| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| account n | (money in bank) | cuenta nf |
| | He withdrew half the money in his account. |
| | Él retiró la mitad del dinero que había en su cuenta. |
| account n | (retail credit) | cuenta nf |
| | She charged the shoes to her account. |
| | Ella cargó los zapatos a su cuenta. |
| account n | (registration with a website, etc.) | cuenta nf |
| | Do you have a WordReference account? |
| | ¿Tienes una cuenta en WordReference? |
| account n | (narrative) | recuento nm |
| | | reporte nm |
| | (formal) | informe nm |
| | He gave a detailed account of the football match. |
| | Dio un recuento detallado del partido de fútbol americano. |
| | Dio un reporte detallado del partido de fútbol americano. |
| | Dio un informe detallado del partido de fútbol americano. |
| account n | (explanation) | explicación nf |
| | | cuento nm |
| | The police did not believe Sally's account of her actions. |
| | La policía no creía en la explicación de los hechos de Sally. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (explain) | explicar⇒ vtr |
| | How do you account for the fact that no one can confirm your alibi for that night? |
| | ¿Cómo explicas el hecho de que no puedes confirmar tu coartada de esa noche? |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (justify) | responder por vtr + prep |
| | | dar cuenta de loc verb |
| | We were asked to account for our actions. |
| | Se nos pidió que respondiéramos por nuestros actos. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (cause) | ser la causa de loc verb |
| | She wondered what could account for his sadness. |
| | Se preguntaba cuál podría ser la causa de su tristeza. |
| account for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be total of) | representar⇒ vtr |
| | Women in Britain now account for almost half of the workforce. |
| | Las mujeres en Gran Bretaña ahora representan casi la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| account n | (value) | valor nm |
| | They turned his new idea to account. |
| | His ideas are of no account. |
| | Le dieron valor a su nueva idea. // Sus ideas no tienen valor. |
| account n | (judgment) | juicio nm |
| | He is a fine actor, by his own account! |
| | Él es un buen actor, ¡a juicio propio! |
| account n | (customer) (cliente) | cuenta nf |
| | The company has just won two new accounts. |
| | La compañía acaba de adquirir dos cuentas nuevas. |
| account n | (assets in a brokerage) | cuenta nf |
| | I have equities and an account with an NYSE brokerage. |
| | Tengo acciones y una cuenta con la agencia de corredores NYSE. |
| accounts npl | (bookkeeping record) | cuentas nfpl |
| Note: often preceded by "the" |
| | There was an error in the accounts. |
| | Había un error en las cuentas. |
| account for [sth] vi + prep | (count up) | dar cuenta de loc verb |
| | He could account for every penny he had spent. |
| | Podía dar cuenta de cada centavo que había gastado. |
account [sth],
account [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | (report to be) | considerar⇒ vtr |
| | The critics accounted it a good play. |
| | Los críticos la consideraron una buena obra. |
| account [sb/sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (consider) | considerarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (persona) | considerar a vtr + prep |
| | This restaurant is accounted the best in town. |
| | Este restaurante se considera el mejor de la ciudad. |
| account yourself [sth] vtr + refl | formal (consider yourself) | considerarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He accounts himself poor. |
| | Se considera pobre. |
Compound Forms:
accounting | account |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| accounting for [sth] expr | (considering) | teniendo en cuenta loc prep |
| | | tomando en cuenta loc prep |
| | | considerando gerundio |
| | Even accounting for the bad weather, the number of visitors to the park has been very low. |
| | Incluso teniendo en cuenta el mal tiempo, los visitantes al parque han sido pocos. |
| accounting day n | (celebration of accountants) (CR, SV, HN, PA, PR, DO, UY) | Día del Contador de las Américas n propio m |
| | (AR) | Día del Contador Público n propio m |
| | (BO) | Día del Auditor o Contador Público Boliviano n propio m |
| | (CL) | Día del Contador n propio m |
| accounting entry n | (finance: transaction record) | asiento nm |
| | | partida nf |
| | | anotación contable nf + adj mf |
| accounting period n | (finance: fiscal term) | ejercicio contable, período contable loc nom m |
| accounting standards n | (finance: financial reporting) | normas contables nfpl + adj |
| | | normas de contabilidad nfpl + loc adj |
| cost accounting n | (costing: tracking business costs) | contabilidad de costos nf + loc adj |
| double-entry accounting n | (financial accounting system) (contabilidad) | sistema de partida doble nm + loc adj |
| false accounting n | UK (law: fraud in document) | contabilidad falsa nf + adj |
| | | falsedad en documentos contables grupo nom |
| forensic accounting n | (auditing for legal cases) | auditoría forense nf |
| Generally Accepted Accounting Practice n | UK (business: accounting standards) | principios de contabilidad generalmente aceptados loc nom mpl |
| Generally Accepted Accounting Principles npl | (business: accounting standards) | principios de contabilidad generalmente aceptados nmpl + loc adj |
| income accounting n | (calculation of profits) | contabilidad de ingresos loc nom f |
| management accounting n | (business: preparing reports, accounts, etc.) | contabilidad de gestión loc nom f |
| open-book accounting n | (full availability of business information) (Administración & Finanzas) | contabilidad a libro abierto nf |
| there's no accounting for [sth] expr | ([sth] can't be explained) | no tener explicación loc verb |
| | | no haber nada escrito sobre loc verb + prep |
| | Kevin has been odd lately; there's no accounting for his behaviour. |
| | Kevin ha estado raro últimamente, su conducta no tiene explicación. |
there's no accounting for taste,
there's no accounting for tastes expr | (taste can't be explained) | Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito expr |
| | (coloquial) | Para gustos, los colores expr |
| | I have no idea what Chloe sees in Dean; there's no accounting for taste. |