reason in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.reason [Am ˈrizən, Brit ˈriːz(ə)n] N

1. reason U or C (cause):

reason
razón f
reason
motivo m
the reason that I'm telling you is …
la razón por la que te lo digo es …
the reason that I'm telling you is …
el motivo por el que te lo digo es …
that was the main reason I accepted
esa fue la razón principal por la que acepté
there's no reason why we should fail
no tenemos por qué fracasar
I'd like to know the reason why
quisiera saber por qué or el porqué
I'll want to know the reason why!
¡me vas (or van etc.) a tener que dar explicaciones!
all the more reason he should go
razón de más para que vaya
I left it there for a reason
por algo lo dejé ahí
for health reasons
por razones or motivos de salud
with (good) reason
con razón
for reasons best known to herself
por razones or motivos que solo ella conoce
for reasons best known to herself
vete a saber por qué inf
she has good reason to be upset
tiene razones or motivos para estar disgustada
reason for sth
razón or motivo de algo
the reason for the delay
la razón or el motivo del retraso
what reason did he give for leaving?
¿qué razón or motivo dio para irse?
reason to + infin I have reason to believe that …
tengo razones or motivos para pensar que …
there's no reason to worry
no hay por qué preocuparse
should you have any reason to complain
si usted tuviera algún motivo de queja
you've no reason to complain
no tienes motivos para quejarte

II.reason [Am ˈrizən, Brit ˈriːz(ə)n] VB trans

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III.reason [Am ˈrizən, Brit ˈriːz(ə)n] VB intr

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reason out VB [Am ˈrizən -, Brit ˈriːz(ə)n -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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reason with VB [Am ˈrizən -, Brit ˈriːz(ə)n -] (v + prep + o)

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inconsistently argue/reason
contradictoriamente
inconsistently argue/reason
sin coherencia

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reason in the PONS Dictionary

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the underlying reason for sth
la razón que subyace a algo

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reason Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to listen to the voice of reason
atender a razones
to be amenable to reason
estar dispuesto a entrar en razón
as the reason for one's behaviour
como razón por su comportamiento
to have equal reason to do sth
tener las mismas razones para hacer algo
to fly in the face of logic/reason
oponerse abiertamente a la lógica/razón
for one reason [or thing] or another
por hache o por be
since I have been old enough to reason ...
desde que tengo uso de razón...
to get sb to listen to reason
traer a alguien a razones
to be old enough to reason
tener la mollera cerrada fig
this fact gives us reason to believe that ...
este hecho nos autoriza a pensar que...
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For this reason, they are used in fish tanks to help clean the water, to prevent clouds of waste matter.
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I see no reason why the means of ascertainment so provided should not now be available both for common law and equity proceedings.
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They felt, although many people used cost as a reason to postpone the purchase of a hearing aid, there were deeper factors at work.
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For this reason, certain benzodiazepines are better suited to treat insomnia than others.
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It is also said that the reason dried shiitake mushrooms spring back into shape so well in water is because they contain trehalose.
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These concerns are one reason for the organic food movement.
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The rings can be isomerized to 1,3-dienes and for this reason polybenzvalene has been investigated as a precursor to polyacetylene.
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The reason is expedience; it's hard to have a lone detective talking to himself or herself.
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For this reason one-sided nationalism, that is so often found nowadays, is to me unendurable.
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To cut a crape myrtle back for the vague reason of "it just seems too large" ignores the fact that these plants are trees.
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