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dar cuenta de

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
dar cuenta de, dar buena cuenta de loc verb + prep	informal (terminar, consumir)	polish off vtr phrasal sep
		make short work of v expr
	Los niños dieron buena cuenta de la tarta.
	The children polished off the cake.
dar cuenta de, dar cuenta y razón de loc verb + prep	(informar, comunicar)	inform of [sth], inform about [sth] vtr + prep
		notify of [sth] vtr + prep

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
dar cuenta de loc verb + prep	(explicar, justificar)	explain⇒, justify⇒ vtr
		account for v expr
	El empleado dio cuenta de su error ante el jefe.
	The employee explained his mistake to the boss.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
dar cuenta de algo loc verb	(acabar algo)	give an account on [sth], account for [sth] v expr
	Dieron cuenta del asunto y se fueron a casa.
	They gave an account of the matter and went home.

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Compound Forms: dar cuenta de | dar cuenta de algo
Spanish		English
dar cuenta de sus actos loc verb	(dar justificaciones)	be held accountable for your actions v expr
	Juan dio cuento de sus actos, pero el jefe no le creyó.

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