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reasons

/ˈɹiːzənz/

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noun

Raisons, motifs

Examples :

"He didn't give any reasons for being late to class. "

Il n'a donné aucune raison d'être en retard en classe.

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noun

Raison, faculté de raisonnement

Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

Examples :

"Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues."

L'humanité devrait développer la raison avant toutes les autres vertus.

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noun

Raisons, motifs

Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.

Examples :

"The judge listened carefully to the reasons for the tenant's late rent payment before making a decision. "

Le juge a écouté attentivement les raisons du retard de paiement du loyer du locataire avant de prendre une décision.

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noun

Rapport, proportion

Ratio; proportion.

Examples :

"The reasons of students to teachers in the class was 20 to 1. "

Le rapport élèves-enseignants dans la classe était de 20 contre 1.

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verb

Raisonner, déduire

To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational

Examples :

""The detective reasons that the suspect must have known the victim." "

Le détective déduit que le suspect devait connaître la victime.

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verb

Raisonner, argumenter

To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

Examples :

"The lawyer reasons that the evidence points to the defendant's innocence. "

L'avocat raisonne que les preuves indiquent l'innocence de l'accusé.

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verb

Discuter, raisonner

To converse; to compare opinions.

Examples :

"The students were reasoning about the best way to study for the upcoming exam. "

Les étudiants discutaient de la meilleure façon d'étudier pour l'examen à venir.

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verb

Raisonner, argumenter

To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.

Examples :

"I reasoned the matter with my friend."

J'ai raisonné la question avec mon ami.

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verb

Justifier, motiver

To support with reasons, as a request.

Examples :

"She reasons her request for a later curfew by explaining she needs extra time to study with her classmates. "

Elle justifie sa demande de couvre-feu tardif en expliquant qu'elle a besoin de plus de temps pour étudier avec ses camarades de classe.

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verb

Raisonner, persuader

To persuade by reasoning or argument.

Examples :

"to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan"

raisonner quelqu'un dans une croyance ; raisonner quelqu'un hors de son plan

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verb

Convaincre par des arguments

(with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.

Examples :

"to reason down a passion"

Convaincre une passion par des arguments.

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Justifier, expliquer

(usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.

Examples :

"to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon"

pour expliquer les causes des librations de la lune

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