grâce à: suggested translations

Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for “grâce à.”

as a consequence of, as a result of, because of, by, by means of, by virtue of, by way of, due to, owing to, result in, thanks to, through, under, via, with

  • grâce à l’action du gouvernement, des milliers d’emplois ont été créés / as a consequence of the government’s action, thousands of jobs have been created
  • apporter des changements grâce au financement / make improvements as a result of (through) funding
  • connaître une croissance économique grâce à l’innovation / enjoy economic growth because of (by way of) innovation
  • l’accessibilité au gouvernement s’est améliorée grâce à Internet / government accessibility has been improved by (via) the Internet
  • améliorer la politique énergétique grâce à une mesure législative / improve energy policies by means of (through) legislation
  • reconnaître les artistes canadiens qui ont enrichi notre vie grâce à leur talent / recognize Canadian artists who have enriched our lives by virtue of their talent
  • la motion a été adoptée grâce à l’appui des membres du comité / the motion passed due to (owing to) the committee members’ support
  • aller de l’avant avec la construction du musée grâce à une subvention / move forward with the construction of the museum thanks to a grant
  • le projet de loi a été élaboré grâce à l’apport important des Premières nations / the legislation was arrived at through extensive input from First Nations
  • plusieurs projets ont été financés grâce à ce programme / many projects were funded under this program
  • grâce à la technologie, on peut accomplir le travail plus rapidement / with technology, we can do the work more quickly

NOTE: In some instances, the adverbial phrase grâce à may be translated into English by a verb, as in the following example:

  • respirer un air plus propre grâce à des niveaux plus faibles de soufre dans l’essence / lower levels of sulphur in gasoline will result in cleaner air

Copyright notice for Word Tailoring

© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement
A tool created and made available online by the Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada

Search by related themes

Want to learn more about a theme discussed on this page? Click on a link below to see all the pages on the Language Portal of Canada that relate to the theme you selected. The search results will be displayed in Language Navigator.