the reason for his leaving

hacer que algn entre en razón — to make sb see sense

apenas tenían uso de razón cuando... — they were mere babes in arms when...

quiero cargarme de razón antes de... — I want to be sure of my case before...

al final me dio la razón — in the end he agreed that I was right

tratar de quitar a algn la razón — to try to put sb in the wrong

no tener razón — to be wrong

tener parte de razón — to be partly right

tienen toda la razón (del mundo) — they're absolutely right

¿cuál era la razón de su visita? — what was the reason for his visit?

la razón por la que lo hizo — the reason why he did it, the reason for his doing it

sus razones tendrá — he must have his reasons

están hartos con toda la razón (del mundo) — they're fed up and they have good reason to be, they're fed up and rightly so

¡con razón! — naturally!

razón de ser — raison d'être

razones de Estado — reasons of State

razón: Princesa 4 — inquiries to 4 Princesa Street, for further details apply to 4 Princesa Street

en razón directa con — in direct ratio to

lo devolverán a razón de mil dólares mensuales — they will pay it back at a rate of a thousand dollars a month

abandonan el país a razón de 800 cada año — they are leaving the country at the rate of 800 a year

razón social — trade name, firm's name

la razón por la que te lo digo — the reason (that) I'm telling you

¿por qué razón lo hiciste? — why did you do it?

no sé la razón que lo movió a hacerlo — I don't know what made him do that

se enojó y con razón — she got angry and rightly so

con razón o sin ella — rightly or wrongly

se quejan sin razón/con razón — they're complaining for no good reason/they have good reason to complain

con razón no contestaban! — no wonder they didn't answer!

por una u otra razón — for one reason or another

razón de más para... — all the more reason to...

por razones de seguridad — for security reasons

en razón de — because of

razón: 874256 — call 874256

dar razón de algo/alguien — to give information about something/somebody

la razón está de su parte — he's in the right

tuve que darle la razón — I had to admit she was right

actuó guiado por la razón — he was guided by reason

desde que tengo uso de razón — for as long as I can remember

salimos a razón de 500 pesos cada uno — it came out at 500 pesos each

la razón por la que te lo digo — the reason (that) I'm telling you

¿por qué razón lo hiciste? — why did you do it?

no sé la razón que lo movió a hacerlo — I don't know what made him do that

se enojó y con razón — she got angry and rightly so

con razón o sin ella — rightly or wrongly

se quejan sin razón/con razón — they're complaining for no good reason/they have good reason to complain

con razón no contestaban! — no wonder they didn't answer!

por una u otra razón — for one reason or another

razón de más para... — all the more reason to...

por razones de seguridad — for security reasons

en razón de — because of

razón: 874256 — call 874256

dar razón de algo/alguien — to give information about something/somebody

la razón está de su parte — he's in the right

tuve que darle la razón — I had to admit she was right

actuó guiado por la razón — he was guided by reason

desde que tengo uso de razón — for as long as I can remember

salimos a razón de 500 pesos cada uno — it came out at 500 pesos each

non so perché — I don't know why

perché no? — why not?

perché non vuoi andarci? — why don't you want to go?

perché l'hai fatto? — why did you do it?

spiegami perché l'hai fatto — tell me why you did it

vorrei sapere perché non te ne vai — I'd like to know why you don't leave

te lo do perché tu lo legga — I'm giving it to you so you can read it

ho telefonato perché non si preoccupassero — I phoned so that they wouldn't worry

(consecutivo: cosicché) l'ostacolo era troppo alto perché si potesse scavalcarlo — the obstacle was too high to climb over

non c'è un vero perché — there's no real reason for it

vorrei sapere il perché di un simile atteggiamento da parte sua — I'd like to know the reason for his attitude

i perché sono tanti — there are many reasons for it

voglio sapere il perché e il percome — I want to know the whys and wherefores

perché mai? — why on earth?

perché no? — why not?

perché ridi? — why are you laughing?

dimmi perché — tell me why

mi domando perché — I wonder why

faccio questo lavoro perché mi piace — I do this job because I like it

"perché non mi hai telefonato?" - "perché no!" — "why haven't you phoned me?" - "because I haven't, that's why!"

insistere perché qcn. faccia — to insist on sb. doing

ti faccio una piantina perché tu non ti perda — I'll draw you a map so (that) you won't get lost

l'acqua è troppo fredda perché si possa fare il bagno — the water is too cold to have a swim

