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reason [ˈri:zn]1. nouna. ( = justification) raison f• the reasons are... les raisons en sont...• I have (every) reason to believe that... j'ai (tout) lieu de croire que...• for the very reason that... précisément parce que...b. ( = mental faculty) raison fc. ( = common sense) raison fa. ( = think logically) raisonner* * *['riːzn] 1.1) ( cause) raison f (for, behind de)for no (good) reason —
if you are late for any reason — si tu es en retard, pour une raison ou pour une autre
I have reason to believe that... — j'ai des raisons de croire que...
by reason of — sout en raison de
the reason why... — la raison pour laquelle...
I'll tell you the reason why... — je vais te dire pourquoi...
the reason is that... — la raison en est que...
the reason given is that... — la raison invoquée est que...
to have every ou good reason for doing ou to do — avoir tout lieu de faire
she was angry, and with good reason — elle était fâchée, et à juste titre
2) ( common sense) raison f2.to listen to ou see reason — entendre raison
transitive verb1) ( argue) soutenir2) ( conclude) déduire3. 4.reasoned past participle adjective raisonné -
2 introduce
introduce [‚ɪntrəˈdju:s]a. ( = make acquainted) présenter• may I introduce Mr Smith? puis-je vous présenter M. Smith ?• who introduced him to drugs? qui lui a fait connaître la drogue ?b. [+ speaker, subject] [+ TV or radio programme] présenterc. ( = bring in) [+ reform, new method] introduire ; ( = tackle) [+ subject, question] aborder━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]introduire is not the most common translation for to introduce.* * *[ˌɪntrə'djuːs], US [-duːs]transitive verb1) ( make known) présenter [person, idea] (as comme)to introduce somebody to — fig initier quelqu'un à [painting, drugs]
introducing Abigail Bond — Cinema pour la première fois à l'écran, Abigail Bond
2) ( cause to enter) introduire [liquid, object, theme]she tried to introduce the subject into the conversation — elle a essayé d'amener le sujet dans la conversation
3) ( establish) introduire [law, reform]; introduire [word, product, change] (in, into dans)5) ( present for debate) présenter [bill, proposal]
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