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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:trigger /ˡtrɪgə(r)/ noun grilletto m;
fig causa f transitive verb ~ [off] scatenare Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. ' trigger' found in these entries: trigger: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009| 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. | | Suggest improvements for "trigger" above. | | Report an error |
| 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 | | | Report an error | Forum discussions with the word(s) 'trigger' in the title: Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'trigger':
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