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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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

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a strong motive

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une mauvaise = piètre raison

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a bad = poor motive

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une raison convaincante / indiscutable

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a convincing / compelling reason

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une raison peu plausible

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a far-fetched reason

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une raison non pertinente

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an irrelevant reason

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une raison authentique = vraie = véritable

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a genuine = real = true reason

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une raison légitime

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a legitimate reason

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une raison probable

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a likely reason

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une raison personnelle

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a personal reason

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une raison solide/valable

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a sound / valid reason

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une raison évidente

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an obvious = a self-evident reason

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un rapport de cause à effet

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a cause and effect relationship

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avancer une raison

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to put forward = to advance a reason

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expliquer ses raisons

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to explain one’s reasons

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donner ses raisons

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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

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There is (no) cause for anxiety / for alarm / for concern

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il a démissionné pour raisons de santé

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he resigned for reasons of health / on medical grounds

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il y a tout lieu de penser que

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there is every reason to think that

43
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pour des raisons indépendantes de ma volonté

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for reasons outside my control

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il y a une raison à tout

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there is a reason for everything

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il y a tout lieu de penser que

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there is every reason to think that…