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account1

/əˈkaʊnt/

Translation

n [c]
relato [de un evento]
cuenta bancaria
contabilidad
factura
{by/from} all accounts
por lo que dicen
not on any account
de ninguna manera
of no account (form)
sin ninguna importancia
on account
a cuenta
on account of
a causa de
We couldn't fly on account of technical problems
No pudimos volar a causa de fallos técnicos
on no account
de ninguna manera
on {that/this} account (form)
según {eso/esto}
to take sth into account
tener algo en cuenta
If you're going to make plans for the weekend, you should take the weather into account
Si vas a hacer planes para el fin de semana, deberías tener en cuenta el tiempo
Véase tb: accounts; bank account; charge account; checking account; credit account; current account; deposit account
(Definition of account n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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