et pour cause

Elle souriait, et pour cause : elle venait d’obtenir le poste.
She was smiling, and for good reason: she had just got the job.
Elle était absente, et pour cause : elle était malade.
She was absent, and for good reason: she was ill.
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.
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.
Personne ne répondait, et pour cause : le bureau était fermé.
Nobody answered, with good reason: the office was closed.

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et cela s’explique

pour une bonne raison

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

Literally “and for cause”: et means “and”, pour “for”, and cause “reason”; the phrase points to an explanation.

What does et pour cause mean?

“And for good reason”.

Does the reason have to follow?

Not always, but it is often stated after a colon.

Can the reason already be known?

Yes; the phrase may allude to a reason the listener knows.

Is it a literal question about causes?

No, it is a fixed comment on the preceding fact.

Can it be ironic?

Yes, especially when the reason was obvious all along.

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