

Example: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason. » for apparently no reason = sin motivo aparente, sin causa aparente, sin razón aparente. Example: That means more construction and, for a number of reasons, more accidents. » for a number of reasons = por varias razones, por varias razones. Example: Falling in love for all the wrong reasons can result in a broken heart which may even affect future relationships. » for (all) the wrong reasons = para mal, por las razones equivocadas. Example: A party dress should ensure you stand out for all the right reasons. » for (all) the right reasons = para bien, por las razones debidas. Example: Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter. » for a good reason = por una buena razón, con razón, con una buena razón. Example: ' Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses = " Las cosas no pasan así porque sí," algunos de ellos me dijeron el otoño pasado, cuando atravesaba por una serie de pérdidas. » everything happens for a reason (and a purpose) = las cosas no pasan así como así, las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí, todo ocurre por una razón, todo ocurre por algo. Example: She had every reason to believe that as usual she would have to utter a few words of gratitude at this year's evaluation. » every reason = todas las razones del mundo. Example: The article 'Buttering the toast evenly' discusses the reasons for the closure of the University of Chicago Graduate Library School and the Columbia University School of Library Service. » discuss + the reasons = exponer las razones. Example: In other subject areas, if a compelling reason exists for grouping parts under the whole, it is desirable that the genus/species relationship and the whole/part relationship be kept separate.

Example: In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility. Example: This has made them sometimes stubborn beyond reason, to the detriment of the community. » beyond reason = más allá de toda razón, por encima de toda razón. Example: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper. Example: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless. » ascribe + reasons to = buscar razones que expliquen Algo. Example: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
