- originar
- v.1 to cause.2 to originate, to bring about, to begin, to cause.Esa actitud origina problemas That attitude originates trouble.3 to be brought about to, to be originated to, to be caused to.Se les originó un problema A problem was brought about to them.* * *originar► verbo transitivo1 to cause, give rise to► verbo pronominal originarse1 to originate* * *verbto originate* * *1.VT to cause
el terremoto originó la estampida de los elefantes — the earthquake caused the elephants to stampede
la lucha de clases originó el conflicto — the class struggle led to o gave rise to the conflict
están buscando las causas que originaron el fuego — they're looking for the cause of the fire
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to start, give rise to2.originarse v pron idea/costumbre to originate; movimiento to start, come into being, originate; incendio/disputa to start* * *= spawn.Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.----* originarse = come, source.* originarse en = date back to + Expresión Temporal, originate (from), date from + Expresión Temporal.* * *1.verbo transitivo to start, give rise to2.originarse v pron idea/costumbre to originate; movimiento to start, come into being, originate; incendio/disputa to start* * *= spawn.Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.
* originarse = come, source.* originarse en = date back to + Expresión Temporal, originate (from), date from + Expresión Temporal.* * *originar [A1 ]vt‹conflicto› to start, be the source of, give rise to, spark off; ‹debate› to start, give rise to, spark off■ originarsev pron«idea/costumbre» to originate; «movimiento» to start, come into being, originate; «incendio/disputa» to start* * *
originar (conjugate originar) verbo transitivo
to start, give rise to
originarse verbo pronominal [idea/costumbre] to originate;
[movimiento] to start, come into being, originate;
[incendio/disputa] to start
originar verbo transitivo to cause, give rise to: su error originó una tragedia, her mistake resulted in tragedy
'originar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dimanar
- suscitar
English:
originate
- start
* * *originar♦ vt[conflicto, problema] to give rise to, to cause; [discusión, incendio, epidemia] to start; [crisis] to spark (off), to precipitate♦ See also the pronominal verb originarse* * *originarv/t give rise to* * *originar vt: to originate, to give rise to♦ See also the reflexive verb originarse* * *originar vb to cause / to lead to [pt. & pp. led]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.