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conta

bill

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bill

An amount charged for goods or services, or the statement showing that amount.

pagar / pedir a conta

Pode trazer a conta da mesa sete?

Can you bring the bill for table seven?

A conta de água chegou ontem.

The water bill arrived yesterday.

02

account

An arrangement with a bank or service that keeps a person’s funds or access under their name.

abrir / criar uma conta

Abri uma conta no banco do bairro.

I opened an account at the neighborhood bank.

Criei uma conta no aplicativo.

I created an account in the app.

03

calculation · sum

An arithmetic operation used to work out an amount.

fazer uma conta

Fiz a conta duas vezes para conferir.

I did the calculation twice to check.

Essa conta está errada.

That calculation is wrong.

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Usage

English “account” fits only some senses. At a restaurant, pedir a conta is asking for the bill. Idioms such as dar conta de need separate treatment.

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