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.

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originar

► verbo transitivo

1 to cause, give rise to

► verbo pronominal originarse

1 to originate

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verb

to originate

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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:

originarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to start, give rise to

2.

originarse v pron idea/costumbre to originate; movimiento to start, come into being, originate; incendio/disputa to start

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= spawn.

Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

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* originarse = come, source.

* originarse en = date back to + Expresión Temporal, originate (from), date from + Expresión Temporal.

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1.

verbo transitivo to start, give rise to

2.

originarse v pron idea/costumbre to originate; movimiento to start, come into being, originate; incendio/disputa to start

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= 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.

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originar [A1 ]

vt

‹conflicto› to start, be the source of, give rise to, spark off; ‹debate› to start, give rise to, spark off

■ originarse

v pron

«idea/costumbre» to originate; «movimiento» to start, come into being, originate; «incendio/disputa» to start

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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

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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

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originar

v/t give rise to

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originar vt

: to originate, to give rise to

♦ See also the reflexive verb originarse

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originar vb to cause / to lead to [pt. & pp. led]