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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesefecto dominó
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈfek.to ðo.miˈno
"La medida económica creó un efecto dominó en varios sectores."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.
"The factory closure had a ripple effect on the local economy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the physical phenomenon of a water ripple spreading outward when an object is dropped into a body of water, used metaphorically since the late 20th century to describe cascading social or economic consequences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ripple effect" is said worldwide
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effet d'entraînement
Transliteration: ef dʁɛtʁanmɑ̃
"La hausse des prix a eu un effet d'entraînement sur toute l'économie."
Wellenradeffekt
Transliteration: ˈvɛlənˌʔɛfɛkt
Script: Welleneffekt
"Die Entscheidung hatte einen Welleneffekt auf das gesamte Unternehmen."
effetto domino
Transliteration: efˈfɛt.to ˈdɔ.mi.no
Script: effetto a catena
"La crisi ha provocato un effetto a catena sui mercati finanziari."
efecto dominó
Transliteration: eˈfek.to ðo.miˈno
"La medida económica creó un efecto dominó en varios sectores."
efeito cascata
Transliteration: eˈfej.tu kaʃˈka.tɐ
"A decisão gerou um efeito cascata em toda a cadeia de suprimentos."
दूरगामी प्रभाव
Transliteration: dūrgāmī prabhāv
"इस नीति का पूरे देश की अर्थव्यवस्था पर दूरगामी प्रभाव पड़ा।"
涟漪效应
Transliteration: liányī xiàoyìng
"这项新政策在整个行业中产生了涟漪效应。"
파급 효과
Transliteration: pageup hyogwa
"금리 인상은 시장 전체에 파급 효과를 미쳤습니다."
波及効果
Transliteration: hakyuu kōka
"その新技術の開発は関連業界に大きな波及効果をもたらした。"
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