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1 account for
(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) dar explicacionesaccount for vb explicarv + prep + o1)a) (provide record of, justify) \<\<expenditure/time\>\> dar* cuentas de$500 remains to be accounted for — aún no se han dado explicaciones sobre el destino de 500 dólares
is everyone accounted for? — ¿falta alguien (or algún pasajero etc)?
b) ( explain) explicar*2) ( add up to)wages account for 70% of the total — los sueldos representan un or el 70% del total
VI + PREP1) (=explain) explicar, justificarhow do you account for it? — ¿cómo lo explica or justifica usted?
that accounts for it — esa es la razón or la explicación
- there's no accounting for tastes2) (=give reckoning of) [+ actions, expenditure] dar cuenta de, responder deeverything is now accounted for — ya se ha dado cuenta de todo, todo está completo ya
3) (=represent) representar, suponerchildren account for 5% of the audience — los niños representan or suponen el 5 por ciento de la audiencia
4) (=destroy, kill) acabar con* * *v + prep + o1)a) (provide record of, justify) \<\<expenditure/time\>\> dar* cuentas de$500 remains to be accounted for — aún no se han dado explicaciones sobre el destino de 500 dólares
is everyone accounted for? — ¿falta alguien (or algún pasajero etc)?
b) ( explain) explicar*2) ( add up to)wages account for 70% of the total — los sueldos representan un or el 70% del total
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