Level B2/C1 (Upper Intermediate / Advanced)
Published March 1, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
The French Word of the Day is de ce fait, meaning “because of this,” “therefore,” or “consequently.” Learn how to use this formal French expression to clearly link cause and effect in essays, reports, and professional writing.
📘 De ce fait meaning in French
De ce fait is an adverbial expression translating literally to “from this fact” and meaning “because of this,” “as a result,” “therefore,” or “consequently.” It is used to connect two ideas when the second is a direct logical result of the first. It commonly appears in formal writing, professional correspondence, and academic contexts rather than everyday conversation.
🎧 De ce fait pronunciation in French
The pronunciation of de ce fait is /də sə fɛt/ (IPA), which sounds roughly like “duh suh feht.” Note that in this expression, “fait” is pronounced /fɛt/ (feht), with the final -t pronounced.
📝 De ce fait usage examples
Elle était absente. De ce fait, la réunion a été annulée.
She was absent. As a result, the meeting was canceled.
Le budget est insuffisant. De ce fait, le projet est reporté.
The budget is insufficient. Therefore, the project is postponed.
Il manque des informations. De ce fait, on ne peut pas décider.
Some information is missing. Consequently, we cannot make a decision.
Le délai est trop court. De ce fait, ce n’est pas possible.
The timeframe is too tight. For that reason, it is not possible.
In French, par conséquent is the closest synonym to de ce fait because both share a formal, professional tone used to link logical results, whereas donc is more casual and common in everyday speech.
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- par conséquent — therefore / as a result
- en conséquence — accordingly
- donc — so / therefore
- c’est pourquoi — that is why
- ainsi — thus
- c’est pour ça que — that’s why
- alors — so / then
- du coup — so / as a result
- dès lors — consequently / from then on
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