Usage examples of "account" in English with translation to Spanish

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Translations: all76 cuenta49 explicación2 informe1 other translations24
The football game was postponed on account of bad weather. El partido de futbol se pospuso debido al mal tiempo.
How do you account for that? ¿Cómo explicas eso?
The game was called off on account of the rain. El partido fue cancelado debido a la lluvia.
I cannot account for her absence from school. No puedo explicar su ausencia de la escuela.
Thomas could not carry out his task on account of an accident. Thomas no pudo hacer su tarea debido a un accidente.
Can you account for your absence last Friday? ¿Puede explicar su ausencia el viernes pasado?
The plane was delayed for two hours on account of the bad weather. El avión se retrasó dos horas debido al mal tiempo.
I will account for the incident. Te contaré acerca del incidente.
This account does not agree with the facts. Esta versión no concuerda con los hechos.
She couldn't come on account of being busy. Ella no pudo venir porque estaba ocupada.
He could not come on account of his illness. Él no pudo venir porque está enfermo.
The road was closed on account of the flood. El camino estaba cerrado a causa de la inundación.
We had no school on account of the typhoon. No tuvimos clases a causa del tifón.
Can you tell me the balance on my account? ¿Puede decirme mi saldo?
He gave us a detailed account of his experiences in Africa. Él nos dio una descripción detallada de sus experiencias en África.
I couldn't go out on account of the bad weather. No pude salir por el mal tiempo.
The football game might be called off on account of rain. Es posible que el partido de fútbol se suspenda a causa de la lluvia.
We were held up for two hours on account of an accident. A causa de un accidente nos retrasamos dos horas.
The train was thirty minutes late on account of the heavy snow. El tren se retrasó 30 minutos a causa de la nieve.
The picnic was held in the gym on account of the rain. A causa de la lluvia, el picnic se celebró en el gimnasio.
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