Sentence examples of "account for" in English
Imported cars account for less than eight percent.
Les voitures importées représentent moins de huit pour cent.
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.
Can you account for all the money you spent?
Pouvez-vous rendre compte de tout l'argent que vous avez dépensé ?
Can you account for your absence last Friday?
Pouvez-vous expliquer (justifier) votre absence de vendredi dernier ?
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.
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.
If there is already an account, there is a system by which you are able to send and receive email.
S'il y a déjà un compte, il y a un système par lequel tu peux envoyer et recevoir des emails.
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