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Meanings of set off in English

Portuguese
activar
Spanish
provocar

Put in motion or move to act.

      activar
      Catalan
      partir
      Spanish
      partir

      Leave.

          Related terms
          partir
          Portuguese
          detonar

          Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

                detonar
                Portuguese
                esporear
                Spanish
                levantar

                Provoke or stir up.

                      esporear
                      Usage of set off in English
                      1
                      Its release last week set off several days of largely peaceful protests.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      State media say gunmen stormed the building and set off explosive devices.
                      BBC
                      3
                      If so, an American sneak attack might set off a nuclear war.
                      Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
                      4
                      A military source said the explosive was set off by remote control.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      Elizabeth accepted their company, and the three young ladies set off together.
                      Pride and Prejudice
                      6
                      Heavy rains set off landslides and forced thousands to flee their homes.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      His injunction last year set off another Argentina default on July 31.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      What time are they going to set off tomorrow - at nine?'
                      Metro 2033
                      9
                      He set off again, and soon that great dreaming land swallowed him.
                      The talisman
                      10
                      Large blasts sometimes set off reprisal attacks against the minority Sunni community.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      He said a suspected suicide bomber had set off the second blast.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      I got up that morning and set off for work as usual.
                      Fatelessness
                      13
                      The ships set off from the Middle East in March and April.
                      The Irish Times
                      14
                      The pony set off jauntily and we soon left the settlement behind.
                      The Silver Pigs
                      15
                      Do something for the innocent, the children set off from Parnell Square.
                      The Irish Times
                      16
                      The impact would almost certainly set off a chain of devastating earthquakes.
                      A short history of nearly everything
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                      Common
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                      Common
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