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1 touch off
* * *(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) scatenare, far scoppiare* * *vt + adv(argument, riot) provocare* * * -
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touch [something] off, touch off [something] faire partir [firework]; déclencher [riot, debate] -
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touch off а) быстро набросать; передать сходство; б) выпалить (из пушки);в) дать отбой (по телефону); г) вызвать (спор и т. п.) д) передать эстафету вбеге -
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6 ■ touch off
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9 touch\ off
touch off smth. /smth. off/ touch off a gun выпалить из орудия; touch off fireworks устраивать фейерверк; touch off an explosion производить взрыв; touch off a riot (a new wave of terrorism, a dispute, another international crisis, a political debate in Parliament, a heated controversy, etc.) вызывать бунт и т.д.; what touched the quarrel off apparently was his article причиной ссоры явилась, по-видимому, его статья, ссора разгорелась, по-видимому, из-за его статья -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) auslösen* * *vt▪ to \touch off off ⇆ sth etw auslösento \touch off off a storm of protest einen Proteststurm entfachen* * *vt sepexplosion, argument, fire, flood auslösen* * *touch off v/t1. eine Skizze etc (rasch) entwerfen2. (flüchtig) skizzieren3. eine Explosion etc, fig eine Krise, eine Reaktion etc auslösen, einen Proteststurm etc entfachen -
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vtto \touch off off <-> sth etw auslösen;to \touch off off a storm of protest einen Proteststurm entfachen -
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Am inf 1. повлечь за собой, навлечь, вызватьThe police action touched off another night of rioting.
His stupid remarks touched off a fight.
2. быстро набросать; точно изобразитьCareless political action can easily touch off a war.
The newspaper reports have really touched off the causes of the difficulty this time.
He touched off Teddy Roosevelt as well as it’s ever been done.
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) fazer rebentar* * *touch offdesencadear. -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) udløse* * *(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) udløse -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) hacer estallar, provocar, desencadenarv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<riot/argument\>\> provocar*, hacer* estallar, desencadenarVT + ADV [+ argument, violence, riot, fire] provocar; [+ explosive] hacer estallar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<riot/argument\>\> provocar*, hacer* estallar, desencadenar -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) koma af stað -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) felrobbant; kirobbant -
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ateşlemek, patlatmak, neden olmak, çıkarmak* * *patlat* * *(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) patlatmak -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) sprožiti* * *transitive verb skicirati, narisati z nekaj potezami; izstreliti (top ipd.); sprožiti, sprostiti; prekiniti telefonski pogovor;
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touch off — PHRASAL VERB If something touches off a situation or series of events, it causes it to start happening. [V P n (not pron)] Is the massacre likely to touch off a new round of violence? [Also V n P] … English dictionary
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touch off — verb To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed. Be cautious talking about religion or politics, lest you touch off an argument … Wiktionary
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touch off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cause to explode] Syn. detonate, light the fuse, light, set off; see explode 1 . 2. [To cause to start] Syn. start, initiate, release; see begin 1 , cause 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To release or cause to… … English dictionary for students
touch off — {v.} 1. To cause to fire or explode by lighting the priming or the fuse. * /The boy touched off a firecracker./ Compare: SET OFF. 2. To start something as if by lighting a fuse. * /The coach s resignation touched off a quarrel./ Compare: SET OFF … Dictionary of American idioms