trigger — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

   Exemples

   Just pull the trigger.

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   [W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air.

2. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

3. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

   Exemples

   Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.

4. An event that initiates others, or incites a response. Something that triggers an ASMR response.

5. A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.

   Antonymes

   glimmer

   Exemples

   emotional trigger

   I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.

6. An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.

7. An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

8. A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.

9. A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

10. An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

11. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

    Usage

    • archaïque

12. An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.

Verbe

1. To fire (a weapon); to set off or trip (a mechanism or function of a device).

   Usage

   • transitif

   Synonymes

   activatedetonatefireset offtrip

   Exemples

   A U235 bomb would therefore need to incorporate a gun weighing ten tons. Then there was the question of initiating or triggering the bomb.

2. To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.

   Usage

   • transitif

   Synonymes

   precipitateset offcauseactivateinitiate

   Exemples

   The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.

   The accident followed torrential early morning rain that triggered widespread flooding across Scotland's tracks, including south of Carmont.

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   A 35-year-old woman’s flutter was triggered by increasing the depth of breathing and by (electrical) stimulation of the diaphragm.

3. To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).

   Usage

   • figuré
   • transitif

   Synonymes

   push someone's buttons

   Exemples

   This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.

   People get triggered simply by seeing a Trump.

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   I encountered a forum user who didn't agree with me, so I wrote some comments with my political slogans to trigger that clueless kiddo.

4. To activate; to become active.

   Usage

   • especially
   • intransitif

   Exemples

   Sodium nitrite (750 ppm) was added after the alarm triggered at three hours, and corrosion did not occur for over eight hours.

Nom

1. lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

   Synonymes

   gun trigger

   Termes génériques

   lever

2. a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

   Termes génériques

   device

3. an act that sets in motion some course of events

   Synonymes

   inductioninitiation

   Termes génériques

   causingcausation

Verbe

1. put in motion or move to act

   Synonymes

   tripactuateactivateset offspark offsparktrigger offtouch off

   Termes génériques

   initiatepioneer

   Exemples

   trigger a reaction

   actuate the circuits

2. release or pull the trigger on

   Termes génériques

   tripactuateactivateset offspark offsparktrigger offtouch off

   Exemples

   Trigger a gun