indirect result
[ɪnˈdɪrɛkt rɪˈzʌlt]
nounpl: indirect results
resultado indireto
1. A consequence or outcome that occurs as a secondary effect of an action or event, rather than as its primary or intended effect
The indirect result of the factory closure was increased unemployment in the region.
O resultado indireto do fechamento da fábrica foi o aumento do desemprego na região.
2. In soccer/football, a goal scored from a restart (such as a corner kick or free kick) where the ball was touched by another player before entering the goal
The player scored an indirect result from the corner kick after his teammate deflected the ball.
O jogador marcou um resultado indireto do escanteio após o companheiro desviar a bola.
In Brazilian Portuguese business and academic discourse, 'resultado indireto' is frequently used to discuss unintended consequences of policies or actions. In football/soccer contexts across Portuguese-speaking countries, this term has specific regulatory meaning related to how goals are scored from restarts.
Related Idioms & Phrases
a chain reaction of indirect results
the indirect results of globalization
scoring an indirect result
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