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trigger /ˡtrɪgə(r)/ noun grilletto m;
fig causa f transitive verb ~ [off] scatenare

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trigger-happy

Italian:

grilletto

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
trigger	n	(firearm)	grilletto nm
The policeman had his finger on the trigger of the gun.
Il poliziotto aveva il dito sul grilletto della pistola.
trigger	vtr	(set in motion, provoke)	scatenare vtr ⇒
			innescare vtr ⇒
			dare il via vi
The assassination of the archduke triggered the war.
L'assassinio dell'arciduca scatenò la guerra.
Additional Translations
trigger	n	(mechanism control)	innesco nm
			detonatore nm
The terrorists used a mobile phone as the trigger for the bomb.
I terroristi hanno usato un cellulare come innesco per la bomba.
trigger	n	(provocation)	causa scatenante nf
The trigger for the war was the assassination of the archduke.
La causa scatenante della guerra fu l'assassinio dell'arciduca.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
hair trigger	n	(pressure-sensitive gun trigger) armi da fuoco	grilletto sensibile nm
Careful with that gun; it has a hair trigger and will go off at the slightest touch.
hair trigger	adj	figurative (reacting quickly to small provocations)	nervoso, permaloso, irascibile agg
My new manager is making my life a living hell with his hair trigger temper.
E' un tipo nervoso e permaloso, pronto a scattare per ogni minima cosa.
hair-trigger			dal grilletto facile
trigger finger		(anat.) di mano	indice
trigger guard			sicura del grilletto
trigger-happy			colui che ha il grilletto facile
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