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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. trigger / ˈtrɪgə(r)/ n.
  1. (on gun) grilletto m.;
    to pull the ~ premere il grilletto
  1. (on machine) levetta f.
  1. fig. to be the ~ for sth. essere l’innesco di qcs., innescare o scatenare qcs.
2. trigger / ˈtrɪgə(r)/ tr. See→ trigger off.
Phrasal verbs:
trigger off fig. ~ off [sth.] innescare, scatenare.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
triggern (firearm)grilletto nm
The policeman had his finger on the trigger of the gun.
Il poliziotto aveva il dito sul grilletto della pistola.
triggervtr (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
triggern (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.
triggern (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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trigger: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
hair triggern (pressure-sensitive gun trigger) armi da fuocogrilletto sensibile nm
Careful with that gun; it has a hair trigger and will go off at the slightest touch.
hair triggeradj 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-triggerdal grilletto facile
trigger finger (anat.) di manoindice
trigger guardn (safety feature on a gun) armi da fuocosicura nf
trigger offvtr informal (prompt, provoke)scatenare, provocare, indurre vtr
trigger-happycolui che ha il grilletto facile
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