Sentence examples of "provoquer" in French with translation "cause"

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Les germes peuvent provoquer des maladies. Germs can cause sickness.
Cela peut provoquer un cancer du poumon, aussi. It may cause lung cancer, too.
Conduire nonchalamment provoque des accidents. Careless driving causes accidents.
J'ai provoqué un accident. I caused an accident.
Le séisme a provoqué des dommages étendus. The earthquake caused widespread damage.
La tempête a provoqué une panne d'électricité. The storm caused a power outage.
On disait que le feu avait été provoqué par un fumeur inattentionné. It transpired that fire was caused by a careless smoker.
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