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trigger2

UK: /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/ US: /-ə`/ (tb trigger off)

Translation

v [t]
desencadenar
provocar
Some people suffer headaches which are triggered by certain foods
Algunas personas padecen dolores de cabeza provocados por ciertos alimentos
activar
The alarm system was triggered
Algo activó el sistema de alarma
(una bomba)
hacer estallar
(Definition of trigger v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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