parce
/paʁs/parce que
1.
conjunction
because (colloquial omission of 'que' in spoken French)
Je suis en retard parce j'ai raté le bus.
I'm late because I missed the bus.
Synonyms:parce que, car, puisque
2.
interjection
just because / for no particular reason (short, standalone answer)
— Pourquoi tu as fait ça ? — Parce !
— Why did you do that? — Just because!
