domino effect

• Situación en la que un evento desencadena una cadena de eventos similares, como fichas de dominó que caen en serie; se usa a menudo para describir consecuencias en cascada en política, economía o sistemas sociales.

A situation in which one event sets off a chain of similar events, like a row of falling dominoes, often used to describe cascading consequences in politics, economics, or social systems.

1. Chain reactionB2formal

   A situation where one event causes a series of similar events to happen in sequence.

   efecto dominó

   • The collapse of the bank triggered a domino effect across the financial sector.
   • One small mistake in the code caused a domino effect of errors throughout the system.
   • The domino effect of the factory closure led to widespread unemployment in the region.