raíz

(pl raíces)

feminine noun

1. root (de planta, pelo, muela); root cause, origin (causa)

arrancar algo de raíz to root something out completely
cortar algo de raíz to nip something in the bud
echar raíces to put down roots

2. origin (origen)

de raíces humildes of humble origins
la costumbre tiene su raíz en la España del siglo XV the custom has its roots o origin in 15th-century Spain

3. root (Mat)

raíz cuadrada/cúbica square/cube root

a raíz de

prepositional phrase

1. as a result of, following

se produjo un gran escándalo a raíz de sus declaraciones his statements caused outrage

raíz

1 [de planta] root

de raíz

arrancar algo de raíz to root sth out completely; cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud

echar raíces [+planta] to take root; [+persona] to put down roots

2 [de diente, pelo] root

3 (Matemáticas)

raíz cuadrada square root

raíz cúbica cube root

4 (origen) root

ha vuelto a sus raíces he has gone back to his roots; hay que llegar a la raíz del problema we have to get to the root of the problem; la bebida fue la raíz de todos sus males drink was the root cause o was at the root of all his troubles

a raíz de as a result of; a raíz de su depresión dejó el trabajo as a result of his depression he gave up his job

6 (Lingüística) root

7 (Informática) root

raíz

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