immediate cause (causa inmediata)
immediate cause
el suceso que ocurre justo antes de un efecto y lo provoca directamente.
Ejemplo
Months of dry weather left the forest ready to burn, and then lightning struck. (El rayo es la causa inmediata del incendio.)
En inglés
immediate cause — the event that happens right before an effect and directly sets it off.
Months of dry weather left the forest ready to burn, and then lightning struck. (The lightning is the immediate cause of the fire.)