raison

/ʁɛ.zɔ̃/

1. General

nounfeminineSing

reason

cause

motive

explanation

Il doit y avoir une bonne raison à tout ce bazar.

There must be a good reason for all this mess.

Synonyms:motif, cause, explication

2. General

nounfeminineSing

being right

rightness

correctness

Tu as raison, on devrait annuler la réunion.

You're right, we should cancel the meeting.

Synonyms:justesse, bon sens, vrai

3. General

nounfeminineSing

the faculty of reason

ability to think logically

sanity (in expressions like 'perdre la raison')

Après l'accident, il a un peu perdu la raison pendant un moment.

After the accident, he lost his sanity for a while.

Synonyms:jugement, bon sens, santé mentale