No. 584 in French

raisons

Reasons.

In a sentence

J'ai plusieurs raisons de visiter la France.
I have several reasons to visit France.
In this use, 'raisons' indicates logical or motivating factors for visiting France.
Pour des raisons de sécurité, il faut attacher sa ceinture.
For safety reasons, one must buckle their seatbelt.
Here, 'raisons' refers to justifications or considerations based on safety.
Ses raisons pour agir étaient nobles.
His reasons for acting were noble.
In this context, 'raisons' pertains to underlying motives or causes for action.

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