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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] -
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■ 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. -
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• account for something to explain the reason of something объяснить причину чего-тоHow can you account for your absence at the meeting?
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account for [something/somebody]1) ( explain) expliquer [events, fact, behaviour]; justifier [expense] ( to somebody auprès de quelqu'un); retrouver [missing people]2) ( represent) représenter [proportion, percentage] -
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(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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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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شَرَحَ سَبَبَ... \ account for: to explain: give a reason for: How do you account for his absence?. \ عَلَّلَ \ account for: to explain: to give a reason for: How do you account for his absence?. -
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v. rekenschap geven, verantwoordelijk zijn {voor daden}account for2 verklaren ⇒ uitleggen, veroorzaken♦voorbeelden:3 the U.S.A. account for 35% of the world consumption of meat • de USA nemen 35% van de wereldconsumptie van vlees voor hun rekening4 native speakers of English account for 300 millions of the world population • Engelstaligen maken 300 miljoen van de wereldbevolking uit5 the rest of the passengers still have to be accounted for • de overige passagiers worden nog steeds vermist -
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(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) gøre rede for; stå til regnskab for; forklare* * *(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) gøre rede for; stå til regnskab for; forklare -
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فَسَّرَ \ account for: to explain; to give a reason for: How do you account for his absence?. clear up: to explain (sth. not understood): The affair was soon cleared up. explain: to make plain; show the meaning of; give reasons for: He explained his plans to us. Please explain your absence from school. interpret: to explain the meaning of sth., esp. of a speech in a foreign language (we interpret what is said; we translate what is written): I asked the village teacher to interpret (the local language) for me. throw light on: to explain; to make clear: Can you throw any light on his disappearance?. \ See Also شَرَحَ سبب...، علل (عَلَّلَ)، أوضح (أَوْضَحَ)، أَزالَ سُوءَ التفاهم -
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redovisa för, svara för (handlingar)* * *(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) förklara -
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1. объяснение2. объяснятьEnglish-Russian dictionary of Information technology > account for
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account for — 1) they must account for the delay Syn: explain, answer for, give reasons for, justify 2) excise duties account for over half the price Syn: constitute, make up, comprise, represent, be responsible for, produce … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary