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Reason to be

French translation: raison d'être


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17:35 Jan 12, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: Reason to be
French term for reason to be somewhere
Deedee
French translation:raison d'être
Explanation:
good luck!
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8raison d'être
Estelle Demontrond-Box
4 +1raison/explication de (la) présence
Francis MARC
4cause, motif, raison d'etreyacine


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
reason to be
raison d'être


Explanation:
good luck!

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Céline Godinho
0 min
  -> Merci Céline

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 min
  -> Merci Gilles

agree  Joanna Szulc
2 mins
  -> merci joanna

agree  Pandore
10 mins
  -> thank you pandore

agree  MarieD
18 mins
  -> Merci Marie

agree  Claudine Seynaeve
41 mins
  -> Merci Claudine

agree  1045: More context would be useful ...
42 mins
  -> It is true. Thanks.

agree  Rosebud
1 hr
  -> thank you Rose
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reason to be
raison/explication de (la) présence


Explanation:
depends on context

Francis MARC
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxsarahl: oui c'est plutôt ça, raison d'être en anglais c'est pareil en italiques.
11 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reason to be
cause, motif, raison d'etre


Explanation:
cause, reason

yacine
Local time: 00:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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