Usage examples of "à cause ?" in French with translation to English

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Il est devenu aveugle à cause de l'accident. He went blind from the accident.
Le train fut retardé à cause des importantes chutes de neige. The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
C'était à cause de ma montre qui retardait de cinq minutes. That was because my watch was five minutes slow.
Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident. Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident.
Nous avons dû annuler la réunion de demain à cause d'un problème d'horaire. We had to nix tomorrow's meeting because of a scheduling problem.
Cette fille est arrogante à cause de sa beauté. That girl is arrogant because of her beauty.
Quelques vols furent retardés à cause d'un accident mineur. A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.
À cause de la pluie ma voiture est tombée en panne. Because of heavy rain my car broke down.
La réunion a été annulée à cause du typhon. The meeting was canceled because of the typhoon.
Je n'ai pas pu sortir à cause de la forte pluie. I couldn't go out, due to the heavy rain.
Nous dûmes annuler la partie à cause de la pluie. We had to call off the game because of rain.
Je n'ai pas pu sortir à cause du mauvais temps. I couldn't go out on account of the bad weather.
Le fer est tombé en panne à cause de la chaleur excessive. The iron broke down due to over-heating.
La viande a pourri à cause de la chaleur. The heat was responsible for the meat going bad.
À cause de la tempête, ils sont arrivés en retard. Owing to the storm, they arrived late.
À cause du mauvais temps, le jeu a été annulé. Thanks to the bad weather, the game was canceled.
Je suis désolé de ne pas pouvoir vous rencontrer le 27 février à cause d'un imprévu. I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter.
Nous dûmes remettre la réunion à cause de la pluie. We had to postpone the gathering because of rain.
Les préjugés contre le Québec existent à cause de son intransigeance linguistique. The prejudices against Québec exist due to its linguistic intransigence.
Nous ne pouvions pas sortir à cause de la pluie. We couldn't go out because of the rain.
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