et pour cause

Personne ne répondait, et pour cause : le bureau était fermé.
Nobody answered, with good reason: the office was closed.
Il connaissait déjà la réponse, et pour cause : il avait écrit la question.
He already knew the answer, and no wonder: he had written the question.
La salle était vide, et pour cause : la séance avait été annulée.
The room was empty, for an obvious reason: the session had been cancelled.
Elle était absente, et pour cause : elle était malade.
She was absent, and for good reason: she was ill.
Elle souriait, et pour cause : elle venait d’obtenir le poste.
She was smiling, and for good reason: she had just got the job.

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pour une bonne raison

et cela s’explique

Elle était absente, et pour cause : elle était malade.
She was absent, and for good reason: she was ill.
Personne ne répondait, et pour cause : le bureau était fermé.
Nobody answered, with good reason: the office was closed.
Il connaissait déjà la réponse, et pour cause : il avait écrit la question.
He already knew the answer, and no wonder: he had written the question.
La salle était vide, et pour cause : la séance avait été annulée.
The room was empty, for an obvious reason: the session had been cancelled.
Elle souriait, et pour cause : elle venait d’obtenir le poste.
She was smiling, and for good reason: she had just got the job.

et cela s’explique

pour une bonne raison

Literalmente « e por causa »: et é « e », pour « por » e cause « razão »; a expressão aponta para uma explicação.

Que significa et pour cause?

« E com razão ».

A razão tem de vir a seguir?

Nem sempre, mas surge muitas vezes depois de dois-pontos.

Pode já ser conhecida?

Sim, a expressão pode apenas evocá-la.

É uma pergunta literal sobre a causa?

Não, é um comentário fixo sobre o facto anterior.

Pode ser irónica?

Sim, sobretudo se a razão era óbvia.

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