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because [bɪ'kɒz]parce que;∎ he came because it was his duty il est venu parce que c'était son devoir;∎ if she won it was because she deserved to si elle a gagné, c'est qu'elle le méritait;∎ it was all the more difficult because he was sick c'était d'autant plus difficile qu'il était malade;∎ not because he was sad but because he was angry pas parce qu'il était triste mais parce qu'il était fâché;∎ they only won because they cheated ils n'ont gagné que parce qu'ils ont triché;∎ just because you're my sister, it doesn't mean you can boss me about ce n'est pas parce que tu es ma sœur que tu peux me donner des ordres;∎ why? - just because pourquoi? - parce que;∎ why can't I go? - because you can't! pourquoi est-ce que je ne peux pas y aller? - parce que (c'est comme ça)!à cause de;∎ we couldn't move because of the snow nous étions bloqués par la neige;∎ I couldn't go to work because of the tube strike je n'ai pas pu aller au travail à cause de la grève de métro;∎ it was all because of a silly misunderstanding tout ça à cause d'un ou tout provenait d'un petit malentendu;∎ he's ineligible because of his age il ne peut être élu à cause de son âgeⓘ Because it's there Cette phrase ("parce qu'il est là") est censée être la réponse donnée par l'alpiniste britannique George Mallory lorsqu'on lui demanda pourquoi il désirait être le premier à faire l'ascension de l'Everest. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule de façon allusive pour expliquer pourquoi on décide de s'atteler à une tâche particulièrement ardue.
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