causa

/ˈkausa/, [ˈkau̯.sa]

cause


Examples
  • Tom no pudo llegar a la escuela a causa del tifón.

    Tom couldn't make it to school because of the typhoon.

  • La guerra causa necesariamente infelicidad.

    War necessarily causes unhappiness.

  • Tom me causa mucho trabajo extra.

    Tom causes me a lot of extra work.

  • ¿Qué causa esto?

    What causes this?

  • Walter se quedó perplejo a causa del insulto cruel de John.

    Walter was taken aback by John's cruel insult.

  • Él murió de una lenta y horrible muerte después de manifestar a todos sus amigos de que la causa de su calamidad era aquello que él había cometido en Jerusalén.

    He died a slow horrible death after professing to all his friends that the cause of his calamity was that which he did in Jerusalem.

  • Ver violencia en las noticias me causa desasosiego.

    Watching violence in the news makes me anxious.

  • El autobús llegó tarde a causa del atasco.

    The bus was late because of the traffic jam.

  • Pospusimos nuestra salida a causa de la tormenta.

    We postponed our departure because of the storm.

  • ¿Qué lo causa?

    What causes it?

  • ¿Cuál es la causa de tal fracaso?

    What is the cause of such a failure?

  • Se cortaron cables eléctricos en muchas partes a causa de la intensa nevada.

    Electric wires were broken in many places from the heavy snowfall.

  • La brújula apunta hacia el norte a causa de la fuerza de atracción que ejerce la Tierra en esa dirección.

    The compass points north because of the attractive force exerted by the Earth on that direction.

  • La causa de su muerte aún sigue siendo un misterio.

    The cause of his death still remains a mystery.

  • La máquina fue demasiado complicada para que averiguáramos la causa del problema.

    The machine was too complicated for us to find out the cause of the trouble.

  • Ellos llegaron tarde a causa de la tormenta.

    They arrived late because of the storm.

  • La gente fue evacuada a causa de la inundación.

    The people were evacuated because of the flood.

  • Los tomates son buenos para las personas que sufren dolor de estómago a causa del exceso de ácido estomacal cuando su estómago está vacío.

    Tomatoes are good for people who suffer stomach pain from excess stomach acid when their stomach is empty.

  • En la investigación médica, uno de los problemas más grandes es aislar la causa de la enfermedad.

    In medical investigation, one of the biggest problems is isolating the cause of the illness.

  • Causa pequeña, gran efecto.

    Small cause, great effect.


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