verb (present participle/gerund)
causando
1. making something happen; being the reason or source of something
The heavy rain is causing flooding in the streets.
A chuva forte está causando enchentes nas ruas.
2. producing an effect or result
Stop causing trouble at school.
Pare de causar problemas na escola.
3. bringing about a particular state or condition
The accident caused injuries to several people.
O acidente causou ferimentos em várias pessoas.
In Brazilian Portuguese and American English, 'causing' is frequently used in informal contexts like 'causing trouble' or 'causing a scene.' In Portuguese, there's sometimes a play on words with 'causar' meaning both 'to cause' and slang usage of 'causar' meaning 'to impress' or 'to stand out,' making phrases like 'está causando' (is standing out/impressing) common in casual speech.
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