Sentence examples of "account" in English

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He retired on account of poor health. Il a pris sa retraite à cause d'une mauvaise santé.

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

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

On no account must you touch that switch. En aucun cas tu ne dois toucher cet interrupteur.

We will take your feelings into account. Nous prendrons vos sentiments en considération.

The train was delayed on account of snow. Le train était en retard à cause de la neige.

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

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.

He could not come on account of illness. Il n'a pas pu venir à cause de sa maladie.

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

The plane was delayed on account of bad weather. L'avion a été retardé à cause du mauvais temps.

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

The game was called off on account of the rain. Le match fut annulé à cause de la pluie.

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

Don't put off your departure on account of me. Ne retardez pas votre départ à cause de moi.

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

I was late for school on account of an accident. J'étais en retard pour l'école à cause d'un accident.

I couldn't go out on account of the bad weather. Je n'ai pas pu sortir à cause du mauvais temps.

I could not make myself heard on account of the noise. Je ne pouvais pas me faire entendre à cause du bruit.

On account of illness, I couldn't call on you today. À cause de ma maladie, je n'ai pu te rendre visite.

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