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1 ■ account for
■ account forv. i. + prep.1 rendere conto di; dar conto di; spiegare; giustificare: I have to account (to him) for every penny I spend, devo rendergli conto di ogni centesimo che spendo; He cannot account for his movements, non è in grado di dar conto dei suoi movimenti2 (spec. al passivo) ritrovare, rintracciare (dopo un disastro, ecc.): All the people living in the building have been accounted for, tutti gli abitanti del palazzo (sono stati rintracciati e) sono in salvo3 rappresentare: Oil imports account for 30 per cent of the trade deficit, le importazioni di petrolio rappresentano il 30% del disavanzo commerciale4 (eufem.) abbattere; eliminare: The anti-aircraft accounted for five enemy planes, la contraerea abbatté cinque aerei nemici5 (eufem.) sconfiggere; battere; eliminare □ (prov.) There's no accounting for taste, i gusti sono gusti. -
2 account for
account for [sth., sb.]1) (explain) rendere conto di, giustificare [events, fact, behaviour, expense]2) (identify status of) ritrovare, rintracciare [ missing people]3) (represent) rappresentare [proportion, percentage]* * *(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) spiegare* * *vi + prep1) (explain) spiegare, giustificare, (give reckoning of: actions, expenditure) render conto di, rispondere diif she was ill, that would account for her poor results — se fosse malata si spiegherebbero gli scarsi risultati
2) (represent) rappresentare3) (destroy, kill) uccidere, distruggere* * *account for [sth., sb.]1) (explain) rendere conto di, giustificare [events, fact, behaviour, expense]2) (identify status of) ritrovare, rintracciare [ missing people]3) (represent) rappresentare [proportion, percentage] -
3 account
I 1. [ə'kaʊnt]1) (money held at bank) conto m. (at, with a, presso)in my, his account — sul mio, suo conto
2) comm. (credit arrangement) conto m.to charge sth. to, put sth. on sb.'s account — addebitare, mettere qcs. sul conto di qcn.
on account — (as part payment) in acconto
3) (financial record) rendiconto m. (finanziario)4) (bill) fattura f.to take sth. into account to take account of sth. — prendere qcs. in considerazione, tener conto di qcs
6) (description) resoconto m., relazione f.to give an account of sth. — fare un resoconto di qcs.
7) (impression)on this, that account — per questo, quel motivo
on my, his account — a causa mia, sua
9) (advantage, benefit)10) (importance)2.2) (department) reparto m.sing. contabilità, contabilità f.sing.II [ə'kaʊnt]verbo transitivo form. (regard as)* * *1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) conto2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) conto3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) resoconto4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) conto5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) contabilità•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of* * *I 1. [ə'kaʊnt]1) (money held at bank) conto m. (at, with a, presso)in my, his account — sul mio, suo conto
2) comm. (credit arrangement) conto m.to charge sth. to, put sth. on sb.'s account — addebitare, mettere qcs. sul conto di qcn.
on account — (as part payment) in acconto
3) (financial record) rendiconto m. (finanziario)4) (bill) fattura f.to take sth. into account to take account of sth. — prendere qcs. in considerazione, tener conto di qcs
6) (description) resoconto m., relazione f.to give an account of sth. — fare un resoconto di qcs.
7) (impression)on this, that account — per questo, quel motivo
on my, his account — a causa mia, sua
9) (advantage, benefit)10) (importance)2.2) (department) reparto m.sing. contabilità, contabilità f.sing.II [ə'kaʊnt]verbo transitivo form. (regard as)
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