attendu que

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French

Pronunciation

Conjunction

attendu que

  1. given that
    Synonym: étant donné que
    • 1712, François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon, chapter 20, in Dialogues des morts [Dialogues of the Dead]‎:
      Je conseille à Charon de doubler son droit de péage, à Pluton de faire la guerre contre Jupiter pour être le premier des dieux, attendu que Jupiter gouverne mal les hommes, et que l’empire des morts est plus étendu que celui des vivants.
      I advise Charon to double his toll, and for Pluto to make war against Jupiter to become first among the gods, given that Jupiter governs mankind poorly, and the empire of the dead is more extensive than that of the living.
    • 1921, Louis Pergaud, “Joséphine est enceinte”, in Les Rustiques, nouvelles villageoises:
      Il traita d’abord Joséphine de putain, chose affirma-t-il qui ne l’étonnait guère attendu qu’elle était la fille de sa mère []
      First of all, he called Joséphine a whore, something which he affirmed barely shocked him given that she was the daughter of her mother