account in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for account in the English»French Dictionary

I.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN (money held at bank):

account

compte m (at, with à)

to open/close an account

ouvrir/fermer un compte

in my/his account

sur mon/son compte

I'd like to know the balance on my account

j'aimerais savoir combien j'ai sur mon compte

2. account COMM (credit arrangement):

account

compte m

to have an account at a shop

avoir un compte dans un magasin

an account with the baker

un compte chez le boulanger

to charge sth to or put sth on sb's account

mettre qc sur le compte de qn

on account (as part payment)

d'acompte

£100 on account and the rest in May

100 livres sterling d'acompte et le reste en mai

to settle an account (in shop)

régler un compte

to settle an account (in hotel)

régler une note

to settle accounts fig

régler un compte

3. account MKTG (client):

account

budget m (de publicité)

the Hachette account

le budget Hachette

4. account (financial record):

account

compte m

5. account (bill):

account

facture f

electricity account

facture d'électricité

6. account Brit (on stock exchange):

the account

le terme m

7. account (description):

account

compte rendu m

to give an account of sth

faire un compte rendu de qc

for his account of what happened

pour sa version de ce qui s'est passé

by all accounts, from all accounts

au dire de tous

by his own account

tel qu'il le dit lui-même

8. account:

to call or bring sb to account (bring to book)

demander des comptes à qn

she was called or brought to account for these complaints/for failing to finish the job

on lui a demandé des comptes pour ces plaintes/pour ne pas avoir fini le travail

9. account (impression):

to give a good account of oneself

faire bonne impression (in dans)

they gave a good account of themselves in the match

ils ont fait bonne impression dans le match

10. account (indicating reason):

on account of sth/sb

à cause de qc/qn

on this or that account

pour cette raison

on no account

sous aucun prétexte

on no account must you open the door

n'ouvrez la porte sous aucun prétexte!

on my/his account

à cause de moi/lui

don't change the date on my account!

ne change pas la date à cause de moi!

11. account (advantage, benefit):

on my/his account

exprès pour moi/lui

don't come on my account!

ne viens pas exprès pour moi!

she was worried on her own account

elle s'inquiétait pour son (propre) sort

to act on one's own account

agir de sa propre initiative

to set up business on one's own account

s'installer or se mettre à son compte

to put or turn sth to (good) account

mettre qc à profit

12. account (importance):

to be of little account/some account

avoir peu d'importance/une certaine importance (to sb pour qn)

it's of no account to them whether he's alive or dead

peu leur importe qu'il soit vivant ou mort

II.accounts N npl

1. accounts (records):

accounts

comptabilité f U

accounts

comptes mpl

to keep the accounts

tenir la comptabilité or les comptes

the party accounts

la comptabilité du parti

the accounts show a profit

les comptes font apparaître un bénéfice

the accounts show a profit attr staff

comptable

the accounts show a profit department

comptabilité

2. accounts (department):

accounts

comptabilité f

accounts

service m comptabilité

III.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans

account (regard as) form:

he was accounted a genius

on le considérait comme un génie

IV.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt]

to take sth into account , to take account of sth

tenir compte de qc

to fail to take sth into account

omettre de tenir compte de qc

this aspect has not been taken into account

on n'a pas tenu compte de cet aspect, cet aspect n'est pas entré en ligne de compte

suspense account N

suspense account

compte m d'ordre

expense account N

expense account

frais mpl de représentation

budget account N Brit (with bank, shop)

budget account

compte-crédit m

trading account N FIN

trading account

compte m d'exploitation

checking account N Am

checking account

compte m courant

business account N

business account

compte m professionnel

escrow account N Am LAW

escrow account

compte m séquestre

loan account N FIN

loan account

compte m de prêt

short account N FIN

short account

position f vendeur

account in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for account in the English»French Dictionary

I.account [əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN:

account

compte m

current account, checking account Am

compte courant

savings account

compte épargne

to pay sth into an account, to deposit sth in an account

déposer qc sur un compte

to draw money out of an account

débiter un compte

2. account (credit service):

to put sth on one's account

mettre qc sur son compte

3. account (bill):

to settle an account

régler une facture

4. account pl (financial records):

account

la comptabilité

to keep accounts

tenir les livres de comptes

5. account (customer):

account

compte client

we lost the BT account

nous avons perdu le budget BT

6. account (description):

account

compte-rendu m

the police account of events

le compte-rendu de la police

to give an account of sth

faire le récit de qc

by all accounts

au dire de tout le monde

7. account (cause):

on account of sth no pl

en raison de qc

on sb's account

à cause de qn

on that account

en tenant compte de cela

on no account

en aucun cas

8. account no pl (consideration):

to take sth into account

prendre qc en considération

to take no account of sth

ne pas tenir compte de qc

9. account no pl form (importance):

of little/no account

sans grande/aucune importance

10. account no pl (responsibility):

on one's own account

de son propre chef

Phrases:

to give a good account of oneself

bien s'acquitter

to be called to account

devoir se justifier

to turn sth to account

tirer parti de qc

II.account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (consider)

to account sb sth

considérer qn qc

checking account N Am

checking account

compte m courant

account holder N

account holder

titulaire m d'un compte

savings account N

savings account

compte m d'épargne

expense account N

expense account

note f de frais

charge account N Am (credit account)

charge account

compte m courant

account for VB trans

1. account for (explain):

account for situation, difference

expliquer

account for spending, conduct

justifier

account for missing things or people

retrouver

2. account for (constitute):

account for

représenter

deposit account N Brit

deposit account

compte m de dépôt

joint account N

joint account

compte m joint

bank account N

bank account

compte m bancaire

account Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

current account, checking account Am

compte courant

to pay sth into an account, to deposit sth in an account

déposer qc sur un compte

to give a poor account of oneself

faire mauvaise impression

to credit sb/an account with a sum

créditer qn/un compte d'une somme

to debit 100 euros from an account

débiter un compte de 100 euros

to have to be taken into account

entrer en ligne de compte

to pay back a sum into sb's account

reverser une somme à qn sur un compte

slip showing details of a bank account

RIB

to credit 100 euros to an account

créditer un compte de 100 euros

to put 100 euros into one's account

déposer 100 euros sur son compte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The route was altered to take account of the faster boats, and to take in stopovers at many of the sponsoring cities.

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The movie itself is a fictional account of events that took place during actual operations in Grenada.

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He picks up women with ease on account of his handsomeness and flaunts this quality in front of his friends.

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Its design is to show the unlawfulness of revolting from the authority of the civil magistrate on account of religion.

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If a recruit absconded after drawing money on account, the whole advance was recovered, but a present of one month's pay was allowed.

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Police said at that time that the accused is alleged to have written cheques to herself from the company account, but with no associated invoices.

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The service is free up to 150 words per day, and as a 2,000-word free testing account.

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Aged 12 he left school (1892) and became an apprentice coach painter, from which he resigned on account of the scourge of lead poisoning.

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Meanwhile, the average service charge on a non-interest-bearing chequing account increased by 25% in 2012.

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If some of the mortgage loans go delinquent or default, funds from the excess spread account can be used to pay the bondholders.

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