car

Signification

Conj

as, since, because, for

Noun

a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kaʁ/

Étymologie

From Old French quer (“as, since, because, for”), from Latin quārē (“how; why”). Compare Catalan car.

Phrases

Il faut y penser notamment pour les jeunes , car sinon ils partent en Angleterre .

You have to think about it especially for young people, because otherwise they go to England.

Finalement , le bâtiment ne fut pas saisi ni vendu car il avait vocation d'éducation.

Finally, the building was not seized or sold because it was intended for education.

Il doit réduire ses activités professionnelles , car il souffre d'emphysème.

He must reduce his professional activities, because he suffers from emphysema.

Il perfectionna son style , car , au contraire de Koltsov, ce fut un lettré .

He perfected his style because, unlike Koltsov, he was a literate man.

Robert Kurtis s’approche alors et lui dit : « Prie Dieu , car tu vas mourir !

Robert Kurtis then approached him and said, “Pray to God, because you are going to die!