Sentence examples of "on account of" in English
I was late for school on account of an accident.
J'étais en retard pour l'école à cause d'un accident.
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.
Last night I could not do my homework on account of a long blackout.
Je n'ai pas pu faire mes devoirs la nuit dernière, à cause d'une longue panne d'électricité.
He could not take examination on account of his illness.
Il n'a pas pu passer l'examen parce qu'il était malade.
We were held up for two hours on account of an accident.
Nous avons été retenus pendant deux heures en raison d'un accident.
He left the company on account of personal reasons.
Il démissionna de son entreprise pour des motifs personnels.
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.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Nul ne sera condamné pour des actions ou omissions qui, au moment où elles ont été commises, ne constituaient pas un acte délictueux d'après le droit national ou international. De même, il ne sera infligé aucune peine plus forte que celle qui était applicable au moment où l'acte délictueux a été commis.
Our plane couldn't land on account of the dense fog.
Notre avion n'a pas pu atterrir en raison d'un épais brouillard.
A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.
Quelques vols furent retardés à cause d'un accident mineur.
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