natural consequences

language: pt

definitions

  1. The direct, unforced results of an action or behavior that occur without external intervention, punishment, or adult management, often used in parenting and education to teach responsibility.
    pt: Consequências naturais
  2. The inevitable or logical outcomes that arise directly from a specific situation, event, or decision in a cause-and-effect relationship.
    pt: Consequências lógicas

examples

  1. Instead of punishing him for forgetting his coat, his mother let him experience the natural consequence of being cold.

    Em vez de puni-lo por esquecer o casaco, sua mãe deixou que ele experimentasse a consequência natural de sentir frio.

  2. The economic recession was one of the natural consequences of the sudden market crash.

    A recessão econômica foi uma das consequências naturais da queda repentina do mercado.