Translation of "account for" to Spanish

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Dictionary translations for "account for"

account for noun

pl. accounts for

la cuenta f

You have to account for your absence.

Tienes que dar cuenta de tu ausencia.

el relato m (event)

el informe m (report)

la explicación f (responsibility)

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account for verb

explicar

How do you account for that?

¿Cómo explicas eso?

representar (represent)

Contexts with "account for"

You have to account for your absence. Tienes que dar cuenta de tu ausencia.

How do you account for that? ¿Cómo explicas eso?

I cannot account for what has happened. No puedo dar cuenta de lo que ha ocurrido.

I cannot account for her absence from school. No puedo explicar su ausencia de la escuela.

She was asked to account for her conduct. Se le pidió que rindiera cuentas de su conducta.

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