cause-and-effect chain
cause-and-effect chain (cadena de causa y efecto)
a series of events in which each effect becomes the cause of the next event.
Example
The storm cut the power, so the freezer stopped, so the food spoiled. (Each result causes the next one.)
In Spanish
cause-and-effect chain (cadena de causa y efecto) — una serie de sucesos en la que cada efecto se convierte en la causa del suceso siguiente.
The storm cut the power, so the freezer stopped, so the food spoiled. (Cada resultado causa el siguiente.)