Semantic Atlas: 'Account' in Different Languages and Regional Contexts
Account
əˈkaʊnt , verb
to explain or give a reason for something
Example of usage:
She had to account for her actions.
Wordsets: B2
account on other languages
| Languages | Translation | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
English (British) | account | əˈkaʊnt | I need to account for my actions. |
English (American) | account | əˈkaʊnt | She had to account for her actions. |
Romanian | a explica | /a ekspliˈka/ | Trebuie să explic acțiunile mele. |
Hungarian | elszámol | ˈɛlsɑːmol | El kell magyaráznom a tetteimet. |
German | erklären | /ɛkˈlɛːʁən/ | Ich muss mein Verhalten erklären. |
Spanish | explicar | ekspliˈkaɾ | Tengo que explicar mis acciones. |
Portuguese (European) | justificar | /ʒuʃtiˈfikɐɾ/ | Tenho que justificar as minhas ações. |
Esperanto | klarigi | klaˈriɡi | Mi devas klarigi miajn agojn. |
Croatian | objašnjavati | objaˈɕɲavati | Moram objasniti svoje postupke. |
Lithuanian | paaiškinti | /pɐˈaɪʃkʲɪnti/ | Turiu paaiškinti savo veiksmus. |
Slovenian | pojasniti | /pɔˈjaʃniti/ | Moram pojasniti svoja dejanja. |
Norwegian | redegjøre | /ˈreːdɛˌjøːrə/ | Jeg må redegjøre for mine handlinger. |
Danish | redegøre | /ˈʁeːðəˌɡøːʁə/ | Jeg skal redegøre for mine handlinger. |
Swedish | redogöra | /ˈreːdoˌjœːra/ | Jag måste redogöra för mina handlingar. |
French | rendre compte | ʁɑ̃dʁə kɔ̃t | Je dois rendre compte de mes actions. |
Estonian | seletama | ˈseletama | Pean oma tegusid seletama. |
Finnish | selittää | ˈselitːæ | Minun täytyy selittää teot. |
Latvian | skaidrot | ˈskaidrot | Man jāizskaidro savas darbības. |
Italian | spiegare | /spjeˈɡaːre/ | Devo spiegare le mie azioni. |
Dutch | verantwoorden | /vɛˈrɑntˌʋoːrdə(n)/ | Ik moet mijn acties verantwoorden. |
Slovak | vysvetliť | ˈvɪsvɛtliʨ | Musím vysvetliť svoje činy. |
Czech | vysvětlit | ˈvɪsˌvjɛtlɪt | Musím vysvětlit své činy. |
Polish | wyjaśniać | vɨˈjaɕɲat͡ɕ | Muszę wyjaśnić swoje czyny. |
Greek | εξηγώ | /eɣiˈɣo/ | Πρέπει να εξηγήσω τις πράξεις μου. |
Bulgarian | обяснявам | /objasˈnjavam/ | Трябва да обяснявам действията си. |
Ukrainian | пояснити | pɔjɑsˈnɪtɪ | Я маю пояснити свої дії. |