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I.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N

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1. account FIN (money held at bank):

account

compte m (at, with à)

to open/close an account

ouvrir/fermer un compte

in my/his account

sur mon/son compte

I'd like to know the balance on my account

j'aimerais savoir combien j'ai sur mon compte

2. account COMM (credit arrangement):

account

to have an account at a shop

avoir un compte dans un magasin

an account with the baker

un compte chez le boulanger

to charge sth to or put sth on sb's account

mettre qc sur le compte de qn

on account (as part payment)

£100 on account and the rest in May

100 livres sterling d'acompte et le reste en mai

to settle an account (in shop)

régler un compte

to settle an account (in hotel)

régler une note

to settle accounts fig

régler un compte

3. account MKTG (client):

account

budget m (de publicité)

the Hachette account

le budget Hachette

4. account (financial record):

account

5. account (bill):

account

electricity account

facture d'électricité

6. account Brit (on stock exchange):

the account

7. account (description):

account

to give an account of sth

faire un compte rendu de qc

for his account of what happened

pour sa version de ce qui s'est passé

by all accounts, from all accounts

au dire de tous

by his own account

tel qu'il le dit lui-même

8. account:

to call or bring sb to account (bring to book)

demander des comptes à qn

9. account (impression):

to give a good account of oneself

faire bonne impression (in dans)

they gave a good account of themselves in the match

ils ont fait bonne impression dans le match

10. account (indicating reason):

on account of sth/sb

à cause de qc/qn

on this or that account

pour cette raison

on no account

sous aucun prétexte

on no account must you open the door

n'ouvrez la porte sous aucun prétexte!

on my/his account

à cause de moi/lui

don't change the date on my account!

ne change pas la date à cause de moi!

11. account (advantage, benefit):

on my/his account

exprès pour moi/lui

don't come on my account!

ne viens pas exprès pour moi!

she was worried on her own account

elle s'inquiétait pour son (propre) sort

to act on one's own account

agir de sa propre initiative

to set up business on one's own account

s'installer or se mettre à son compte

to put or turn sth to (good) account

mettre qc à profit

12. account (importance):

to be of little account/some account

avoir peu d'importance/une certaine importance (to sb pour qn)

it's of no account to them whether he's alive or dead

peu leur importe qu'il soit vivant ou mort

II.accounts N npl

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1. accounts (records):

comptabilité f U

to keep the accounts

tenir la comptabilité or les comptes

the party accounts

la comptabilité du parti

the accounts show a profit

les comptes font apparaître un bénéfice

the accounts show a profit attr staff

the accounts show a profit department

2. accounts (department):

comptabilité f

service m comptabilité

III.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans

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account (regard as) form:

he was accounted a genius

on le considérait comme un génie

IV.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt]

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to take sth into account , to take account of sth

tenir compte de qc

to fail to take sth into account

omettre de tenir compte de qc

suspense account N

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suspense account

compte m d'ordre

expense account N

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expense account

frais mpl de représentation

budget account N Brit (with bank, shop)

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budget account

compte-crédit m

trading account N FIN

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trading account

compte m d'exploitation

checking account N Am

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checking account

compte m courant

business account N

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business account

compte m professionnel

escrow account N Am LAW

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escrow account

compte m séquestre

loan account N FIN

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loan account

compte m de prêt

short account N FIN

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short account

position f vendeur

Translations for account in the English»French Dictionary

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I.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] N

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2. account (credit service):

to put sth on one's account

mettre qc sur son compte

3. account (bill):

to settle an account

régler une facture

4. account pl (financial records):

account

comptabilité f

to keep accounts

tenir les livres de comptes

5. account (customer):

account

we lost the BT account

nous avons perdu le budget BT

6. account (description):

account

the police account of events

le compte-rendu des événements par la police

to give an account of sth

faire le récit de qc

by all accounts

au dire de tout le monde

7. account (cause):

on account of sth

en raison de qc

on sb's account

on that account

pour cette raison

on no account

8. account (consideration):

to take sth into account

prendre qc en considération

to take no account of sth

ne pas tenir compte de qc

9. account form (importance):

of little/no account

sans grande/aucune importance

10. account (responsibility):

on one's own account

de son propre chef

Phrases:

to be called to account

devoir se justifier

II.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)

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to account sb sth

considérer qn comme qc

account for VB trans

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1. account for (explain):

account for situation, difference

account for spending, conduct

account for missing things or people

2. account for (constitute):

account for

account holder N

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account holder

titulaire m d'un compte

account book N

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account book

livre m de comptes

bank account N

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bank account

compte m bancaire

expense account N

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expense account

note f de frais

checking account N

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checking account

compte m courant

charge account N

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charge account

compte m courant

joint account N

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joint account

compte m joint

savings account N

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savings account

compte m (d')épargne

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He picks up women with ease on account of his handsomeness and flaunts this quality in front of his friends. en.wikipedia.org

For example, a cash account with $2,000 allots you the opportunity to buy up to $2,000 in stock, minus commission costs. www.usatoday.com

Keep your ordinary checking account, but tell your bank not to let you overdraw it. www.dailyfinance.com

The route was altered to take account of the faster boats, and to take in stopovers at many of the sponsoring cities. en.wikipedia.org

The cash credit account is similar to current accounts as it is a running account (i.e., payable on demand) with cheque book facility. en.wikipedia.org

They are using a corporate account. www.trucknews.com

If a recruit absconded after drawing money on account, the whole advance was recovered, but a present of one month's pay was allowed. en.wikipedia.org

The service is free up to 150 words per day, and as a 2,000-word free testing account. en.wikipedia.org

The movie itself is a fictional account of events that took place during actual operations in Grenada. en.wikipedia.org

What's left is a reliable account of a famous life shoehorned into current ideology about the roles of men and women. www.thestar.com

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