'account for' a une référence dans l'entrée 'account'. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'account for' is cross-referenced with 'account'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principales traductions |
| account n | (money in bank) (Banque) | compte nm |
| | He withdrew half the money in his account. |
| | Il a retiré la moitié de son argent sur son compte. |
| account n | (retail credit) (commerce) | compte nm |
| | She charged the shoes to her account. |
| | Elle a mis l'achat des chaussures sur son compte. |
| account n | (registration with a website, etc.) (Internet,...) | compte nm |
| | Do you have a WordReference account? |
| | Est-ce que tu as un compte WordReference ? |
| account n | (narrative) | récit, compte rendu nm |
| | | témoignage nm |
| | He gave a detailed account of the football match. |
| | Il nous a fait un récit détaillé du match de football. |
| account n | (explanation) | explication nf |
| | The police did not believe Sally's account of her actions. |
| | La police n'a pas cru à l'explication donnée par Sally sur ses agissements. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (explain) | expliquer⇒ vtr |
| | How do you account for the fact that no one can confirm your alibi for that night? |
| | Comment expliquez-vous le fait que personne ne puisse confirmer votre alibi pour ce soir-là ? |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (justify) | répondre de vtr ind |
| | | justifier⇒, expliquer⇒ vtr |
| | We were asked to account for our actions. |
| | On nous a demandé de répondre de nos actions. |
| | On nous a demandé de justifier nos actions. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (cause) | causer⇒ vtr |
| | She wondered what could account for his sadness. |
| | Elle se demandait ce qui pouvait causer sa tristesse. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be total of) | constituer⇒ vtr |
| | Women in Britain now account for almost half of the workforce. |
| | En Grande-Bretagne, les femmes constituent désormais près de la moitié de la main d’œuvre. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| account n | (value) | valeur nf |
| | They turned his new idea to account. |
| | His ideas are of no account. |
| | Ils ont mis en valeur sa nouvelle idée. // Ses idées n'ont aucune valeur. |
| account n | (judgment) | avis nm |
| | He is a fine actor, by his own account! |
| | À son avis, il est bon acteur. |
| account n | (customer) | client nm |
| | The company has just won two new accounts. |
| | La société vient de gagner deux nouveaux clients. |
| account n | (assets in a brokerage) | compte nm |
| | I have equities and an account with an NYSE brokerage. |
| | J'ai un compte chez un courtier de la bourse de New York. |
| accounts npl | (bookkeeping record) (Finance) | comptes nmpl |
| Note: often preceded by "the" |
| | There was an error in the accounts. |
| | Il y a eu une erreur dans les comptes. |
| account for [sth] vi + prep | (count up) | se souvenir (précisément) de v pron + prép |
| | He could account for every penny he had spent. |
| | Il se souvenait précisément de chaque penny qu'il avait dépensé. |
account [sth],
account [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | (report to be) | écrire⇒, dire⇒ vtr |
| | | juger⇒, penser⇒ vtr |
| | The critics accounted it a good play. |
| | Les critiques ont écrit (or: ont dit) que c'était une bonne pièce. |
| | Les critiques ont jugé (or: ont pensé) que c'était une bonne pièce. |
| account [sb/sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (consider) | considérer [qqn] comme [qch] vtr + conj |
| | This restaurant is accounted the best in town. |
| | Ce restaurant est considéré comme le meilleur de la ville. |
| account yourself [sth] vtr + refl | formal (consider yourself) | se considérer [qch] v pron |
| | He accounts himself poor. |
| | Il se considère pauvre. |
Formes composées
account | account for |
| account balance n | (bank: amount in an account) | solde nm |
| | My account balance is slightly over $4000. |
| | Mon solde est d'un peu plus de 4 000 $. |
| account book n | UK (finance ledger) | livre comptable nm |
| account book n | US (accounting ledger) | livre de comptes nm |
