No. 4,885 in Spanish
desencadenó
"Desencadenó" means "triggered" or "unleashed."
In a sentence
El fuerte viento desencadenó una tormenta inesperada.
The strong wind triggered an unexpected storm.
In this sentence, 'desencadenó' is used as a verb that denotes 'triggered' or 'caused', indicating a direct causation between the wind and the storm.
El debate político desencadenó una serie de protestas en todo el país.
The political debate unleashed a series of protests throughout the country.
Here, 'desencadenó' is applied metaphorically to describe the political debate initiating or setting into motion consequential protests.
El descuido del conductor desencadenó un accidente grave en la carretera.
The driver's negligence induced a severe accident on the road.
In this case, 'desencadenó' signifies the act of causing or resulting in an event—contextually, the accident.
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