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1 account ***** ac·count n
[ə'kaunt]1) (report) resoconto, relazione fto give an account of sth — fare un resoconto di or una relazione su qc
to bring or call sb to account for sth/for having done sth — chiedere a qn di render conto di qc/per aver fatto qc
by or from all accounts — a detta di tutti, a quanto si dice
to give a good account of o.s. — farsi onore, dare un'ottima prova di sé
2) (consideration) considerazione f, conto, (importance) importanza, contoon no account — per nessuna ragione, per nessun motivo, in nessun caso
on his account — (for his benefit) per lui
to take account of sth, take sth into account — tener conto di qc, prendere in considerazione qc
3) (at shop, bank) Comm conto"account payee only" — (Brit: on cheque) "non trasferibile"
to get £50 on account — ricevere 50 sterline come or in or di acconto, ricevere un acconto di 50 sterline
to put £50 down on account — versare un acconto di 50 sterline
4) Commto keep/do the accounts — tenere la contabilità
accounts department — ufficio m contabilità inv
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I [kaʊnt]1. n1) conteggio, (of votes at election) spoglioto be out for the count Boxing — essere fuori combattimento, fam essere K.O.
2) Law2. vt1) (gen) contare, (one's change etc) controllaredon't count your chickens before they're hatched — non vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ucciso, non dir quattro se non l'hai nel sacco
to count the cost of — calcolare il costo di, fig valutare il prezzo di
2) (include) contareto count sb among — annoverare qn traI count it an honour (to do/that) — mi ritengo onorato (a fare/che + sub)
3. vi1) contarecounting from today — a partire da oggi, oggi compreso
2) (be considered, be valid) valere, contareit counts for very little — non conta molto, non ha molta importanza
•- count in- count on- count upII [kaunt] n(nobleman) conte m
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