è troppo tardi perché tu possa correre ai ripari — it's too late for you to take measures now

il perché e il percome — the whys and (the) wherefores

senza un perché — without a reason

non posso rispondere a tutti i perché — I cannot go into all the whys and wherefores

n'avoir aucune raison de — to have no reason to

pour raison(s) de santé — for health reasons

pour des raisons d'hygiène — for reasons of hygiene

on ne sait pour quelle raison — for unknown reasons

il y a une raison à cela — there's a reason for that

raison d'agir — reason for action

raison de plus pour faire — all the more reason to do

en raison d'une panne — owing to a breakdown

à plus forte raison — even more so

à juste raison — quite rightly

avec raison — justifiably

comme de raison — as one might expect

raison d'inquiétude — cause for alarm

avoir raison — to be right

avoir un peu raison — to be partly right

donner raison à quelqu'un — to agree with somebody

obtenir raison — to obtain satisfaction

la folie l'a emporté sur la raison — folly won the day

se rendre à la raison — to see reason

faire entendre raison à quelqu'un — to make somebody see reason

ramener quelqu'un à la raison — to bring somebody to his/her senses

perdre la raison — to lose one's mind

se faire une raison de quelque chose — to resign oneself to something

plus que de raison — more than is sensible

avoir raison de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to get the better of somebody/something

recouvrer la raison — to come to one's senses

ramener qn à la raison — to make sb see sense

sans raison — for no reason

raison de plus — all the more reason

Raison de plus pour y aller. — All the more reason for going.

ce n'est pas une raison — that's no excuse

à plus forte raison — all the more so

en raison d'une grève — because of a strike

en raison du mauvais temps — because of the bad weather, due to the bad weather

à raison de — at the rate of

avoir raison — to be right

Tu as raison. — You're right.

entendre raison — to listen to reason, to see reason

plus que de raison — too much, more than is reasonable

se faire une raison — to learn to live with it

avoir raison de qn — to get the better of sb

avoir raison de qch — to get the better of sth

no he entendido la pregunta — I didn't understand the question

ahora lo entiendo todo — now I understand everything

entiendo un poco de francés — I (can) understand a little French

lo has entendido todo al revés — you've got it all wrong

no entiendo tu letra — I can't read your writing

¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible to understand!

que no te vuelva a ver fumando ¿me has entendido? — don't let me catch you smoking again, do you understand?

¿entiendes lo que te quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?, do you know what I'm trying to say?

es un poco rarito, tú ya me entiendes — he's a bit odd, if you know what I mean

dio a entender que no le gustaba — he implied that he didn't like it

según él me dio a entender, no está contento en su trabajo — from what he said to me, he is not happy in his job, he gave me to understand that he is not happy in his job

si no he entendido mal, esto es lo que queréis decir — unless I've misunderstood what you're saying, this is what you mean

no quiero que me entiendas mal — don't get me wrong

no entendí una palabra de lo que dijo — I didn't understand a word he said

no entiendo ni una palabra de ordenadores — I don't understand a thing about computers

¿tú qué entiendes por libertad? — what do you understand by freedom?

¿debo entender que lo niegas? — am I to understand that you deny it?

me ha parecido entender que estaban en contra — I understood that they were against it, as I understand it they were against it

cada uno entiende el amor a su manera — everyone sees love differently, everyone understands something different by love

¿tú entiendes esta lavadora? — do you know how this washing machine works?, do you know how to use this washing machine?

¡ya entiendo! — now I understand!, now I get it!

la vida es así ¿entiendes? — that's life, you know

no entiendo de vinos — I don't know much about wine

Luis sí que entiende de mujeres — Luis certainly knows a thing or two about women

no entender de barcos —

si le preguntas cualquier cosa, él no entiende de barcos — if you ask him something, he makes out he doesn't know anything about anything

entiende en divorcios — he hears divorce cases

entender en un asunto — to be in charge of an affair

entiende por Moncho — he answers to the name of Moncho

no te entiendo la letra — I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada — you can't understand anything she says

lo entendió todo al revés — he got it all completely wrong

todavía no he entendido el chiste — I still haven't got(ten) the joke

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?

se entiende que no quiera ir — it is understandable that he doesn't want to go

tú ya me entiendes — you know what I mean

me has entendido mal — you've misunderstood me

no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente — I know exactly what you mean

¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?

me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...

lo dio a entender — she implied it

(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see

entender de algo — to know about something

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?

entender en un caso — to hear a case

entenderse con alguien — to communicate with somebody

se entienden por señas — they communicate (with each other) through signs

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?

lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos — the thing is we just don't get on very well

entenderse con alguien — to deal with somebody

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe — you are advised to deal directly with the boss

entendérselas con alguien — to fix something up with somebody

entenderse con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

déjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind