root1

/ruːt/

Translation

n [c]

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⇨ raíz

root beer US

⇨ bebida gaseosa hecha de hierbas y raíces

the root of sth

⇨ la causa fundamental de algo

⇨ la raíz de algo

the root of the problem is fear

la raíz del problema es el miedo

to put down roots

⇨ echar raíces

Véase tb: grass roots; square root

(Definition of root n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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