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cause nom {f}

cause [causes]◼◼◼(goal, aim, principle)
noun
[UK: kɔːz] [US: ˈkəz]
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]
I don't know the cause. = J'en ignore la cause.

case [cases]◼◼◼(legal proceeding)
noun
[UK: keɪs] [US: ˈkeɪs]
The judge recused himself from the case because of a conflict of interest. = Le juge s'est démis de l'affaire pour cause de conflit d'intérêt.

reason [reasons]◼◼◻(that which causes: a cause)
noun
[UK: ˈriː.zən] [US: ˈriː.zən]
I see no reason. = Je n'en vois pas de cause.

matter [matters]◼◼◻(cause)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈmæ.tər]
I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter. = Je suis désolé de ne pas pouvoir vous rencontrer le 27 février à cause d'un imprévu.

cause d'action nom {f}

cause of action◼◼◼(legal: condition that entitles suing)
noun
[UK: kɔːz əv ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈkəz əv ˈæk.ʃn̩]

cause de décès nom {f}

cause of death◼◼◼(official cause of a human death)
noun
[UK: kɔːz əv deθ] [US: ˈkəz əv ˈdeθ]

cause de la mort nom {f}

cause of death◼◼◼(official cause of a human death)
noun
[UK: kɔːz əv deθ] [US: ˈkəz əv ˈdeθ]

cause perdue nom {f}

lost cause◼◼◼(person or thing that is hopeless or futile)
noun
[UK: lɒst kɔːz] [US: ˈlɒst ˈkəz]

cause première nom {f}

first cause◼◼◼noun

causer verbe

cause [caused, causing, causes]◼◼◼(to set off an event or action)
verb
[UK: kɔːz] [US: ˈkəz]
I caused this. = Je l'ai causé.

result [resulted, resulting, results]◼◼◼(to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈzʌlt] [US: rə.ˈzəlt]
Carelessness often results in accidents. = L'inattention est souvent cause d'accidents.

prompt [prompted, prompting, prompts]◼◼◻(to cause or lead to)
verb
[UK: prɒmpt] [US: ˈprɑːmpt]

bring about◼◻◻(to cause to take place)
verb
[UK: brɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈbrɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt]

elicit [elicited, eliciting, elicits]◼◻◻(to draw out, bring out)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈlɪ.sɪt] [US: ə.ˈlɪ.sət]

because of joy] ne plus se sentir preposition

beside oneself(consumed by an emotion)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] [US: bə.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself]

en connaissance de cause adverbe

with one's eyes openadverb

en désespoir de cause nom

the end of one's rope(the point of having no more options)
noun

en tout état de cause preposition

in any case◼◼◼(at any rate)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈe.ni keɪs] [US: ɪn ˈe.ni ˈkeɪs]

enrichissement sans cause nom {m}

unjust enrichment◼◼◼(benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense)
noun

expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique nom {f}

compulsory purchase◼◼◼(government's right to expropriate private land)
noun

eminent domain◼◻◻(government's right to expropriate private land)
noun
[UK: ˈe.mɪ.nənt dəʊ.ˈmeɪn] [US: ˈe.mə.nənt doʊ.ˈmeɪn]

lien de cause à effet nom {m}

causal link◼◼◼noun

remettre en cause verbe

call into question◼◼◼(to cause to be questioned)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ˈɪn.tə ˈkwes.tʃən] [US: ˈkɒl ˌɪn.ˈtuː ˈkwes.tʃən]

remettre en cause la question verbe

question the question(to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified)
verb

taper la causette verbe

shoot the breeze◼◼◼(to chat idly or waste time talking)
verb
[UK: ʃuːt ðə briːz] [US: ˈʃuːt ðə ˈbriːz]

tu peux causer phrase

look who's talking◼◼◼phrase

à cause de adverbe

because◼◼◼(on account)
adverb
[UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz]

à cause de preposition

due to◼◼◼(caused by)
preposition
[UK: djuː tuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈduː ˈtuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

after◼◼◻(as a result of)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

à cause de [negative implications] preposition

because of◼◼◼(on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of)
preposition
[UK: bɪˈkɒz əv] [US: bɪˈkɒz əv]

à cause que adverbe

because◼◼◼(on account)
adverb
[UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz]

à cause que conjunction

because◼◼◼(by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)
conjunction
[UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz]