root cause in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for root cause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

attr root cause

causa f fundamental

root out cause/reason/truth

averiguar

Translations for root cause in the Spanish»English Dictionary

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia prov

the best way to solve a problem is to attack the root cause of it

Translations for root cause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.root¹ [Am rut, Brit ruːt] N

1.1. root BOT:

root

raíz f

to pull a plant up by the or its roots

arrancar una planta de raíz

to take root plant:

echar raíces

to take root plant:

arraigar

to take root idea:

arraigarse

to put down or strike roots person:

echar raíces

to put down or strike roots person:

afincarse

to destroy sth root and branch

acabar con algo de raíz or por completo

a root-and-branch purge of the party

una purga radical del partido

root system

raíces fpl

1.2. root (of hair, tooth):

root

raíz f

root canal treatment

endodoncia f

2.1. root (origin):

root

raíz f

to get to the root of a problem

llegar a la raíz de un problema

drink is (at) the root of all his troubles

la bebida es la causa de todos sus problemas

attr root cause

causa f fundamental

2.2. root <roots, pl > (family, background):

root

raíces fpl

she has no roots

no tiene raíces

3. root LING:

root

raíz f

4. root MATH:

root

raíz f

square/cube root

raíz cuadrada/cúbica

II.root¹ [Am rut, Brit ruːt] VB intr BOT

root

echar raíces

root

arraigar

I.cause [Am kɔz, Brit kɔːz] N

1.1. cause C (of accident, event):

cause

causa f

the cause of death is unknown

se desconoce la causa de la muerte

cause and effect

causa y efecto

1.2. cause U (reason, grounds):

cause

motivo m

cause

razón f

there's some cause for concern

existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern

no hay por qué preocuparse

I have every cause to regret it

tengo motivos sobrados para lamentarlo

without (good) cause

sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

she was furious, and with (good) cause

estaba furiosa, y con (toda la) razón

to show cause LAW

fundamentar

2.1. cause C (ideal, movement):

cause

causa f

to fight/die for the cause

luchar/morir por la causa

it's a good cause

es una buena causa

he worked for the cause of nuclear disarmament

trabajó en pro del desarme nuclear

they fought in the cause of freedom

lucharon en pro de la libertad

to make common cause with sb

hacer causa común con alguien

2.2. cause C (case) LAW:

cause

causa f

to plead sb's cause

abogar por alguien

II.cause [Am kɔz, Brit kɔːz] VB trans

cause

causar

to cause sb problems

causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause sb sorrow/pain

causarle tristeza/dolor a alguien

to cause sb/sth to + infin

hacer que alguien/algo +  subj

their criticism caused him to resign

sus críticas motivaron or provocaron su renuncia

their criticism caused him to resign

sus críticas hicieron que renunciara

this caused the rope to break

esto hizo que se rompiera la soga

the police caused the road to be closed form

la policía ordenó cerrar la calle

root² [Am rut, Brit ruːt] VB intr (search, forage)

root pig:

hozar

I don't want him rooting through my desk

no quiero que ande hurgando en mi escritorio

she was rooting around in the attic for her racket

estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta

root cause in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for root cause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

root cause N

root cause

causa f primordial

Translations for root cause in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cause [kɔ:z] N

1. cause (a reason for):

cause

causa f

cause

motivo m

he is the cause of all her woes

él es el causante de todas sus penas

this is no cause for ...

esto no justifica...

2. cause no pl (objective):

cause

causa f

3. cause (principle):

cause

causa f

to do sth in the cause of sth

hacer algo en pro de algo

4. cause LAW:

cause

pleito m

II.cause [kɔ:z] VB trans

cause

causar

cause an accident

provocar

to cause sb/sth to do sth

hacer que alguien/algo haga algo

to cause sb harm

ocasionar daños a alguien

this medicine may cause dizziness and nausea

este medicamento puede provocar mareos y náuseas

root [ru:t] N

1. root a. BOT, LING, MATH:

root

raíz f

to take root a. fig

arraigar

2. root (source):

root

causa f

the root of all evil

la esencia de todos los males

the root of the problem is that ...

el problema radica en que...

root VB

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to root for sb (support)

apoyar a alguien

to root for sb (wish success)

desearle suerte a alguien