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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseffetto domino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ef-fɛt-to ˈdɔ-mi-no
"La decisione ha innescato un pericoloso effetto domino."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events.
"The collapse of the major bank created a domino effect throughout the entire financial market." - 2
A situation in which a small, initial change causes a much larger sequence of cascading consequences.
"Cutting production in the primary factory triggered a domino effect of shortages globally."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the popular game of dominoes, where a single falling tile knocks over subsequent tiles in a linear chain reaction. The metaphorical phrase gained widespread usage in political and economic discourse during the mid-20th century, notably popularized by the domino theory in geopolitics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Domino Effect" is said worldwide
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effet domino
Transliteration: e-fɛ do-mi-no
"La démission du directeur a provoqué un effet domino au sein de l'entreprise."
Dominoeffekt
Transliteration: do-mi-no-ɛf-ɛkt
"Die Krise löste einen Dominoeffekt in der gesamten Wirtschaft aus."
effetto domino
Transliteration: ef-fɛt-to ˈdɔ-mi-no
"La decisione ha innescato un pericoloso effetto domino."
efecto dominó
Transliteration: e-fek-to do-mi-no
"El cierre de la fábrica causó un efecto dominó en los proveedores locales."
efeito dominó
Transliteration: e-fei-to do-mi-no
"O problema técnico gerou um efeito dominó na rede."
डोमिनो प्रभाव
Transliteration: domino prabhāv
"एक नीति परिवर्तन से अर्थव्यवस्था में डोमिनो प्रभाव शुरू हो गया।"
多米诺效应
Transliteration: duō mǐ nuò xiàot yìng
"这项新法规引发了连锁的多米诺效应。"
도미노 현상
Transliteration: domino hyeonsang
"그 사건은 경제 전반에 걸쳐 도미노 현상을 일으켰다."
ドミノ倒し効果
Transliteration: domino daoshi kōka
"その変更は業界全体にドミノ倒し効果をもたらした。"
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