English-Spanish translations for knock-on effect

• efecto llamada
  Durante los debates que tuvieron lugar antes del Consejo Europeo en octubre de este año, los problemas tenían un efecto llamada y la crisis financiera ya se estaba extendiendo a la economía real. During the debates which took place prior to the European Council in October this year; problems were having a knock-on effect and the financial crisis was already spreading to the real economy.
• efecto secundario

Definition of knock-on effect

• A secondary, often unintended effect; a repercussion, chain reaction

Examples

• If a coach arrives late, it has a knock-on effect on the entire coach station.

Related words

• knock-kneed
• knock-on
• knock-knock
• knock-up
• knock-out
• knock-a-door-run
• knock-down ginger