| Traduções principais |
| account n | (money in bank) | conta sf |
| | He withdrew half the money in his account. |
| | Ele retirou metade do dinheiro de sua conta. |
| account n | (retail credit) (crédito) | conta sf |
| | She charged the shoes to her account. |
| | Ela debitou os sapatos na sua conta. |
| account n | (registration with a website, etc.) | conta sf |
| | Do you have a WordReference account? |
| | Você tem uma conta no WordReference? |
| account n | (narrative) | relato sm |
| | He gave a detailed account of the football match. |
| | Ele deu um relato detalhado sobre a partida de futebol. |
| account n | (explanation) | explicação sf |
| | The police did not believe Sally's account of her actions. |
| | A polícia não acreditou na explicação de Sally sobre suas ações. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (explain) | justificar vt |
| | | dar conta de expres v |
| | How do you account for the fact that no one can confirm your alibi for that night? |
| | Como você justifica o fato de que ninguém confirma seu álibi para aquela noite? |
| | Ele pôde dar conta de cada centavo que tinha gastado. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (justify) | prestar contas expres v |
| | We were asked to account for our actions. |
| | Pediram que prestássemos conta de nossas ações. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (cause) | causar vt |
| | She wondered what could account for his sadness. |
| | Ela se perguntou o que poderia ter causado a tristeza dele. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be total of) | corresponder vt |
| | | representar vt |
| | Women in Britain now account for almost half of the workforce. |
| | As mulheres na Grã-Bretanha agora correspondem a quase metade da mão-de-obra. |
| | As mulheres na Grã-Bretanha agora representam quase metade da mão-de-obra. |
| Traduções complementares |
| account n | (value) | valor sm |
| | They turned his new idea to account. |
| | His ideas are of no account. |
| | Eles deram valor à sua nova ideia. Suas ideias não têm valor nenhum. |
| account n | (judgment) | julgamento sm |
| | He is a fine actor, by his own account! |
| | Ele é um bom ator em seu próprio julgamento. |
| account n | (customer) (clientes) | conta sf |
| | The company has just won two new accounts. |
| | A firma acabou de ganhar duas novas contas. |
| account n | (assets in a brokerage) | conta sf |
| | I have equities and an account with an NYSE brokerage. |
| | Eu tenho ações e uma conta na Bolsa de Valores de Nova York. |
| accounts npl | (bookkeeping record) | contabilidade sf |
| Nota: often preceded by "the" |
| | There was an error in the accounts. |
| | Houve um erro na contabilidade. |
| account for [sth] vi + prep | (count up) | prestar conta expres v |
| | He could account for every penny he had spent. |
| | Ele podia prestar conta de cada centavo que gastou. |
account [sth],
account [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | (report to be) | considerar vt |
| | The critics accounted it a good play. |
| | Os críticos consideraram uma boa peça. |
| account [sb/sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (consider) | considerar-se vp |
| | | considerar vt |
| Nota: NT: The sentences should be split in two senses. One with a VP pos and the other with a vt pos. |
| | This restaurant is accounted the best in town. |
| | Ele se considera pobre. O restaurante é considerado o melhor na cidade. |
| account yourself [sth] vtr + refl | formal (consider yourself) | considerar-se, julgar-se vp |
| | He accounts himself poor. |
| | Ele se considera pobre. |
Formas compostas:
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| account balance n | (bank: amount in an account) | saldo bancário loc sm |
| | My account balance is slightly over $4000. |
| account book n | UK (finance ledger) | livro de contabilidade loc sm |
| account book n | US (accounting ledger) | livro de contabilidade loc sm |
| | The bookkeeper kept two sets of account books: one for the tax man, and another for his investors. |
| account executive n | (sales representative) | representante comercial loc sm |
| | | executivo de contas loc sm |
| accounting for [sth] expr | (considering) | considerar vt |
| | | levar em consideração expres v |
| | | ter em conta expres v |
| | Even accounting for the bad weather, the number of visitors to the park has been very low. |
| | Mesmo considerando o clima ruim, o número de visitantes no parque tem sido muito baixo. |
| account manager n | (looks after customers, accounts) | gestor de contas loc sm |
| | | gerente de contas loc sm |
