account in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for account in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN (with bank, building society):

account

cuenta f

to have an account with or at a bank

tener una cuenta en un banco

to open/close/transfer an account

abrir/cerrar/transferir una cuenta

personal/company account

cuenta personal/de gastos

checking or Brit current account

cuenta f corriente

savings or deposit account

cuenta f de ahorros

to put or turn sth to (good) account

sacar (buen) provecho de algo

2. account COMM:

account (with shop, firm)

cuenta f

account (invoice) Brit

cuenta f

account (invoice) Brit

factura f

I have an account with them/at the bookstore

tengo cuenta allí/en la librería

put it on/charge it to my account

cárguelo a mi cuenta

they haven't sent their account yet Brit

todavía no han mandado la cuenta or la factura

payment on account

pago m a cuenta

I gave her $200 on account

le di 200 dólares a cuenta or de anticipo

statement of account

estado m de cuenta

statement of account

extracto m de cuenta

to keep (an) account of sth

llevar (la) cuenta de algo

to settle one's account

pagar or saldar su (or mi etc.) cuenta

to settle or square an account with sb

ajustarle (las) cuentas a alguien

3. account (client, contract):

account

cuenta f

to win an account

conseguir una cuenta or un contrato

4. account (part of budget):

account

partida f

account

rubro m LatAm

5. account (on Stock Exchange):

account

cada una de las quincenas en las que se divide el año en la Bolsa británica

attr account day

día m de liquidación

6. account:

account (explanation)

explicación f

account (version)

versión f

account (report)

informe m

no satisfactory account of why it happened has ever been given

nunca se ha dado una explicación satisfactoria de por qué ocurrió

she gave me a very different account of events

me dio una versión muy distinta de los hechos

give an account of the life cycle of the butterfly

describa el ciclo de vida de la mariposa

she gave an excellent account of Juliet/the sonata

ofreció una excelente interpretación de Julieta/la sonata

by her/his own account

según él mismo/ella misma cuenta

by all accounts

a decir de todos

by all accounts

por lo que dicen todos

to bring or call sb to account for sth

pedirle cuentas a alguien sobre algo

to give a good account of oneself

dar lo mejor de sí

to hold sb to account for sth

responsabilizar a alguien de algo

7. account (consideration, reckoning):

to take sth into account

tener algo en cuenta

what you haven't taken into account is …

lo que no has tenido en cuenta es …

to take account of sth

tomar or tener algo en cuenta

the report takes no account of the fact that …

el informe no toma or tiene en cuenta el hecho de que …

8. account (importance) form:

to be of no/little account (to sb), it's of no account

no tiene importancia

our opinion seems to be of no account whatsoever

parece que nuestra opinión no cuenta or no importa en absoluto

it is of little account (to me) whether he agrees or not

a mí me importa muy poco que esté o no de acuerdo

9. account <accounts, pl >:

account

contabilidad f

to keep the accounts

llevar la contabilidad or las cuentas

10. account in phrases:

on account of as prep

debido a

on account of his age/being too old

debido a su edad/a que es demasiado mayor

on this/that account

por esta/esa razón

on account of she was late as conj Am inf

debido a que llegó tarde

on no account, not on any account

de ningún modo

on no account, not on any account

de ninguna manera

on no account, not on any account

bajo ningún concepto

on one's own account (for oneself)

por cuenta propia

I did it on my own account

lo hice por cuenta propia

on sb's account

por alguien

don't start worrying on her account!

no te preocupes por ella

I hope you haven't been waiting up on my account

espero que no te hayas quedado levantada por mí

II.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

account

considerar

See also accounts

accounts [əˈkaʊnts] N Brit + sing vb (department)

accounts

contaduría f

accounts

departamento m de contabilidad

accounts

contabilidad f

sales account N

sales account

ventas fpl

sales account

cuenta f ventas

credit account N Brit

credit account → charge account

See also charge account

charge account N

charge account

cuenta f de crédito

current account N Brit

current account

cuenta f corriente

expense account N

expense account

cuenta f de gastos de representación

expense-account lunch

comida que corre a cargo de la compañía

deposit account N Brit

deposit account

cuenta f de ahorro(s)

joint account N

joint account

cuenta f conjunta

account executive N

account executive

ejecutivo m de cuentas

account balance N

account balance

saldo m de una cuenta

account for VB [Am əˈkaʊnt -, Brit əˈkaʊnt -] (v + prep + o)

1.1. account for (provide record of, justify):

account for expenditure/time

dar cuentas de

I have to account for every penny I spend

tengo que dar cuentas de cada penique que gasto

$500 remains to be accounted for

aún no se han dado explicaciones sobre el destino de 500 dólares

to account to sb for sth

darle cuentas de algo a alguien

do I have to account to you for everything I do?

