Example: Il faut respecter les règles, à plus forte raison en public.
Definition
"À plus forte raison" is a French expression used to emphasize that a particular statement or condition is even more applicable or true in a stronger or more obvious case. For example, if something must be respected in one context, "à plus forte raison" indicates it should be respected even more in another context.
Translations
All the more reason
Con mayor razón
Des te meer reden
Amb més raó
Erst recht
Etymology
The expression "à plus forte raison" literally means "with stronger reason" in French. It comes from the idea of giving a stronger justification or argument for a point. This phrase has been used in French for centuries to indicate that if something is valid in one situation, it is even more valid in a more significant or obvious situation.
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All the more reason