| | We're hiring an account manager for the telecoms industry. |
bank account,
also UK: banking account n | (money kept in a bank) | conta bancária loc sf |
| | A debit card takes money directly from your bank account. |
| | Um cartão de débito tira dinheiro diretamente da sua conta bancária. |
charge account (US),
credit account (UK) n | (for deferred payment) | conta corrente sf |
| | | conta de crédito sf |
checking account (US),
chequing account (Can),
current account (UK) n | (bank account with instant access) | conta corrente sf |
| | I'd like to pay this money into my checking account. |
| company account n | (bank account in business name) | conta empresarial loc sf |
| | | conta corporativa loc sf |
| company account n | (customer account in business name) | conta empresarial loc sf |
| | | conta corporativa loc sf |
| detailed account n | (record of every event) | relato detalhado loc sm |
| | The witness gave the police a detailed account of what had happened. |
| escrow account n | (account held on [sb] else's behalf) | conta caução loc sf |
| expense account n | (account for expenses) | ajuda de custo sf |
| | | conta de despesas sf |
| | The director charged her business lunch to her expense account. |
| have an account with [sth/sb] v expr | (bank with) (conta bancária) | ter conta em loc v |
| | I have an account with Lloyds Bank. |
| have an account with [sth/sb] v expr | (for purchases) (conta num estabelecimento) | ter conta em loc v |
| | I have an account with the university bookshop on the High Street. |
| IRA n | initialism (individual retirement account) (EUA: abrev. de) | conta de aposentadoria individual expres |
| | (POR) | conta reforma individual expres |
| | Tom opened an IRA account when he joined the company. |
joint account,
joint bank account n | (bank account) | conta conjunta loc sf |
| | My wife and I have a joint account at the bank. |
no-account,
no-count adj | US, informal (of little worth) | sem valor loc adj |
no-account,
no-count n | US, informal (worthless person) | inútil adj |
| on account prep + n | (purchase: pay later) | a crédito loc adv |
| on account of [sth] expr | (because of, due to) | por causa de loc prep |
| | The picnic is canceled on account of the rain. |
| | O piquenique está cancelado por causa da chuva. |
on account of [sb],
on [sb]'s account expr | (for [sb]'s sake) | por causa de loc prep |
| | Don't turn the music off on my account; it doesn't bother me. |
| on account of this adv | (for this reason) (por esta razão) | por causa de, por este motivo loc adv |
| | The bridge collapsed; on account of this, we have to take the ferry. |
| on no account expr | (not for any reason) | por nenhuma razão expres |
| Nota: 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) | conta corrente sf |
| open an account v expr | (register with a bank) (com banco, etc.) | abrir uma conta 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. |
| past-due account n | (unpaid debt) | débito sm |
| | The past-due account will be reported to all national credit bureaus. |
| savings account n | (banking: current account) | caderneta de poupança loc sf |
| | | poupança sf |
| | I put my tax refund into my savings account. |
settle accounts,
settle your account vtr + npl | (pay debts) | acertar as contas expres |
| | | pagar débitos vt + sm pl |
| | Students must settle their account before they become eligible to register for a subsequent semester. |
| short account n | (finance: account of short seller) (mercado financeiro) | conta a termo loc sf |
short position,
short interest,
short account n | (finance) (finanças) | venda a descoberto expres |
| | (finanças) | posição vendida expres |
statement of account,
account statement n | (document showing bank balance) (documento mostrando a movimentação bancária) | extrato bancário sm |
| | (informal) | extrato sm |
| suspense account n | (temporary ledger) (registro temporário) | conta suspensa sf |
| take account of [sth] v expr | (take into consideration) (considerar) | levar algo em consideração, levar algo em conta expres |
| | If you use a pesticide, you must take account of various health and safety considerations. |
| take [sth] into account v expr | (consider, allow for) | levar em conta, levar em consideração expres v |
| | | considerar vt |
| | You should have taken their age into account. You must take into account both the exchange rate and the bank fees. |
| | Você devia ter levado em conta a idade deles. Você deve levar em consideração tanto a taxa de câmbio quanto as taxas bancárias. |
| trade account n | (business customer) (de banco) | conta corrente loc sf |
| | | conta comercial loc sf |