Sentence examples of "à cause d'un" in French

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Le train était retenu à cause d'un accident de voirie. The train was held up because of the railroad accident.
Il a échoué, à cause d'un manque d'argent. He failed, due to lack of money.
J'étais en retard pour la réunion à cause d'un embouteillage. I was late for the meeting because of a traffic jam.
L'autoroute était fermée à cause d'un grave accident. The motorway was closed due to a major accident.
Henri a dû se retirer de la compétition à cause d'un bras cassé. Harry had to back out of the competition because of a broken arm.
La société a coulé à cause d'un manque de capitaux. The firm went under due to lack of capital.
Nous avons dû annuler la réunion de demain à cause d'un problème d'horaire. We had to nix tomorrow's meeting because of a scheduling problem.
L'église devant laquelle nous avons passé s'est écroulée cinq minutes plus tard, à cause d'un immense tremblement de terre et plus d'une centaine de fidèles furent enterrés vivants. The church we went past crumbled five minutes afterwards due to a huge earthquake and more than a 100 churchgoers were buried alive.
Nous n'avons pu mener à bien notre projet à cause d'un manque de fonds. We couldn't carry out our project because of a lack of funds.
L'aide internationale du Japon diminue en partie à cause d'un ralentissement de l'économie domestique. Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.
À cause de Tom, Mary est devenue dépressive. Because of Tom, Mary has become depressed.
Le toit fut arraché à cause des vents forts. The roof was torn off due to the strong winds.
À cause du mauvais temps, le jeu a été annulé. Thanks to the bad weather, the game was canceled.
Et tu sais pourquoi ? À cause des chats. And you know why? Because of cats.
Il n'était pas là à cause de l'orage. His absence was due to the storm.
Les enfants ont tendance à négliger la lecture à cause de la télévision. Thanks to television, boys and girls are apt to neglect reading books.
L'aéroport était fermé à cause du brouillard. The airport was closed because of the fog.
La rencontre d'athlétisme fut reportée à cause de la pluie. The athletic meet was postponed due to rain.
Les grandes rues de nombreux villages ont été pratiquement abandonnées à cause, en grande partie, de géants comme Wal-Mart. The main streets of many small towns have been all but abandoned thanks, in large part, to behemoths like Wal-Mart.
À cause du typhon, l'école fut fermée. Because of the typhoon, the school was closed.
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