causa criminal in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for causa criminal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

causa criminal N f

causa criminal

criminal proceedings pl

causa criminal

trial

Translations for causa criminal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

causa N f

1. causa (motivo):

causa

cause

la causa de todas mis desgracias

the cause of o the reason for all my misfortunes

sería causa suficiente de divorcio

it would be adequate grounds for divorce

se enfadó sin causa alguna

she got annoyed for no good reason o for no reason at all

aún no se conocen las causas del accidente

the cause of the accident is still unknown

aún no se conocen las causas del accidente

it is still not known what caused the accident

relación de causa-efecto

cause and effect relationship

a o por causa de

because of

el partido se suspendió a causa del tiempo

the match was postponed because of o on account of o owing to the weather

la cosecha se malogró por causa de las heladas

the crop failed because of the frost

2. causa (ideal, fin):

causa

cause

una causa perdida

a lost cause

defender una causa

to defend a cause

hacer causa común con alg.

to make common cause with sb

3. causa LAW:

causa (pleito)

lawsuit

causa (proceso)

trial

seguir una causa contra alg.

to try sb

el juicio por la causa que se sigue contra ella por estafa

the trial at which she faces charges for o is being tried for fraud

4. causa FOOD:

causa

Peruvian dish of spiced mashed potatoes

causar VB trans

causar daños/problema

to cause

causar indignación

to cause

causar indignación

to arouse

el incidente causó gran inquietud

the incident caused great unease

verlo así me causa gran tristeza

it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like that

me causó muy buena impresión

I was very impressed with her

me causó muy buena impresión

she made a very good impression on me

este premio me causa gran satisfacción form

I am delighted to receive this prize

me causó mucha gracia que dijera eso

I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that

criminal¹ ADJ

criminal causa/querella:

criminal

criminal

es criminal lo que han hecho con ese edificio tan bonito inf

it's criminal what they've done to that beautiful building inf

criminal² N mf

criminal

criminal

causa criminal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for causa criminal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

causar VB trans

causar

to cause

causar alegría

to make happy

causar daño

to cause damage

causar efecto

to have an effect

causar problemas

to cause problems

causar risa a alguien

to make sb laugh

causar trabajo

to make work

causa N f

1. causa tb. POL:

causa (origen, ideal)

cause

causa (motivo)

reason

a [o por] causa de

on account of

la causa de su despido

the reason for his/her dismissal

morir por la causa

to die for the cause

2. causa LAW:

causa

lawsuit

causa (proceso)

trial

entender en una causa

to handle a case

instruir una causa

to initiate legal proceedings pl

criminal ADJ N mf

criminal

criminal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Si la sentencia fuere condenatoria en causa criminal, la pena será de tres a quince años de reclusión o prisión e inhabilitación absoluta perpetua.

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