Definition von trigger
Wortformen:plural, 3rd person singular present
tense triggers
, present participle triggering
, past tense, past participle triggered
1. zählbares Substantiv
The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.
A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
2. zählbares Substantiv [oft NOUN noun]
3. Verb
To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work.
The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house. [VERB noun]
The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire. [VERB noun]
...nuclear triggering devices. [VERB-ing]
4. Verb
...the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War. [VERB noun]
The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending. [VERB noun]
Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying triggering factor. [VERB-ing]
Trigger off means the same as trigger.
It is still not clear what events triggered off the demonstrations. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]5. zählbares Substantiv
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Substantiv
Verb transitiv
4.
to fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger
5.
to initiate (an action); set off
the fight that triggered the riot
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triggerless (ˈtriggerless)
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They argue there is no evidence to suggest they would trigger another financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2016)This is certainly not sufficient to trigger many alarms, he added. Computing (2010)A dramatic change in the weather is set to trigger gales through February. The Sun (2017)The crude wooden peg had been used as a makeshift trigger to set off the deadly device. The Sun (2008)Those triggering causes would not have provoked anything unless there had been something there to provoke. A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995)Man with a finger on the trigger of a gun pointed at his own head. The Sun (2010)This triggers a mechanism which drops the doors down at the end of the tube. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Sometimes when a person is vulnerable for psychiatric reasons some relatively mundane thing triggers enormous resentment. Times, Sunday Times (2012)This would normally trigger another control unit to fly the plane automatically. Times, Sunday Times (2016)You then need to determine what score will be the trigger point for action. Times, Sunday Times (2014)The move could trigger similar schemes being adopted across the country in other large towns and cities. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Try to remember what triggered your first panic attack. The Sun (2011)Cast your mind back and think about what else may have triggered this sudden set of fears. Times, Sunday Times (2008)This will help identify personal triggers that cause symptoms. The Sun (2015)The move will trigger another referendum on the issue. Times, Sunday Times (2011)No single power can take the chance of triggering actions by the other two. International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)If you carry and use a knife it is no different from pulling the trigger of a gun at close quarters. The Sun (2008)Trigger mechanisms for them are visible, showing they are ready to fire. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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Britisches Englisch: trigger NOUN
The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it.
A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
Britisches Englisch: trigger VERB
To trigger a bomb or system means to cause it to work.
The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: trigger
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: desencadear
- Chinesisch: 启动
- Europäisches Spanisch: desencadenar
- Französisch: déclencher
- Deutsch: auslösen
- Italienisch: innescare
- Japanisch: 引き金となる
- Koreanisch: 촉발시키다
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: desencadear
- Spanisch: desencadenar
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