Abstract notions - cause and origin Flashcards
une cause
a cause
causer / provoquer
to cause / to bring about / to produce / to provoke
la raison de qqch / de faire qqch
the reason for sth / for doing sth
amener, inciter qqn à faire qqch
to prompt sb to do sth
to lead = to cause / incite = encourage sb to do sth
une incitation à faire qqch
an incitement = en encouragement to do sth
déclencher qqch
to trigger off / to spark off sth
imaginer (système / machine/etc) / concevoir de toutes pièces
to think up / to dream up
des raisons
grounds
un motif / un mobile
a motive
gratuit (= sans motif)
motiveless
motiver -> la motivation
to motivate / motivation
l’origine -> nouveau/velle/ original/e -> à l’origine, avoir pour origine
the origin -> original -> originally, to originate in
nouveau/nouvelle -> la nouveauté
new/novel -> novelty
la cause principale
the chief = major = main = primary = principal cause
la cause fondamentale
the basic = fundamental = root cause
la cause dominante
the overriding cause
l’unique cause/raison
the sole cause
à juste titre / sans motif valable
with good cause / without good cause
