causa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) cause, reason
2. (feminine) suit, lawsuit
3. (feminine) goal, aim

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of causar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of causar:

causar

1. (transitive) to cause
2. (Brazil, intransitive, slang) to do something mischievous or for attention

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Concepts

cause

reason

case

sake

🍶

matter

factor

ground

affair

effort

issue

item

lawsuit

legal action

motive

movement

object

provocation

question

❓

something

stuff

subject

suit

thing

causa

causal agent

action

causal agency

action at law

article

business

campaign

causation

crusade

drive

Synonyms

razão

motivo

processo

questão

❓

caso

complemento

cousa

meio

negócio

número

🔢

objecto

objeto

pleito

processo judicial

factor

Análise de causas

Motivo

causador

agente

agente causador

artigo

assunto

campanha

coisa

Translations

causa

cause

causa

raison

causa

causa

Ursache

Grund

reden

oorzaak

ragione

αιτία

Sache

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaw.zɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: causa

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin causa. Doublet of the inherited coisa and cousa. Cognates include English and French cause, Italian and Spanish causa.

Sentences

Deixe o local de trabalho sem justa causa , mesmo que por pouco tempo .

Leave the workplace without cause, even for a short time.

O medo é frequentemente a causa da violência .

Fear is often the cause of violence.

Homens fracos acreditam na sorte . Homens fortes acreditam em causa e efeito .

Weak men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Ninguém pode ser discriminado por causa de sua linguagem .

No one can be discriminated against because of their language.

Por que a nudez nos causa tantos pudores ?

Why does nudity cause us so much shame?

Nos exércitos aristocráticos não existe tal causa de enfraquecimento moral .

In aristocratic armies there is no such cause of moral weakening.