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causer
to cause

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. causer [koze] VB trans

1. causer (provoquer):

causer
to cause
causer la mort de qn accident, conflit:
to cause sb's death
causer de la peine à qn
to cause sb grief
elle m'a causé de gros ennuis
she caused me a lot of trouble
causer des surprises/un scandale
to cause surprise/a scandal
causer du tort à qn
to wrong sb
la Bourse/ma santé m'a causé des soucis
the stock exchange/my health has given me cause for concern

2. causer (discuter de):

causer inf
to talk
elles ont causé philosophie toute la soirée
they talked philosophy all evening
causer travail ou boutique
to talk shop

II. causer de VB trans

causer de trans obj indir:

causer de
to talk about (avec qn with sb)
causer longuement d'une affaire
to talk about a matter at length
causer de choses et d'autres
to talk about this and that
causons un peu de ton avenir
let's have a chat about your future

III. causer [koze] VB intr

causer
to talk (avec qn to sb, à propos de about)
hé, je te cause inf!
hey, I'm talking to you!
cause toujours tu m'intéresses! iron
fascinating, I'm sure! iron

pluie [plɥi] N f

1. pluie (eau, phénomène):

la pluie
rain
sous la pluie
in the rain
sous une pluie battante/torrentielle
in driving/torrential rain
il tombait une pluie fine
it was drizzling
jour de pluie
rainy day
par temps de pluie
when it rains, in rainy weather

2. pluie (averse):

après la pluie
after the rain
des pluies intermittentes/violentes/d'été
periodic/heavy/summer showers
la saison des pluies
the rainy season, the rains

3. pluie:

pluie (de missiles, d'injures)
hail (de of)
pluie (d'étincelles, de cadeaux, compliments)
shower (de of)
pluie (de lettres, d'offres)
lots (de of)
tomber en pluie projectiles, étincelles:
to rain down
jeter le riz en pluie dans le lait bouillant
sprinkle the rice into the boiling milk
pluies acides
acid rain uncountable

Phrases:

il n'est pas né ou tombé de la dernière pluie inf
he wasn't born yesterday inf
parler de la pluie et du beau temps
to make small talk
elle fait la pluie et le beau temps dans le parti
she calls the shots in the party inf
après la pluie le beau temps prov
every cloud has a silver lining prov
causer un attroupement
to cause a crowd to gather
causer un étranglement
to narrow
ressentir/causer des vibrations
to feel/cause vibrations
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engender
engendrer, causer
inflict damage
causer
to cause a commotion
causer un grand émoi
to put sb to great inconvenience
causer beaucoup de dérangement à qn
I don't want to cause you any inconvenience
je ne veux pas vous causer le moindre dérangement
to shoot the bull Am sl
causer
to be a headache (to sb)
causer des ennuis (à qn)

in the PONS Dictionary

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causer1 [koze] VB trans (provoquer)

causer
to cause
causer de la joie à qn
to give pleasure to sb

causer2 [koze] VB trans, intr

1. causer:

causer (parler)
to talk
causer (sans façon)
to chat
assez causé! inf
enough said!
je te/vous cause! inf
I'm talking to you!
cause toujours! inf
keep talking!

2. causer inf (médire):

faire causer
to be the talk of the town
parler [ou causer] chiffons inf
to talk (about) clothes
causer des dégradations à qc
to cause damage to sth
attirer [ou causer] du désagrément à qn
to cause sb trouble
causer du dérangement à qn
to cause sb trouble
English
English
French
French
bring on
causer
to do sb/sth a disservice
causer tort à qn/qc
to cause sb grief
causer du chagrin à qn
injure
causer du tort à
in the PONS Dictionary
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causer1 [koze] VB trans (provoquer)

causer
to cause
causer de la joie à qn
to give pleasure to sb

causer2 [koze] VB trans, intr

causer (parler)
to talk
causer (sans façon)
to chat
assez causé! inf
enough said!
je te/vous cause! inf
I'm talking to you!
cause toujours! inf
keep talking!
causer du désagrément à qn
to cause sb trouble
parler [ou causer] chiffons inf
to talk (about) clothes
causer une vive émotion à qn
to give sb quite a stir
causer un préjudice à qn
to harm sb
English
English
French
French
bring on
causer
to do sb/sth a disservice
causer du tort à qn/qc
to cause sb grief
causer du chagrin à qn
to give sb grief
causer des ennuis à qn
injure
causer du tort à
Présent
jecause
tucauses
il/elle/oncause
nouscausons
vouscausez
ils/ellescausent
Imparfait
jecausais
tucausais
il/elle/oncausait
nouscausions
vouscausiez
ils/ellescausaient
Passé simple
jecausai
tucausas
il/elle/oncausa
nouscausâmes
vouscausâtes
ils/ellescausèrent
Futur simple
jecauserai
tucauseras
il/elle/oncausera
nouscauserons
vouscauserez
ils/ellescauseront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

causer [ou porter] un préjudice à qn
to harm sb
causer une vive émotion à qn
to give sb quite a stir
parler [ou causer] chiffons inf
to talk (about) clothes
causer des dégradations à qc
to cause damage to sth
causer de la joie à qn
to give pleasure to sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

La souffrance est principalement causée par les relations avec les parents, surtout les épouses ou les maris.
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En janvier 1536 les arches sont très dégradées, tant à cause de leur vétusté que de l'ébranlement causé par le passage de l'artillerie.
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En 780, 33 ans après la fondation, de nombreux bâtiments sont détruits par un feu causée par la foudre.
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Il peut donc causer des pertes très préjudiciables dans les élevages de volailles et au gibier.
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Cela a pour effet de limiter les violations des droits civils causés par des interférences injustifiées du gouvernement avec des mineurs.
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