trigger in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trigger in the English»French Dictionary

I.trigger [Brit ˈtrɪɡə, Am ˈtrɪɡər] N

1. trigger (on gun):

trigger

détente f

to pull or squeeze the trigger

appuyer sur la détente

2. trigger (starting mechanism):

trigger (on machine)

manette f

3. trigger fig:

to act as or to be the trigger for sth

déclencher qc

II.trigger [Brit ˈtrɪɡə, Am ˈtrɪɡər] VB trans

trigger → trigger off

See also trigger off

I.trigger off VB [Brit ˈtrɪɡə -, Am ˈtrɪɡər -] (trigger off [sth])

trigger off

déclencher

hair trigger N

1. hair trigger:

hair trigger

détente f ultrasensible

Phrases:

hair-trigger attr (instant) reaction

très rapide

trigger-happy [Brit, Am ˈtrɪɡər ˌhæpi] ADJ inf

1. trigger-happy lit:

trigger-happy

à la gâchette facile

to be trigger-happy

avoir la gâchette facile

2. trigger-happy fig:

trigger-happy

impulsif/-ive

I.trigger off VB [Brit ˈtrɪɡə -, Am ˈtrɪɡər -] (trigger off [sth])

trigger off

déclencher

Translations for trigger in the French»English Dictionary

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gâchette (détente) controvers

trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

to pull the trigger

avoir la gâchette facile

to be trigger-happy

être le détonateur de qc

to be the catalyst for sth, to trigger sth off

déclic

trigger

actionner ou faire jouer un déclic

to activate a trigger

déclencheur

trigger

détente

trigger

appuyer sur la détente

to pull the trigger

rallumer lutte, guerre

to trigger off again

trigger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trigger in the English»French Dictionary

I.trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. trigger (gun part):

trigger

gâchette f

to pull the trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

2. trigger (precipitating incident):

to be a trigger for sth

être le déclencheur de qc

II.trigger [ˈtrɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to trigger sth (off) [or to trigger (off) sth]

déclencher qc

trigger finger N

trigger finger

index m

trigger-happy ADJ

to be trigger-happy

avoir la gâchette facile

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squeeze trigger, doll

appuyer sur

to squeeze a trigger of a weapon

presser la détente

to squeeze a trigger of a camera

appuyer sur le déclencheur

to pull the trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

Translations for trigger in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gâchette

trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

to pull the trigger

avoir la gâchette facile

to be trigger-happy

détonateur

trigger

trigger Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to squeeze a trigger of a weapon

presser la détente

to squeeze a trigger of a camera

appuyer sur le déclencheur

to be trigger-happy

avoir la gâchette facile

to pull the trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

to be a trigger for sth

être le déclencheur de qc

to trigger sth (off) [or to trigger (off) sth]

déclencher qc

to pull the trigger

appuyer sur la gâchette

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are sitting on volcanoes - any excuse, any small excuse, and the violence is triggered.

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Entering a naval region where an enemy fleet is present will trigger a naval combat automatically.

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He pulls the trigger, which releases an umbrella, while he tells his wife she's dead.

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These levels could trigger the need for environmental reviews, as well as raise community concerns.

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Upon hearing the starting trigger, the players start performing the challenge and the first one to complete it wins one point for his/her team.

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This triggered the entire front to collapse and ended the fighting.

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For some organizations, facing hundreds of gigabytes of data for the first time may trigger a need to reconsider data management options.

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The enemies are aliens that teleport in around the player based on events that are triggered as the player explores the environment.

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But it has become a trigger word that stops people's thinking.

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If they are, then the good ending is triggered.

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