"rendre compte" meaning in French

See rendre compte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʁɑ̃.dʁə kɔ̃t/ Audio: Fr-rendre-compte.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-rendre compte.wav [Lyon]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} rendre compte
  1. (transitive with de) to account for, to explain Tags: transitive Synonyms: rendre raison Related terms: rendre des comptes, compte à rendre
    Sense id: en-rendre_compte-fr-verb-RCqqr13L
  2. (reflexive, transitive with de or que) to realize something, to notice something, to become aware of something Tags: reflexive, transitive Synonyms: réaliser
    Sense id: en-rendre_compte-fr-verb-fr:to_realize Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

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          "english": "This theory hasn't been able to account for all the observed phenomena; it should therefore be abandoned.",
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