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

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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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Synonyms:

Origin, original, source, spring, mainspring, efficient cause, Produce, create, originate, bring into existence, bring into being / Ground, reason, motive, consideration, account, inducement, incentive, incitement, Effect, produce, bring about, lead to, occasion, give rise to / Purpose, object, aim, end, final cause / Undertaking, enterprise, attempt / Suit, action, case, trial

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cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… … Law dictionary
cause — [ koz ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. causa « cause » et « procès » → chose I ♦ Ce qui produit un effet (considéré par rapport à cet effet). 1 ♦ (1170) Ce par quoi un événement, une action humaine arrive, se fait. ⇒ origine; motif, objet, raison, 3. sujet.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
cause — CAUSE. s. f. Principe, ce qui fait qu une chose est. Dieu est la première de toutes les causes, la cause des causes, la souveraine cause, la cause universelle. On appelle Dieu, absolument et par excellence, Cause première, comme on appelle les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
cause — Cause, qui fait faire quelque chose, Causa. La meilleure cause et la pire, Superior causa et inferior. B. ex Cicerone. Les causes durent tousjours et perseverent, Manent causae. Tu as ouy les causes de mon conseil, Audisti consilij mei motus. Par … Thresor de la langue françoyse
cause — CAUSE. s. f. Principe, ce qui fait qu une chose est. Dieu est la premiere de toutes les causes, la cause des causes, la souveraine cause. On appelle Dieu absolument & par excellence, Cause premiere; comme on appelle les creatures Causes secondes … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Cause — (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its power into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cause — cause, causal explanation In non specialist contexts, to ask for the cause of some particular happening is to ask what made it happen, or brought it about. To give a causal explanation is to answer such questions, usually by specifying some prior … Dictionary of sociology
cause — n 1 Cause, determinant, antecedent, reason, occasion are comparable when denoting what in whole or in part produces an effect or result. Cause is applicable to an agent (as a circumstance, condition, event, or force) that contributes to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cause — [kôz] n. [ME < OFr < L causa, a cause, reason, judicial process, lawsuit: infl. (in CAUSE senses 4 & 5) by CASE1] 1. anything producing an effect or result 2. a person or thing acting voluntarily or involuntarily as the agent that brings… … English World dictionary
causé — causé, ée (kô zé, zée) part. passé. 1° Produit par une cause. • Toutes choses étant causées ou causantes, PASC. dans COUSIN. 2° Occasionné. Un incendie causé par un accident. 3° Motivé. • M. de Bouillon voulait une absence, et une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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