en raison de
Meanings
Preposition
1. due to; because of; by reason of; on account of
2. with regard to; in consideration of; considering; taking into account
Examples40
En raison de la guerre, beaucoup de gens sont morts.
As a result of the war, many people died.
Leur voyage fut remis en raison de la pluie.
Their trip was postponed because of the rain.
Leur voyage fut annulé en raison de la pluie.
Their trip has been cancelled due to rain.
En raison de la neige, le train ne roulait pas.
Because of the snow, the train didn't run.
Le match a été annulé en raison de la forte pluie.
The match was cancelled due to the heavy rain.
Il était absent, en raison de la tempête.
He was absent because of the storm.