ocasionar

v.

to cause.

El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.

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ocasionar

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar) to cause, bring about

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verb

to cause

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VT to cause

lamento ocasionarle tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you o to be so much trouble

la espesa niebla ocasionó el accidente — the accident was caused by thick fog

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verbo transitivo to cause

espero no ocasionarle demasiadas molestias — I do hope it doesn't cause you too much trouble

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= cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.

Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

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* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.

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verbo transitivo to cause

espero no ocasionarle demasiadas molestias — I do hope it doesn't cause you too much trouble

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= cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.

Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.

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ocasionar [A1 ]

vt

to cause

su comportamiento me ocasionó grandes problemas his behavior caused o brought me a lot of problems

espero no ocasionarle demasiadas molestias I do hope it doesn't put you to o cause you too much trouble

el incendio ocasionó grandes pérdidas the fire caused o (frml) occasioned severe losses

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ocasionar (conjugate ocasionar) verbo transitivo
to cause
ocasionar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about
'ocasionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
producir
- traer
English:
bring about
- inflict
- occasion
- rise
- result

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ocasionar vt

to cause;

los rumores ocasionaron su dimisión the rumours brought about his resignation;

no quiero ocasionar molestias I don't want to put you to any trouble

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ocasionar

v/t cause

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ocasionar vt

causar: to cause, to occasion

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ocasionar vb to cause