,000
establish by counting or calculation; calculate.
he reckons that the army should pull out entirely
conclude after calculation; be of the opinion.
noun
last year was not, by any reckoning, a particularly good one
the action or process of calculating or estimating something.
translation of 'reckoning'
noun
cálculo,
cuenta,
ajuste de cuentas
example
And one of the ways of rekindling that hope in the justice of God was with the sense that ultimately there will be a 'reckoning' , and justice will be done.
It is no less patriotic to issue just criticism than it is to utter just praise and, in my 'reckoning' , rather more constructive than to adopt a ‘my country, right or wrong’ attitude, even on Armistice Day.
The missions are generated using a twenty-digit alphanumeric seed code, which, with a little simple 'reckoning' , leads me to over 1031 possible combinations.
He isn't sure of his real age (somewhere in the early 80s), he seems to have been married a number of times, and, by his own 'reckoning' , had dozens of kids.
They are also subject to sharp revision, often in ways which suggest that political factors were at work in the numerical 'reckoning' .
Fragrant, aromatic whites seem to go best by my 'reckoning' but there's plenty of scope for simple, fruity reds too.
last year was not, by any 'reckoning', a particularly good one
Justice permits the doer of evil to be held accountable for every iota of harm that ensues as a result of the evil act, and that 'reckoning' can be terrible indeed.
The Last Judgement and the Resurrection at the end of times were still perceived as the final 'reckoning' , but this ultimate judgement had come to be preceded by an earlier one, immediately after death.
By her 'reckoning' , ‘A good houseguest never arrives empty handed.’
Jacob has bid us farewell with an angry post threatening us all with a divine 'reckoning' .
Simple 'reckoning' of the ages at which each of the biblical patriarchs produced his son would not suffice.
We knew there was a greater 'reckoning' ahead, but we could not quite feel it yet.
In the interests of finding a solution to the equation of how debt might be alleviated we offer this 'reckoning' : less money to be spent on G8 junketing and more - much more - to be found for aid budgets.
If the critics have ways of bringing about this changed pattern of cropping, why don't they simply do it, and stop wasting their time attacking a system that by their 'reckoning' is a failure?
the sixth, or by another 'reckoning' eleventh, Earl of Mar
by ancient 'reckoning', bacteria are plants
This is my best chance and I swear that if you ruin it there will be a 'reckoning' !
Those corporations face a terrible 'reckoning' when he falls from power.
Decentralization will not be complete for several years and even then a good deal of time will have to elapse before a thorough 'reckoning' of its success will be possible.
by ancient 'reckoning', bacteria are plants
By Catherine Walter's 'reckoning' , it was at 10 o'clock on Sunday night that the Board members of the National Australia Bank reached a deal.
Because, to my 'reckoning' , amputating limbs is a far more than cosmetic process.
there will be a terrible 'reckoning'
The only thing so far saving the economy from a terrible 'reckoning' is the fact that there aren't great prospects for profit anywhere else in the world either.
He partook of a leisurely breakfast, paid his 'reckoning' , had the ostler bring his horse, and set off to the sound of church bells in the clear air.
An annual Experian survey, which leaves York's large businesses out of its 'reckoning' , places the city a lowly 377th out of 404 towns and cities when it comes to average profit margins.
While it is impossible to know the full dimensions at this point, the downdraft on wages and competing economies induced by China's ascendancy may produce a terrible 'reckoning' .
And this is the 'reckoning' , John! You're going to pay me - pay me in full - and you're going to pay me now!
By any 'reckoning' , and in any sport, McGee is an extraordinary athlete, as the scientists in the South Australian Institute of Sport realised when he was tested there as a 16-year-old.
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