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1 account for
transitive verb1) (give reckoning) Rechenschaft od. Rechnung ablegen über (+ Akk.)2) (explain) erklären3) (represent in amount) ausmachen; ergeben* * ** * *vi +prep objhe wasn't able to account for the missing money — er konnte den Verbleib des fehlenden Geldes nicht erklären
all the children were/all the money was accounted for — der Verbleib aller Kinder/des (ganzen) Geldes war bekannt, man wusste, wo die Kinder alle waren/wo das Geld (geblieben) war
2) (= be the source of) der Grund sein fürthis area accounts for most of the country's mineral wealth — aus dieser Gegend stammen die meisten Bodenschätze des Landes
this area alone accounts for some 25% of the population — diese Gegend allein macht etwa 25% der Bevölkerung aus
3) (= be the cause of defeat, destruction etc of) zur Strecke bringen; (illness) dahinraffen; chances zunichtemachenProctor accounted for five Australian batsmen — Proctor hat fünf australische Schlagmänner ausgeschlagen
* * *transitive verb1) (give reckoning) Rechenschaft od. Rechnung ablegen über (+ Akk.)2) (explain) erklären3) (represent in amount) ausmachen; ergeben* * *v.Rechenschaft ablegen über ausdr.abrechnen (Spesen) v.ausmachen v.betragen v.erklären v.nachweisen v.
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