| Additional Translations |
| raíz nf | (origen, causa) | root, cause, origin n |
| | La mala gestión de los bancos es la raíz de la crisis. |
| | Bad management of the banks is the cause of the crisis. |
| raíz nf | (que no crece a la vista) (of hair, of tooth) | root n |
| | Se puede sacar ADN de la raíz del pelo. |
| | You can extract DNA from the hair root. |
| raíz nf | (función matemática) (mathematics) | root n |
| | La raíz cuadrada de 25 es 5. |
| | The square root of 25 is 5. |
Compound Forms:
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| a raíz de loc prep | (como consecuencia de) | as a result of adv + prep |
| | | due to adj + prep |
| | Ana tuvo que mudarse a otra ciudad a raíz de las amenazas que recibió. |
| | Ana had to move to another city as a result of the threats that she received. |
| | Ana had to move to another city due to the threats that she received. |
| arrancar el mal de raíz loc verb | (erradicar) | root out evil v expr |
| | | eradicate evil v expr |
| | Sólo corriéndolo van a poder arrancar el mal de raíz. |
| | Only by going after it will they be able to root out evil. |
atacar el problema de raíz,
ir a la raíz del problema loc verb | (ir a la base del problema) | attack the root of the problem, attack the underlying problem v expr |
| | | deal with the underlying problem v expr |
| | Para entender lo que pasa debemos atacar el problema de raíz. |
| | To understand what's happening, we must attack the root of the problem. |
| de raíz loc adv | (cortar, arrancar) | from the roots, by the roots adv |
| | Quita la maleza de raíz. |
| de raíz loc adv | (eliminar, erradicar) | from the root adv |
| | | nip [sth] in the bud v expr |
| | Hay que extirpar el grano de raíz. |
| de raíz loc adv | (cambiar, transformar) (figurative) | from the core, from the root adv |
| | | from the inside out adv |
| | | from within adv |
| | Debes reformar la empresa de raíz. |
| de raíz loc adv | (atajar, frenar) | from the beginning, from the get-go adv |
| | Me detuvo de raíz antes de que empezara a hablar. |
| de raíz loc adv | (atacar, combatir) (figurative) | from the core, from the heart and soul adv |
| | El general combatió las milicias de raíz. |
| de raíz loc adv | (limitar, prohibir) | at source adv |
| | | from the root cause expr |
| | Prohibieron el consumo de alcohol de raíz en los estadios. |
| de raíz loc adv | (descalificar) | from the beginning, from the start, from the get-go adv |
| | Lo sacaron del torneo de raíz sin jugar ningún partido. |
| de raíz loc adv | (afrontar, resolver) (figurative) | from the root, from the core adv |
| | Soluciona el problema de raíz, no superficialmente. |
| finca raíz loc nom f | (bien inmueble) | real estate n |
| | La compra de finca raíz ha disminuido enormemente con la crisis. |
| | Real estate purchases have fallen significantly during the crisis. |
| raíz cuadrada nf | (matemáticas: número) | square root n |
| | La raíz cuadrada de 4 es 2 porque 2 al cuadrado es 4. |
| | The square root of 4 is 2, because 2 squared is 4. |
| raíz cúbica nf | (matemáticas: número) | cube root n |
| | La raíz cúbica de 8 es 2 porque 2 al cubo es 8. |
| | The cube root of 8 is 2 because 2 cubed is 8. |
| raíz del cabello nf + loc adj | (bulbo) | hair root n |
| | | root of a hair n |
| | Los folículos pilosos rodean la raíz del cabello. |
| | Hair follicles surround the hair root. |
solucionar de raíz,
resolver de raíz loc verb | (resolver definitivamente) | solve fully, address the root cause v expr |
| | Necesitamos solucionar de raíz el problema de la falta de educación. |
| | We need to address the root cause of the problem of bad manners. |