| Traduções principais |
| reason n | (explanation) (declaração explicativa) | razão sf |
| | What is your reason for missing school yesterday? |
| | Qual é a razão pela qual você não foi à escola ontem? |
| reason n | (cause) (causa) | razão sf |
| | His desire to gain a promotion was the reason behind his underhand behaviour. |
| | Seu desejo de obter uma promoção foi a razão por trás de seu comportamento dissimulado. |
| reason n | (logic) (lógica) | razão sf |
| | He used reason instead of intuition to find the missing books. |
| | Ele usou a razão em vez da intuição para encontrar os livros perdidos. |
| reason n | (judgement) | bom senso loc sm |
| | | racionalidade, razão sf |
| | While others panic, he shows reason and calm. |
| | Enquanto outros entram em pânico, ele mostra bom senso e calma. |
| reason n | (sanity) (sanidade) | razão sf |
| | He lost his reason at the age of thirty, and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. |
| | Ele perdeu a razão aos trinta anos e foi internado em um hospital psiquiátrico. |
| reason⇒ vi | (argue logically) | argumentar v int |
| | A good debater will reason, while a bad one might appeal to the emotions. |
| | Um bom debatedor argumentará, enquanto o mau apelará às emoções. |
| reason with [sb] vi + prep | (try to persuade [sb]) | persuadir, convencer vt |
| | He wants to quit, but she is going to try to reason with him. |
| | Ele quer se demitir, mas ela vai tentar persuadi-lo. |
reason,
reason that vtr | (with clause: support by facts) | concluir vt |
| | He reasoned that there would be flooding, taking past rainfall into account. |
| | Ele concluiu que haveria uma inundação, levando em conta as chuvas passadas. |
reason,
reason that vtr | (with clause: infer, conclude) (inferir) | concluir vt |
| | From the evidence of a half-eaten sandwich, she reasoned that he must have left in a hurry. |
| | A partir da evidência de um sanduíche comido pela metade, ela concluiu que ele deve ter saído com pressa. |
Formas compostas:
reason | reasoned |
| by reason of expr | (because of) | devido a, por causa de loc conj |
| | Sarah was found innocent by reason of insanity. |
| for some reason adv | (for an unknown reason) (por razão desconhecida) | por alguma razão, por algum motivo loc adv |
| | For some reason my computer's started crashing whenever I log on to the internet. |
| for that reason adv | (consequently) (consequentemente) | por esta razão loc adv |
| | She's always so much fun at parties. For that reason, I'm sorry she can't come tonight. |
| | Ela é sempre muito divertida em festas. Por esta razão, lamento ela não poder vir hoje à noite. |
| for this reason expr | (that is why) | por esta razão loc adv |
| | | por isso loc adv |
| | For this reason, I regretfully resign my post as Minister of Administrative Affairs. |
| for this reason expr | (for that purpose) (por este motivo) | por esta razão loc adv |
| | Max needed an art studio, so he built a shed for this reason. |
| for what reason adv | (why) (porque) | por que razão loc adv |
| | For what reason are you two hours late arriving home? |
| for whatever reason adv | (for any reason) | por qualquer motivo loc adv |
| | For whatever reason he did it, the fact remains that he did it. |
| for which reason conj | formal (this being why) | razão pela qual |
| | He did not attend the hearing, for which reason his appeal was denied. |
| good reason n | (justification, grounds) (razões, justificativas) | boa razão loc sf |
| | She must have had good reason to say what she did about him. |
it stands to reason,
It stands to reason that expr | (it is logical) (algo lógico) | é óbvio, é evidente expres |
| | | obviamente, evidentemente adv |
| | It stands to reason that if an employee is suffering from stress, then their productivity will decrease. |
| listen to reason v expr | (be persuaded) | ouvir a voz a razão expres |
| | I tried to explain, but the man simply would not listen to reason. |
| reason behind n | (cause or source of) (causa ou fonte de) | razão por trás de loc sf |
| | | motivo por trás de loc sm |
| | He couldn't explain the reason behind his actions. |
| reason for n | (cause or source of) (causa ou fonte de) | razão para loc sf |
| | My reasons for leaving are not what you think. |
there is reason to believe,
there is reason to believe that expr | (there are grounds for believing) (subsídios para acreditar) | razão para crer loc sf |
| | | motivo para acreditar loc sm |
| | There is reason to believe that the man is lying. |
have reason to believe,
have reason to believe that v expr | (have grounds for believing) | ter razão para crer expres v |
| | | ter motivo para acreditar expres v |
| reason why n + conj | (explanation for [sth]) | razão pela qual expres |
| | I couldn't tell her the real reason why I left her. |
| | George is very shy; that's the reason why he never says hello. |
| reason why n + adv | informal (explanation) | motivo pelo qual expres |
| | Arnold refused to participate without giving any reason why. |
| see reason v expr | (be persuaded to act sensibly) | ver razão para expres v |
| | | entender vt |
stand to reason,
stand to reason that v expr | (be logical) | fazer sentido expres v |
| | | ser lógico expres v |
| | | ser plausível expres v |
| | The gun was in Alex's hand; it stands to reason he fired the shot. It stands to reason that she's tired: she just gave birth to twins! |
| underlying reason n | (primary or real cause) (causa primária ou real) | motivo subjacente sm |
| | | motivo oculto sm |
| | Although he claimed his motives were altruistic, the underlying reason was financial gain. |
| voice of reason n | figurative (person providing a sensible opinion) (pessoa que tem uma opinião sensata) | voz da razão sf |
| within reason adv | (justifiably, sensibly) | dentro do razoável loc adv |
| | On this diet you can eat as much as you want, within reason. |
| within reason adj | (justifiable, sensible) | dentro do razoável loc adv |
| | I can sympathize if your story's within reason. |
| without reason adv | (unnecessarily, unprompted) | sem motivo loc adv |
| | | sem razão loc adv |
| | In the middle of the speech, Mr. Walters just walked out of the room without reason. |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) | inexplicavelmente adv |
| | | sem mais nem porquê expres |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) | sem pé nem cabeça expres |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |