Compte (en. Account)

/kɔ̃t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A record of financial transactions.

I checked my bank account yesterday.

J'ai vérifié mon compte en banque hier.

A number considered in an arithmetic operation.

The counting of votes was done quickly.

Le compte des votes a été effectué rapidement.

verb

To determine or assess a total.

We need to count the number of participants.

Il faut compter le nombre de participants.

To intend to do something.

I plan to go to the meeting tomorrow.

Je compte aller à la réunion demain.

Comes from the Latin 'computus', which means 'calculation' or 'accounting'.

report

A report or summary of a meeting or event.

compte rendu

countdown

A countdown, usually to mark time before an event.

compte à rebours

joint account

A bank account held by multiple people.

compte joint

to count

The action of making a count.

compter

accounting

The discipline that concerns the recording of financial transactions.

comptabilité

accountant

A person who is in charge of accounting.

comptable

to have a score to settle

He has a score to settle with her.

Il a un compte à régler avec elle.

to do the math

Do the math and tell me how much it is.

Fais le compte et dis-moi combien ça fait.