Translations for „raison“ in the English » German Dictionary

rai·son d'être <pl raisons d'etre> [ˌreɪzɔ͂(n)ˈdeɪtr(ə), Am -zoʊnˈdet] N

raison d'être

Daseinsberechtigung f

raison d'être N

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raison d'être

Existenzberechtigung f

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English

Nevertheless, hope in ultimate salvation, not based on ritual legalism, became the raison de vivre advocated by this psalmist.

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To the last amid all the disasters that befell his country he was hopeful of the future, la raison finira bien par avoir raison.

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