compte

/kɔ̃t/

nounmasculine

account (bank account, online account, social media profile)

J'ai supprimé mon compte Instagram parce que ça me prenait trop de temps.

I deleted my Instagram account because it was taking up too much of my time.

Synonyms:profil

nounmasculineSing

count

total

tally (the result of counting or an itemised reckoning)

Fais le compte des invités avant d'acheter la nourriture.

Count the guests before buying the food.

Synonyms:décompte, total, calcul

verbIND, SUBJG1compterPrésentSing1p, 3p

to count (calculate a number)

to matter

to be important

to intend (as in 'compter + infinitive')

Ne t'inquiète pas pour ça, ça ne compte pas vraiment.

Don't worry about that, it doesn't really matter.

Synonyms:calculer, importer, prévoir

Notes

GENERAL INFO

"Compte" is primarily a masculine noun meaning "account" or "count."

It can also be a conjugated form of the verb "compter" (to count, to matter, to rely on).

As a noun: "un compte bancaire" (a bank account), "le compte rendu" (the report/summary).

As a verb form: "Ça compte beaucoup" (That matters a lot). "Il compte ses sous" (He counts his money).

Don't confuse the noun "un compte" with the verb form.

Also, while related, "count" in English (as in "to count on someone") is often "compter sur quelqu'un" in French, not just "compte."

Je compte

Tu comptes

Il/elle/on compte

Nous comptons

Vous comptez

Ils/elles comptent