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cause [caused, causing, causes] (to set off an event or action) verb [UK: kɔːz] [US: ˈkəz] | causer◼◼◼verbeI caused this. = Je l'ai causé. |
cause [causes] (goal, aim, principle) noun [UK: kɔːz] [US: ˈkəz] | cause◼◼◼nom {f}I don't know the cause. = J'en ignore la cause. |
cause [causes] (source or reason of an event or action) noun [UK: kɔːz] [US: ˈkəz] | cause◼◼◼nom {f}I don't know the cause. = J'en ignore la cause. raison◼◼◼nom {f}I don't know the cause. = Je ne connais pas la raison. |
cause célèbre (issue or incident arousing heated public debate) noun | fait polémiquenom {m} |
cause of action (legal: condition that entitles suing) noun [UK: kɔːz əv ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈkəz əv ˈæk.ʃn̩] | cause d'action◼◼◼nom {f} motif valable◼◻◻nom {m} |
cause of death (official cause of a human death) noun [UK: kɔːz əv deθ] [US: ˈkəz əv ˈdeθ] | cause de décès◼◼◼nom {f} cause de la mort◼◼◼nom {f} |
causeway [causeways] (raised roadway) noun [UK: ˈkɔːz.weɪ] [US: ˈkɑːˌz.we] | chaussée◼◼◼nom {f} |
because (word used in place of an answer to "why") adverb [UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz] | parce que◼◼◼adverbe parce que c'est comme ça◼◻◻adverbe |
because (on account) adverb [UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz] | parce que◼◼◼adverbe à cause de◼◼◻adverbe à cause que◼◻◻adverbe |
because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) conjunction [UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz] | parce que◼◼◼conjunction à cause que◼◻◻conjunction carconjunction |
because of (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) preposition [UK: bɪˈkɒz əv] [US: bɪˈkɒz əv] | en raison de◼◼◼preposition à cause de [negative implications]◼◼◼preposition grâce à [positive implications]◼◼◻preposition |
first cause noun | cause première◼◼◼nom {f} |
lost cause (person or thing that is hopeless or futile) noun [UK: lɒst kɔːz] [US: ˈlɒst ˈkəz] | cause perdue◼◼◼nom {f} peine perdue◼◻◻nom {f} |