rationale

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From Late Latin ratiōnāle.

From Latin ratiōnāle.

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: абгрунтаванне (abhruntavannje) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Bulgarian: логично обяснение (logično objasnenie) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Chinese Mandarin: 推理 (tuīlǐ) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Chinese Mandarin: 原理 (yuánlǐ) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Dutch: ratio — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Finnish: perustelu — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Finnish: perusteet — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Finnish: perussyyt — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• French: raison — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• German: Argumentation — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• German: Begründung — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Greek: σκεπτικό (skeptikó) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Hungarian: indoklás — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Hungarian: okfejtés — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Norwegian Bokmål: rasjonale — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Polish: przesłanki — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Russian: основа́ние (osnovánije) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Russian: обоснова́ние (obosnovánije) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Russian: оправда́ние (opravdánije) — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Serbo-Croatian: razlog — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Serbo-Croatian: opravdanje — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Slovak: zdôvodnenie — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Spanish: fundamentación — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Spanish: fundamento — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Spanish: raciocinio — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Turkish: mantıklı izah — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Turkish: ussal açıklama — explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons
• Bulgarian: обосновка (obosnovka) — justification or rationalization
• Chinese Mandarin: 理由 (lǐyóu) — justification or rationalization
• Dutch: onderbouwing — justification or rationalization
• Finnish: perustelu — justification or rationalization
• Finnish: perusteet — justification or rationalization
• French: justification — justification or rationalization
• French: raison — justification or rationalization
• Hungarian: indokolás — justification or rationalization
• Polish: uzasadnienie — justification or rationalization
• Russian: основа́ние (osnovánije) — justification or rationalization
• Serbo-Croatian: obrazloženje — justification or rationalization
• Slovak: zdôvodnenie — justification or rationalization
• Chinese Mandarin: 主教法衣 (zhǔjiào fǎyī) — liturgical vestment
• Finnish: rationaali — liturgical vestment
• French: rational — liturgical vestment
• French: surhuméral — liturgical vestment
• German: Rationale — liturgical vestment
• German: Superhumerale — liturgical vestment
• Italian: razionale — liturgical vestment
• Polish: racjonał — liturgical vestment
• Russian: рационал (racional) — liturgical vestment