| Σύνθετοι Τύποι: |
| cause and effect | n | (principle of causality) | αιτία και αποτέλεσμα έκφρ. |
| cause anguish | v | (torment) | βασανίζω ρ.μετ. |
| The thought of her son fighting in a war so far away caused Cindy untold anguish. |
| cause celebre, cause célèbre | n | (controversial issue) | αμφιλεγόμενη υπόθεση ουσ.θηλ. |
| | | επίμαχο ζήτημα ουσ.ουδ. |
| Global warming has become a cause célèbre. |
| cause for alarm | n | (sth that creates panic) | αιτία πανικού ουσ.θηλ. |
| Even though the pilot said that there was no cause for alarm, the turbulence made all the passengers nervous. |
| cause inflammation | v | (infect, produce swelling) | προκαλώ μόλυνση έκφρ. |
| If you don't keep that wound clean, the germs will cause inflammation and infection. |
| Nurses are taught the four traditional signs of inflammation: rubor, calor, tumor and dolor. |
| cause interference | v | (confuse radio, tv, telephone, signals) | δημιουργώ παράσιτα έκφρ. |
| Lightning storms cause interference with my TV reception. |
| cause pain | v | (hurt physically) | προκαλώ πόνο έκφρ. |
| As a nurse, I sometimes had to perform procedures that caused people pain. |
| cause pain | v | (torment, hurt emotionally) | πληγώνω συναισθηματικά έκφρ. |
| Although I didn't want to cause him pain, I felt that I had no choice but to tell him about his wife's infidelity. |
| great cause | n | (sb or sth deserving of charity) | ευγενής σκοπός έκφρ. |
| lost cause | n | (sb or sth hopeless) μεταφορικά | χαμένη υπόθεση ουσ.θηλ. |
| make common cause with | vtr | (unite, join forces with) | ενώνω τη φωνή μου με, ενώνω τις δυνάμεις μου με έκφρ. |
| probable cause | n | (likely reason) | πιθανή αιτία ουσ.θηλ. |
| Without probable cause, much less a warrant, the police were unable to search the suspect's car, where they were sure he kept some drugs. |
| probable cause | n | (law: enough evidence to justify arrest) | πιθανή αιτία ουσ.θηλ. |
| The blood-stained shirt gave the detectives probable cause to arrest the suspected killer. |
| root cause | n | (origin) | αιτία ουσ.θηλ. |
| The root cause of most of the world's problems is overpopulation. |
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