Abstract notions - cause and origin Flashcards

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une cause

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a cause

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causer / provoquer

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to cause / to bring about / to produce / to provoke

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la raison de qqch / de faire qqch

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the reason for sth / for doing sth

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amener, inciter qqn à faire qqch

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to prompt sb to do sth

to lead = to cause / incite = encourage sb to do sth

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une incitation à faire qqch

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an incitement = en encouragement to do sth

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déclencher qqch

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to trigger off / to spark off sth

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imaginer (système / machine/etc) / concevoir de toutes pièces

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to think up / to dream up

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des raisons

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grounds

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9
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un motif / un mobile

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a motive

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gratuit (= sans motif)

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motiveless

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motiver -> la motivation

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to motivate / motivation

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l’origine -> nouveau/velle/ original/e -> à l’origine, avoir pour origine

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the origin -> original -> originally, to originate in

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nouveau/nouvelle -> la nouveauté

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new/novel -> novelty

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la cause principale

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the chief = major = main = primary = principal cause

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la cause fondamentale

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the basic = fundamental = root cause

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la cause dominante

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the overriding cause

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l’unique cause/raison

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the sole cause

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à juste titre / sans motif valable

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with good cause / without good cause

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la cause/raison évidente

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the obvious cause

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chercher la cause

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to look for = seek the cause

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établir la cause

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to establish = ascertain the cause

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un motif clair / désintéressé

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a clear / disinterested = selfless motive

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un motif égoïste

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a selfish motive

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un motif caché

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a hidden motive

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un motif solide
a strong motive
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une mauvaise = piètre raison
a bad = poor motive
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une raison convaincante / indiscutable
a convincing / compelling reason
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une raison peu plausible
a far-fetched reason
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une raison non pertinente
an irrelevant reason
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une raison authentique = vraie = véritable
a genuine = real = true reason
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une raison légitime
a legitimate reason
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une raison probable
a likely reason
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une raison personnelle
a personal reason
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une raison solide/valable
a sound / valid reason
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une raison évidente
an obvious = a self-evident reason
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un rapport de cause à effet
a cause and effect relationship
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avancer une raison
to put forward = to advance a reason
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expliquer ses raisons
to explain one's reasons
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donner ses raisons
to provide = supply = produce = furnish = give one's reasons
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il y a / il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter
There is (no) cause for anxiety / for alarm / for concern
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il a démissionné pour raisons de santé
he resigned for reasons of health / on medical grounds
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il y a tout lieu de penser que
there is every reason to think that
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pour des raisons indépendantes de ma volonté
for reasons outside my control
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il y a une raison à tout
there is a reason for everything
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il y a tout lieu de penser que
there is every reason to think that...