| | The bookkeeper kept two sets of account books: one for the tax man, and another for his investors. |
| | Le comptable tenait deux livres de comptes : l'un pour le fisc et l'autre pour ses investisseurs. |
| account closed n | (law: deactivated) | compte clôturé nm |
| account executive n | (sales representative) | chargé de compte, chargée de compte nm, nf |
| account manager n | (looks after customers, accounts) | chargé de clientèle, chargée de clientèle nm, nf |
| | We're hiring an account manager for the telecoms industry. |
| | Nous embauchons un chargé de clientèle pour l'industrie des télécoms. |
| account of expenses n | (operating loss) | compte de charges nm |
| account of profits n | (law: surrender funds from breach) | restitution de bénéfices nf |
| accrual account n | (expenses incurred) (Finance) | compte de régularisation nm |
| balance account n | (amount) | solde nm |
bank account,
also UK: banking account n | (money kept in a bank) | compte en banque, compte bancaire nm |
| | A debit card takes money directly from your bank account. |
| | Une carte de paiement débite l'argent directement sur votre compte en banque (or: de votre compte bancaire). |
bring [sb] to account,
call [sb] to account v expr | (force to explain or justify) | demander des comptes à [qqn], exiger des comptes à [qqn] loc v |
| capital account n | (type of business account) (Finance) | compte de capital nm |
| | (Can) | compte capital nm |
| capital account n | (showing net worth of business) | compte de capital nm |
charge account (US),
credit account (UK) n | (for deferred payment) | compte courant nm |
checking account (US),
chequing account (Can),
current account (UK) n | (bank account with instant access) | compte courant nm |
| | I'd like to pay this money into my checking account. |
| | J'aimerais déposer cet argent sur mon compte courant. |
| company account n | (bank account in business name) | compte en banque de la société nm |
| company account n | (customer account in business name) | compte de client professionnel nm |
control account,
controlling account n | (finance) | compte de contrôle nm |
| custodial account n | (finance: managed by other) (Can) | compte de garde nm |
| detailed account n | (record of every event) | rapport détaillé nm |
| | | rapport circonstancié nm |
| | The witness gave the police a detailed account of what had happened. |
| | Le témoin a fait un rapport détaillé de ce qui s'était passé à la police. |
| discretionary account n | (law: not requiring client permission) | compte discrétionnaire nm |
| escrow account n | (account held on [sb] else's behalf) (Droit) | compte en séquestre nm |
| expense account n | (account for expenses) | note de frais nf |
| | The director charged her business lunch to her expense account. |
| | La directrice fit une note de frais pour son déjeuner professionnel. |
| have an account with [sth/sb] v expr | (bank with) | avoir un compte à/chez loc v + prép |
| | I have an account with Lloyds Bank. |
| | J'ai un compte chez Lloyds. |
| have an account with [sth/sb] v expr | (for purchases) | avoir un compte à/chez loc v + prép |
| | I have an account with the university bookshop on the High Street. |
| income account n | (banking: for particular revenue) (banque) | compte de revenu, compte de produit nm |
| individual retirement account n | US (personal pension fund) | compte épargne retraite nm |
| | Individual retirement accounts let you save without paying income taxes until after you retire. |
| IRA n | initialism (individual retirement account) | compte d'épargne retraite nm |
| | Tom opened an IRA account when he joined the company. |
| | Tom a ouvert un compte d'épargne retraite quand il a rejoint l'entreprise. |
joint account,
joint bank account n | (bank account) | compte joint nm |
| | My wife and I have a joint account at the bank. |
| | Ma femme et moi avons un compte joint à la banque. |
| loan account n | (finance: bank) | compte de prêt nm |
| margin account n | (finance: securities brokerage account) | compte sur marge nm |
no-account,
no-count adj | US, informal (of little worth) | insignifiant adj |
no-account,
no-count n | US, informal (worthless person) | bon à rien, bonne à rien nm, nf |
| on account prep + n | (purchase: pay later) | en acompte, par acompte loc adv |
| on account of [sth] expr | (because of, due to) | à cause de, en raison de loc prép |
| | The picnic is canceled on account of the rain. |
| | Le pique-nique a été annulé à cause de la pluie (or: en raison de la pluie). |
on account of [sb],
on [sb]'s account expr | (for [sb]'s sake) | pour prép |
| | | à cause de loc prép |
| | Don't turn the music off on my account; it doesn't bother me. |
| on account of this adv | (for this reason) | pour cette raison, à cause de cela loc adv |
| | The bridge collapsed; on account of this, we have to take the ferry. |
| | Le pont s'est effondré. Pour cette raison, nous devons prendre le ferry. |
| on no account expr | (not for any reason) | en aucun cas loc adv |
| Note: When the subject and a modal auxiliary follow this expression, they are inverted. |
| | On no account should you let a stranger into your house without ID. |
| | On no account interrupt me while I'm in this conference call. |
open account,
current account n | (banking) (Banque) | compte courant nm |
| open an account v expr | (register with a bank) | ouvrir un compte loc v |
| | One of the first things you need to do on arrival in a new country is to go to a bank and open an account. |
| | L'une des premières choses à faire quand on arrive dans un nouveau pays, c'est d'aller dans une banque et d'ouvrir un compte. |
| own account n | (personal admission) | propre aveu nm |
| | By his own account, he wasn't there that night. |
| | De son propre aveu, il n'était pas là cette nuit-là. |
| own account n | ([sb]'s personal version of events) | dires nmpl |
| | Selon ses dires, il était au cinéma à l'heure du crime. |
| passbook savings account n | (banking) | compte épargne nm |
| past-due account n | (unpaid debt) | impayé nm |
| | The past-due account will be reported to all national credit bureaus. |
| | Le compte impayé sera signalé aux bureaux de crédit nationaux. |
| payable account n | (business: owed to a company) | sommes dues nfpl |
| payment on account n | (tax: advance payment) | paiement à tire d'acompte nm |
| receivable account n | (business: money owed to the company) | effets à recevoir nmpl |
| render an account v expr | (submit for payment or approval) | rendre un compte loc v |
| running account n | (open credit) | traduction non disponible |
| savings account n | (banking: current account) | compte épargne nm |
| | I put my tax refund into my savings account. |
| | J'ai mis mon remboursement d'impôt sur mon compte épargne. |
settle accounts,
settle your account vtr + npl | (pay debts) | s'acquitter de ses dettes v pron |
| | | régler ses comptes loc v |
| | Students must settle their account before they become eligible to register for a subsequent semester. |
| | Les étudiants doivent s'acquitter de leurs dettes pour pouvoir s'inscrire au semestre suivant. |
| share account | (economics) | compte-titres nm |
| short account n | (finance: account of short seller) | compte à découvert nm |
short position,
short interest,
short account n | (finance) (Finance) | position courte nf |
statement of account,
account statement n | (document showing bank balance) | relevé de compte nm |
| | La banque envoie chaque mois les relevés de compte par courrier. |
| suspense account n | (temporary ledger) | compte d'attente nm |
| sweep account n | (finance) (finance) | compte de passage nm |
| take account of [sth] v expr | (take into consideration) | tenir compte de loc v + prép |
| | | prendre en compte vtr |
| | If you use a pesticide, you must take account of various health and safety considerations. |
| take [sth] into account v expr | (consider, allow for) | tenir compte de loc v + prép |
| | You should have taken their age into account. You must take into account both the exchange rate and the bank fees. |
| | Tu aurais dû tenir compte de son âge. Vous devez tenir compte à la fois du taux de change et des frais bancaires. |
| trade account n | (business customer) | compte client nm |
| trust account n | (business: account of property) | compte en fidéicommis, compte en fiducie nm |
trust account,
trustee account n | (savings account) | compte épargne nm |