Sentence examples of "account for" in English

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I cannot account for what has happened. Je ne peux pas expliquer ce qu'il est arrivé.

How do you account for that? Comment rendez-vous compte de cela ?

Imported cars account for less than eight percent. Les voitures importées représentent moins de huit pour cent.

How do you account for the fact? Comment expliquez-vous ce fait ?

You have to account for the result. Vous devez rendre compte du résultat.

Japan is a service economy, in which services account for more than 50% of the GNP. Le Japon a une économie de services, où les services représentent plus de 50% du PNB.

You have to account for your absence. Tu dois expliquer la raison de ton absence.

Can you account for all the money you spent? Pouvez-vous rendre compte de tout l'argent que vous avez dépensé ?

He couldn't account for his foolish mistake. Il ne pouvait pas expliquer ses erreurs stupides.

I must confess that my theory doesn't account for that fact. Je dois reconnaître que ma théorie ne rend pas compte de ce fait.

I cannot account for her absence from school. Je ne peux pas justifier son absence à l'école.

Can you account for your absence last Friday? Pouvez-vous expliquer (justifier) votre absence de vendredi dernier ?

Can you account for why our team lost? Pouvez-vous expliquer pourquoi notre équipe a perdu ?

We were held up for two hours on account of an accident. Nous avons été retenus pendant deux heures en raison d'un accident.

The plane was delayed for two hours on account of the bad weather. L'avion fut retardé de deux heures en raison du mauvais temps.

He turns everything to good account. Il fait feu de tout bois.

I'd like to confirm my reservation for the 30th. J'aimerais confirmer ma réservation pour le 30.

I'd like to know exactly how much money is in my account. Je voudrais savoir exactement combien d'argent se trouve sur mon compte.

By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years. Au moment où il prendra sa retraite mon père aura travaillé presque trente ans.

We should take his youth into account. Nous devrions tenir compte de sa jeunesse.

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