Usage examples of "owing to" in English with translation to French

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He was absent owing to illness. Il était absent pour cause de maladie.
Owing to the storm, they arrived late. À cause de la tempête, ils sont arrivés en retard.
Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon. De nombreux vols furent annulés en raison du typhon.
Owing to the snow, the train was delayed. À cause de la neige, le train a été retardé.
Owing to bad weather, I didn't go. Je n'y suis pas allé en raison du mauvais temps.
Owing to the rain, the athletic meeting was put off. La rencontre d'athlétisme a été reportée pour cause de pluie.
Our train stopped for five hours owing to the earthquake. Notre train s'est immobilisé pendant cinq heures à cause d'un tremblement de terre.
I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter. Je suis désolé de ne pas pouvoir vous rencontrer le 27 février à cause d'un imprévu.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital. Les documents relatifs à cette période sont particulièrement rares, peut-être à cause d'une longue série de désastres naturelles qui ont frappé la capitale.
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