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trig·ger
(trĭg′ər)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. Something that precipitates a particular event or situation.
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; allergens that trigger asthma attacks.
2. To fire or explode (a weapon or an explosive charge).
[Dutch trekker, from Middle Dutch trecker, from trecken, to pull.]
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trigger
(ˈtrɪɡə)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small projecting lever that activates the firing mechanism of a firearm
2. (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)
4. (usually foll by off) to give rise (to); set off
5. to fire or set in motion by or as by pulling a trigger
[C17 tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken to pull; see trek]
ˈtriggered adj
ˈtriggerless adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
trig•ger
(ˈtrɪg ər)n.
1. a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring.
3. anything, as an act or event, that initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions.
v.t. 4. to initiate or precipitate (a reaction, process, or chain of events).
5. to fire or explode (a gun, missile, etc.) by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device.
v.i. 6. to release a trigger.
7. to become active; activate.
Idioms: quick on the trigger,
a. quick to act or respond; impetuous; volatile.
b. ready to act; sensitive; alert.
[1615–25; earlier tricker < Dutch trekker, derivative of trekk(en) to pull (compare trek)]
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trigger
Past participle: triggered
Gerund: triggering
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| trigger |
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| I trigger |
| you trigger |
| he/she/it triggers |
| we trigger |
| you trigger |
| they trigger |
| Preterite |
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| I triggered |
| you triggered |
| he/she/it triggered |
| we triggered |
| you triggered |
| they triggered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am triggering |
| you are triggering |
| he/she/it is triggering |
| we are triggering |
| you are triggering |
| they are triggering |
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| I have triggered |
| you have triggered |
| he/she/it has triggered |
| we have triggered |
| you have triggered |
| they have triggered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was triggering |
| you were triggering |
| he/she/it was triggering |
| we were triggering |
| you were triggering |
| they were triggering |
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| I had triggered |
| you had triggered |
| he/she/it had triggered |
| we had triggered |
| you had triggered |
| they had triggered |
| Future |
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| I will trigger |
| you will trigger |
| he/she/it will trigger |
| we will trigger |
| you will trigger |
| they will trigger |
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| I will have triggered |
| you will have triggered |
| he/she/it will have triggered |
| we will have triggered |
| you will have triggered |
| they will have triggered |
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| I will be triggering |
| you will be triggering |
| he/she/it will be triggering |
| we will be triggering |
| you will be triggering |
| they will be triggering |
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| I have been triggering |
| you have been triggering |
| he/she/it has been triggering |
| we have been triggering |
| you have been triggering |
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| I will have been triggering |
| you will have been triggering |
| he/she/it will have been triggering |
| we will have been triggering |
| you will have been triggering |
| they will have been triggering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been triggering |
| you had been triggering |
| he/she/it had been triggering |
| we had been triggering |
| you had been triggering |
| they had been triggering |
| Conditional |
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| I would trigger |
| you would trigger |
| he/she/it would trigger |
| we would trigger |
| you would trigger |
| they would trigger |
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| I would have triggered |
| you would have triggered |
| he/she/it would have triggered |
| we would have triggered |
| you would have triggered |
| they would have triggered |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun]trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
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. [画像:trigger - a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen]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. [画像:trigger - an act that sets in motion some course of events]trigger - an act that sets in motion some course of events
instigation, fomentation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Verb 1. [画像:trigger - put in motion or move to act]trigger - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
2. [画像:trigger - release or pull the trigger on]trigger - release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
trigger
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
trigger
nounSomething that incites especially a violent response:
1. To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
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Translations
أداة القَدْح أو الأطلاق، مُطْلِقزِناد المُسَدَّسيَبدأ، يُطْلِق، يُشْعِل
spoušťspouštěčspustit
aftrækkerudløseudløser
gikkurkoma/hrinda af staîundirrót, upptök
duoti postūmįgaidukaspostūmis
cēlonisizraisītizšķirošais notikums u.tmlmēlīte
spúšťač
sprožilo
trigger
[ˈtrɪgəʳ]A. N [of gun] → gatillo m; [of bomb, machine] → disparador m
to pull the trigger → apretar el gatillo, disparar
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)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
trigger
[ˈtrɪgər] n
[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
to be trigger-happy → avoir la gâchette facile
trigger off
vt [+ war, recession, strike, demonstration, illness] → déclencher trigger-happy trigger happy [ˌtrɪgərˈhæpi] adj [person] → à la gâchette facile to be trigger-happy → avoir la gâchette facile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
trigger
:trigger finger
trigger grip
n → Pistolengriff m
trigger guard
n → Abzugsbügel m
trigger-happy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
trigger
[ˈtrɪgəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
trigger
(ˈtrigə) noun1. 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 gatilho spoušť der Abzug aftrækker σκανδάλη gatillo päästik ماشه liipaisin détente הדק यन्त्र को चालू करने का पुर्जा okidač, otponac ravasz pelatuk, picu gikkur grilletto 引金 방아쇠 gaidukas (šautenes) mēlīte picu trekker avtrekker spust ماشه 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 gatilho spouštěč der Auslöser udløser έναυσμα disparador; desencadenante ajend, tõuge علت؛ سبب alkusysäys déclencheur גורם 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 لامل، سبب mecanism de declanşare импульс spúšťač sprožilo okidač utlösare, utlösning ตัวนํา kışkırtıcı olay 引爆點,起因 імпульс, спонукання سلسلہ در سلسلہ sự khởi động một quá trình 引爆,引起反应的事或行动
verb (often with off) to start (a series of events). The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war. aan die gang sit يَبدأ، يُطْلِق، يُشْعِل започвам disparar spustit auslösen udløse 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 په لاره اچول، موجب کیدل a declanşa давать начало; вызывать spustiť sprožiti pokrenuti utlösa, sätta i gång จุดชนวน başlatmak, kışkırtmak 引發 розпочинати; спонукати سلسلہ شروع کرنا khởi động 引起,激发
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
trig·ger
n. desencadenamiento; impulso o reacción que inicia otros eventos;
___ points → puntos de ___;
v. desencadenar, iniciar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
trigger
n gatillo; — finger dedo en gatillo; — point punto gatillo; vt provocarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.