¿es que tengo que darte cuentas or explicaciones de todo lo que hago?

is everyone accounted for?

¿falta alguien (or algún pasajero etc.)?

1.2. account for (explain):

account for absence/mistake/success

explicar

that would account for his behavior

eso explicaría su comportamiento

the increase is accounted for by the rise in oil prices

el aumento se debe a la subida en el precio del crudo

there's no accounting for taste prov

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito

there's no accounting for taste prov

hay gustos para todo

2. account for (add up to):

wages account for 70% of the total

los sueldos representan un or el 70% del total

this model accounts for 17% of the market

este modelo tiene el 17% del mercado

3. account for (defeat, eliminate):

account for opponent

dar cuenta de

account for opponent

acabar con

the children accounted for half the cake

los niños dieron cuenta de or acabaron con la mitad del pastel

account in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for account in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.account [əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account (with bank):

account

cuenta f

2. account (bill):

account

factura f

to settle an account

liquidar una cuenta

3. account pl (financial records):

account

cuentas f pl

to keep accounts

llevar las cuentas

to keep an account of sth

llevar la cuenta de algo

4. account (customer):

account

cliente mf

5. account (description):

account

relato m

an account of sth

un relato [o una relación] de algo

to give an account of sth

informar sobre algo

by all accounts

a decir de todos

by her own account

según ella misma

6. account no pl (consideration):

to take sth into account

tomar [o tener] algo en cuenta

to take no account of sth

no tomar [o tener] en cuenta algo

to take no account of sth

no hacer caso de algo

on account of sth

por causa de algo

on no account

de ninguna manera

7. account no pl form (importance):

of little/no account

de poca/ninguna importancia

8. account no pl (responsibility):

account

responsabilidad f

on one's own account

por cuenta propia

on sb's account

a cuenta de alguien

Phrases:

to give a good account of oneself

lucirse

to be called to account (for sth)

tener que rendir cuentas (de algo)

to settle accounts with sb

ajustar cuentas con alguien

to turn sth to account

sacar provecho de algo

II.account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

account

considerar

charge account N Am

charge account

cuenta f de crédito

joint account N

joint account

cuenta f conjunta

account for VB trans

1. account for (explain):

account for

explicar

2. account for (constitute):

account for

representar

savings account [ˈseɪvɪŋzəˌkaʊnt] N

savings account

cuenta f de ahorros

expense account N

expense account

cuenta f de gastos de representación

checking account N Am

checking account

cuenta f corriente

current account N Brit

current account

cuenta f corriente

bank account N

bank account

cuenta f bancaria

deposit account N Brit

deposit account

cuenta f de depósitos a plazo

account Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the bank debited the rent to my account

el banco cargó la renta a mi cuenta bancaria

to give a good account of oneself

lucirse

to be called to account (for sth)

tener que rendir cuentas (de algo)

to give a poor account of oneself

causar mala impresión

to hold an account (with a bank)

tener una cuenta (en un banco)

to give a good account of oneself

dar razón de sí fig

I'll pay the amount into your account

pasaré la cantidad a tu haber

I can't log into my account today

hoy no consigo loguearme en mi cuenta

to debit an account for a sum

adeudar una cantidad en cuenta

to pay the salary direct into sb's account

domiciliar la nómina

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, a cash account with $2,000 allots you the opportunity to buy up to $2,000 in stock, minus commission costs.

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This takes account of the effect of lower incomes, reduced productivity, poorer health and the cost of benefits and welfare services.

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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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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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Keep your ordinary checking account, but tell your bank not to let you overdraw it.

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The cash credit account is similar to current accounts as it is a running account (i.e., payable on demand) with cheque book facility.

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Individual player progress and statistics can be saved and retrieved through unique account numbers that are entered on a keypad.

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Recipients are identified by their mobile phone number instead of bank details such as sort code and account number.

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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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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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