LINK WORDS EXPRESSING « CAUSE » As = Comme As he was

LINK WORDS EXPRESSING « CAUSE »
1. As = Comme
As he was rather late, he decided to take a taxi.
2. Since = Puisque
Since you don’t understand what I mean, I will give you an example.
3. For = car
They complained for they had been very precise on their letter concerning the type of room they
wanted.
4. Because of (+ nom à sens négatif) = en raison de
Because of the rain they couldn’t do what they had planned.
5. Due to (+ nom) = en raison de
Due to international campaigns, child labour in the Third World is gradually diminishing.
6. Owing to (+ nom) = en raison de
Owing to the new methods the employees found it easier to achieve their objectives.
7. Thanks to (+ nom à sens positif) = grâce à
Thanks to his courage he managed to finish the race.
8. Ving
Being sick he couldn’t attend the meeting. = Etant malade…
9. out of = par
He ruined all her plans out of sheer (pure) malice.
10. for fear of + Ving = de peur de / for lack of (+ nom) = par manque de
They left the competition before the end for fear of being accused of using drugs.
11. for + Ving
Excuse me for being late. / Thank you for coming.
12. that’s why = c’est pourquoi / That’s the reason why = c’est la raison pour laquelle
This is a description; that’s the reason why the author uses so many adjectives.
13. Given (+ nom) = Etant donné
Given her intelligence everything seems quite easy to her.
14. Given that (+ Sujet + Verbe) = Etant donné que
Given that they bought a new car he could lend his old one to his son.
15. Due to the fact (+ sujet + verbe) = En raison du fait que
Due to the fact they keep complaining he only tells them at the last minute.
16. on the grounds that (+ sujet + verbe) = en raison du fait que
He changed his mind (changea d’avis) on the grounds that it was too expensive.
17. insofar as = dans la mesure où
They were much disappointed insofar as they couldn’t understand a word.
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