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"For" is a form of "for", a preposition which is often translated as "para". "Account" is a noun which is often translated as "la cuenta". Learn more about the difference between "account" and "for" below.
account(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (finance)
a. la cuenta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have a checking account and a savings account at the same bank.Tengo una cuenta corriente y una cuenta de ahorro con el mismo banco.
a. la versión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You must give your account of events to the police.Tienes que dar tu versión de los hechos a la policía.
3. (importance)
a. la importancia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Your personal problems are of no account to me. This is a place of business.Tus problemas personales no tienen ninguna importancia para mí. Este es un lugar de negocio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (formal) (to consider)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. considerar
The painter's peers account her a genius.Los contemporáneos de la pintora la consideran un genio.
accounts
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las cuentas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My mom keeps the accounts for a law firm.Mi mamá lleva las cuentas en un despacho de abogados.
7. (department)
a. contabilidad
Take these folders to accounts on the second floor.Lleva estas carpetas a contabilidad en el segundo piso.
for(
for
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
How long were you waiting for him?¿Cuánto tiempo le esperaste?
We're going to Alaska for two weeks.Vamos dos semanas a Alaska.
a. a favor de
Not many people would be for raising taxes.No hay mucha gente que estaría a favor de subir los impuestos.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A lot of problems had to be solved for the machine to work.Se tuvieron que resolver muchos problemas para que funcionara la máquina.
It was time for me to leave.Ya era hora de irme.
11. (representing)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The Y in YMCA stands for "young."La Y de YMCA es de "young".
What's French for "tree"?¿Cómo se dice "árbol" en francés?
12. (because of)
13. (on behalf of)
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Could you tell him for me?¿Podrías decírselo tú?
That's not for me to say.Yo no me meto en eso.
14. (in spite of)
a. a pesar de
For all the problems we faced, we finished the project on time.A pesar de todos los problemas a los que nos enfrentamos, acabamos el proyecto en el plazo previsto.
a. para
We had fish for lunch.Comimos pescado para el almuerzo.
What are you doing for Christmas?¿Qué vas a hacer para Navidad?
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g., The cat and the dog slept.).
16. (literary) (because)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. puesto que
They were hungry, for there was nothing to eat.Estaban hambrientos, puesto que no había nada que comer.
