root cause
An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interestAn initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
» The root cause of any divorce is marriage.
Die Hauptursache einer jedweden Scheidung ist die Heirat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Главная причина любого развода - это свадьба. — astyng
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
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6 sentencesThe root cause of any divorce is marriage.
ruГлавная причина любого развода - это свадьба. — astyng
deDie Hauptursache einer jedweden Scheidung ist die Heirat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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