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cause [kɔ:z]1 noun∎ to be the cause of sth être (la) cause de qch;∎ he was the cause of all our trouble c'est lui qui a été la cause ou qui a été à l'origine de tous nos ennuis;∎ the cause of the disease is not yet known la cause de la maladie demeure inconnue;∎ she is the cause of his being in prison c'est à cause d'elle qu'il est en prison;∎ the relation of cause and effect la relation de cause à effet(b) (justification) raison f, motif m;∎ there is cause for anxiety il y a lieu d'être inquiet, il y a de quoi s'inquiéter;∎ we mustn't give them cause for complaint il ne faut pas leur donner de motif de se plaindre;∎ they have cause to be bitter ils ont lieu d'être amers, ils ont de quoi être amers;∎ to have good cause for doing sth avoir de bonnes raisons de faire qch;∎ with (good) cause à juste titre;∎ without good cause sans cause ou raison valable(c) (principle) cause f;∎ in the cause of justice pour la cause de la justice;∎ the cause of equal rights la cause de l'égalité des droits;∎ her lifelong devotion to the cause son dévouement de toujours à la cause;∎ formal to make common cause with sb faire cause commune avec qn;∎ to work for a good cause travailler pour une bonne cause;∎ it's all in a good cause! c'est pour une bonne cause!∎ to plead sb's cause plaider la cause de qn;∎ cause of action fondement m d'une action en justicecauser, provoquer;∎ smoking can cause cancer le tabac peut provoquer des cancers;∎ to cause grief causer du chagrin;∎ he has caused us a lot of trouble il nous a créé beaucoup d'ennuis;∎ it will only cause trouble cela ne servira qu'à semer la zizanie;∎ to cause sb/sth to do sth faire faire qch à qn/qch;∎ what caused him to change his mind? qu'est-ce qui l'a fait changer d'avis?;∎ this caused me to lose my job à cause de cela, j'ai perdu mon emploi
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