razón

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reason

noun

razón
feminine noun
1. reason (motivo, argumento)
  • la razón de la huelga/de que estén en huelga -> the reason for the strike/why they are on strike
  • atender a razones -> to listen to reason
  • por razones de salud/seguridad -> for health/safety reasons
  • y con razón -> and quite rightly so
  • ¡con razón no quería venir! -> no wonder he didn't want to come!
  • razón de más para quedarse/protestar -> all the more reason to stay/protest
  • razón de ser -> raison d'être
  • razón de Estado (politics) -> reasons of state
  • razón social (commerce) -> trade name (of company)
2. (acierto, verdad)
  • dar la razón a alguien -> to say that somebody is right
  • tener razón (en o al hacer algo) -> to be right (to do something)
  • no tener razón -> to be wrong
3. reason (juicio)
  • entrar en razón -> to see reason
  • perder la razón -> to lose one's reason o mind
4. (información)
  • se vende piso: razón aquí -> flat for sale: inquire within
  • dar razón de -> to give an account of
5. ratio (Mat)
  • a razón de -> at a rate of
6. message (recado) (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)
  • dejar razón -> to leave a message

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razón [rah-thone’]
noun
1. Reason (facultad), the rational faculty. (f)
2. Ratiocination. (f)
3. Reasonableness, moderation. (f)
  • Póngase Vd -> en la razón, be moderate in your demand
4. Reason, cause, motive, principle. (f)
5. Reason, argument, ground of persuasion; consideration, occasion. (f)
6. Account, calculation. (f)
7. Order, mode, method. (f)
8. Reason, reasonableness, right, justice. (f)
9. Expression or word which explains the idea; term. (f)
10. Ratio, a relation between two mathematical quantities. (f)
11. Firm, partnership, name of a commercial establishment. (f)
  • A razón de -> at the rate of
  • En razón -> with regard to
  • Tener razón -> to be right
  • Dar la razón a uno -> to agree that somebody is right
  • Razón de más -> all the more reason
  • Dar razón de sí -> to give an account of oneself
Reason (motivo), clearness of faculty.

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"razón" in the Answers forum
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A: Por la cual quiero viajar a América del Sur
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