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Significados de set off em inglês

português
activar
espanhol
provocar

Put in motion or move to act.

activar
catalão
partir
espanhol
partir

Leave.

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partir
português
detonar

Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

detonar
português
esporear
espanhol
levantar

Provoke or stir up.

esporear
Uso de set off em inglês
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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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Translations for set off
Set off ao longo do tempo
Set off nas variantes da língua
Canadá
Comum
Reino Unido
Comum
Austrália
Comum
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