account

account
account [əˈkaʊnt]
1. noun
   a. compte m
• to open an account ouvrir un compte
• to pay a sum into one's account verser une somme à son compte
• I have an account with them (at shop) ils me font crédit
• on account d'acompte
• payment on account acompte m
• to pay £50 on account verser un acompte de 50 livres
• cash or account? (in hotel, bar) vous payez comptant ou je le mets sur votre note ?
• they have the Michelin account (Advertising) ce sont eux qui font la publicité de Michelin
• to turn sth to good account mettre qch à profit
   b. ( = explanation) explication f
• to call sb to account demander des comptes à qn
• to be held to account for sth devoir rendre des comptes pour qch
   c. ( = report) compte m rendu
• to give an account of sth faire le compte rendu de qch
• by her own account d'après ce qu'elle dit
• by all accounts au dire de tous
   d. (set structures)
► to take + account
• to take sth/sb into account tenir compte de qch/qn
• these facts must be taken into account ces faits doivent être pris en compte
• to take no account of sth ne pas tenir compte de qch► on + account
• on account of à cause de
• on no account en aucun cas
• I was worried on her account je m'inquiétais pour elle
• don't leave on my account ne partez pas à cause de moi
• on this or that account pour cette raison
2. plural noun
accounts ( = calculation) comptabilité f
• to do/keep the accounts faire/tenir la comptabilité
• accounts (department) (service m) comptabilité f
3. compounds
► account holder noun titulaire mf du (or d'un) compte
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‼|/b] [b]account ≠ acompte
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► account for inseparable transitive verb
   a. ( = explain, justify) [+ expenses, one's conduct] justifier ; [+ circumstances] expliquer
• there's no accounting for taste(PROV) chacun son goût
• everyone is accounted for on n'a oublié personne
• three people have not yet been accounted for (after accident) trois personnes n'ont pas encore été retrouvées
   b. ( = represent) représenter
• this accounts for 10% of the total cela représente 10 % du chiffre total
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[ə'kaʊnt] 1.
noun
1) (in bank, post office) compte m (at, with à)

in my/his account — sur mon/son compte

2) Commerce (credit arrangement) compte m

to charge something to ou put something on somebody's account — mettre quelque chose sur le compte de quelqu'un

on account — (as part payment) d'acompte

to settle an account — (in shop) régler un compte; (in hotel) régler une note

3) (in advertising) budget m (de publicité)
4) (bill) facture f
5) (consideration)

to take something into account —

to take account of something — tenir compte de quelque chose

6) (description) compte-rendu m; (if contentious) version f

by all accounts — manifestement

by his own account — tel qu'il le dit lui-même

7) (impression)

to give a good account of oneself — faire bonne impression (in dans)

8) (indicating reason)

on account of something — à cause de quelque chose

on this ou that account — pour cette raison

on no account — sous aucun prétexte

on my/his account — (because of me/him) à cause de moi/lui

9) (in matters concerning oneself)

she was worried on her own account — elle s'inquiétait pour son (propre) sort

to go into business on one's own account — se mettre à son compte

10) (importance)

it's of no account to them — peu leur importe

2.
accounts plural noun
1) Finance (records) comptabilité f [U], comptes mpl
2) (department) (service m) comptabilité f
3.
transitive verb sout

to account somebody a genius — considérer quelqu'un comme un génie

Phrasal Verbs:

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