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trig·ger  (trgr)

n.

1.

a. The lever pressed by the finger to discharge a firearm.

b. A similar device used to release or activate a mechanism.

2. An event that precipitates other events.

3. Electronics A pulse or circuit that initiates the action of another component.

tr.v. trig·gered, trig·ger·ing, trig·gers

1. To set off; initiate: remarks that triggered bitter debates.

2. To fire or explode (a weapon or an explosive charge).

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[Dutch trekker, from Middle Dutch trecker, from trecken, to pull.]

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trigger [ˈtrɪgə]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small projecting lever that activates the firing mechanism of a firearm

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Machinery a device that releases a spring-loaded mechanism or a similar arrangement

3. any event that sets a course of action in motion

vb (tr)

1. (usually foll by off) to give rise (to); set off

2. to fire or set in motion by or as by pulling a trigger

[C17 tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken to pull; see trek]

triggered  adj

triggerless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun gun trigger gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) hair trigger - a gun trigger that responds with little pressure lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
	2.	trigger - a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" plutonium pit, plutonium trigger - a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
	3.	trigger - an act that sets in motion some course of events initiation, induction causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen instigation, fomentation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Verb	1.	trigger - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger off, trip initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
	2.	trigger - release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"

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trigger

verb

1. bring about, start, cause, produce, generate, prompt, provoke, set off, activate, give rise to, elicit, spark off, set in motion the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War
bring about stop, bar, block, prevent, inhibit, hinder, repress, obstruct, impede

2. set off, trip, activate, set going The thieves must have triggered the alarm.

Translations

trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ]

A. N [of gun] → gatillo m; [of bomb, machine] → disparador m
to pull the trigger → apretar el gatillo, disparar

B. VT (also trigger off) [+ bomb] → hacer estallar; [+ fight, explosion] → provocar; [+ mechanism] → hacer funcionar, poner en movimiento; [+ chain of events] → desencadenar

C. CPD trigger finger N → índice m de la mano derecha(empleado para apretar el gatillo)

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trigger [ˈtrɪgə^r]

n

[gun] → gâchette f
to pull the trigger → appuyer sur la gâchette

[bomb] → détonateur m

(= catalyst) to act as a trigger for sth → provoquer qch

modif [device, mechanism] → de déclenchement

vt

[+ bomb] → déclencher; [+ alarm] → déclencher

[+ war, recession, strike, demonstration, illness] → déclencher

trigger off

vt [+ war, recession, strike, demonstration, illness] → déclencher
trigger-happy trigger happy [ˌtrɪgə^rˈhæpi] adj [person] → à la gâchette facile
to be trigger-happy → avoir la gâchette facile

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trigger

n (of gun) → Abzug(shahn) m, → Drücker m (inf); (of bomb) → Zünder m; (of cine camera, machine) → Auslöser m; (Elec) → Trigger m; to pull the trigger → abdrücken; to be quick on the trigger → schnell abdrücken

vt (also trigger off) → auslösen; bomb → zünden

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trigger:

trigger finger

n → Zeigefinger m; my trigger’s itching → es juckt mich abzudrücken

trigger grip

n → Pistolengriff m

trigger guard

n → Abzugsbügel m

trigger-happy

adj (inf) → schießfreudig (inf), → schießwütig (pej); (hum) photographer → knipswütig (inf)

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trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ]

1. n (of gun, machine) → grilletto
to pull the trigger → premere il grilletto

2. vt (also trigger off) (event) → provocare, scatenare

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trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ]

1. n (of gun, machine) → grilletto
to pull the trigger → premere il grilletto

2. vt (also trigger off) (event) → provocare, scatenare

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trigger

n trigger [ˈtrigə]

1 a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger. sneller زِناد المُسَدَّس спусък spoušť aftrækker der Abzug σκανδάλη gatillo päästik ماشه liipaisin détente הֶדֶק यन्त्र को चालू करने का पुर्जा okidač, otponac ravasz pelatuk, picu gikkur grilletto 引金 방아쇠 gaidukas (šautenes) mēlīte picu trekker avtrekker spust tră­gaci курок spúšť petelin (na puški) oroz avtryckare ไกปืน tetik 扳機 спусковий гачок; курок بندوق کا گھوڑا، لب لبي cò 板机

2 anything which starts a series of actions or reactions. sneller أداة القَدْح أو الأطلاق، مُطْلِق старт spouštěč udløser der Auslöser έναυσμα (técnica) disparador; (figurado) desencadenante ajend, tõuge علت؛ سبب alkusysäys déclencheur גוֹרֵם झट प्रति क्रिया povod vminek a kiváltója pencetus undirrót, upptök scatto きっかけ (사건을 유발하는) 자극 pradþia, postûmis cēlonis; izšķirošais notikums u.tml. pencetus reactieveroorzaker utløser iskra, początek mecanism de declanşare импульс spúšťač sprožilo okidač utlösare, utlösning ตัวนำ kışkırtıcı olay 觸發器 імпульс, спонукання سلسلہ در سلسلہ sự khởi động một quá trình 触发器

v

(often withoff) to start (a series of events) The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war. aan die gang sit يَبدأ، يُطْلِق، يُشْعِل започвам spustit udløse auslösen προκαλώ, γίνομαι η αιτία να ξεκινήσει κτ. desencadenar, provocar, causar valla päästma راه انداختن؛ موجب شدن laukaista déclencher לְעוֹרֵר प्रेरित करना pokrenuti, potaknuti megindít, kirobbant; kivált memicu koma/hrinda af stað provocare, scatenare 引き起こす 유발하다 duoti postûmá izraisīt mencetuskan ontketenen utløse, sette i gang zapoczątkować, wywołać a de­clanşa давать начало; вызывать spustiť sprožiti pokrenuti utlösa, sätta i gång จุดชนวน başlatmak, kışkırtmak 引起，激發 розпочинати; спонукати سلسلہ شروع کرنا khởi động 引起，激发