cause

cause
ko:z 1. noun
1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) årsak
2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) grunn
3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) sak
2. verb
(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) forårsake, få til å, bringe til, påføre
forårsake
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grunn
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kampanje
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årsak
I
subst. \/kɔːz\/
1) årsak, grunn, foranledning
they don't know what was the cause of fire
de vet ikke som var årsaken til brannen
there is no cause for complaint
det er ingen grunn til å klage
2) sak
pacifism as a political cause
in their spare time they worked for a good cause
på fritiden jobbet de for en god sak
3) (jus) sak, rettsspørsmål
be the original cause of gi støtet til
cause and effect årsak og virkning
cause of action (jus) søksmålsgrunnlag, saksgrunnlag
cause of death (jus) dødsårsak
efficient cause bevirkende årsak, grunn
enlist in a cause arbeide ivrig for en sak, engasjere seg i en sak
enlist somebody in a cause vinne noen for en (god) sak
fight a just cause kjempe for en rettferdig sak
just cause (jus) skjellig grunn, rimelig grunn
make common cause with gjøre felles sak med
they used to be adversaries but now they made common cause with each other
før var de motstandere, men nå gjorde de felles sak
matrimonial cause eller matrimonial proceedings (jus) eksteskapssak
plead a cause føre en sak, prosedere
plead somebody's cause (også jus) snakke for noen, tale noens sak
small cause for something liten grunn til noe
small cause for gratitude
liten grunn til takknemlighet
show cause (jus) anføre skjellig grunn
without cause uten foranledning, umotivert, ubegrunnet
II
verb \/kɔːz\/
1) forårsake, foranledige, være årsak til, fremkalle, volde, medføre, føre til, skape, bevirke, bringe, avstedkomme
he caused the accident with his reckless driving
2) tilføre, påføre
3) få til å
fertiliser caused the plants to grow tall
cause something to be done sørge for at noe blir gjort
cause trouble to somebody skape vanskeligheter for noen
this has caused us a lot of trouble
dette har voldt oss mye bryderi

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