Also means
result
Usage Note
Consecuencia almost always appears in the plural when listing outcomes: las consecuencias del cambio climático. The phrase a consecuencia de means 'as a result of', while en consecuencia means 'consequently' and is a formal connector. Unlike resultado ('result'), consecuencia carries a causal chain and often a negative or serious implication.
Examples
"Hay que afrontar las consecuencias."
Natural Translation
We have to face the consequences.
Literal Translation
There-is that to-face the consequences

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