■ set off

■ set off
■ set off
A v. t. + avv.
1 far esplodere; accendere: to set off a bomb, far esplodere una bomba; to set off the fireworks [a fuse], accendere i fuochi d'artificio [una miccia]
2 fare sparare, scaricare (un'arma da fuoco): to set off a gun, sparare un colpo di cannone; (anche) sparare con una pistola
3 (mecc.) fare partire; lanciare; azionare (un meccanismo, ecc.): to set off a rocket, fare partire (o lanciare) un razzo; to set off the burglar alarm, azionare l'allarme antifurto (spec. inavvertitamente)
4 (fig.) dare il via a, causare; provocare; scatenare: to set off a violent reaction [a war], provocare una violenta reazione [scatenare una guerra]
5 far scoppiare (q.: a ridere, piangere, ecc.): His funny remark set me off (laughing), la sua buffa osservazione mi fece scoppiare a ridere
6 mettere in evidenza; far risaltare; esaltare (fig.): Headwords are set off in bold type, i lemmi sono evidenziati in neretto; The girl's pale complexion set off her black eyes, la carnagione pallida della ragazza faceva risaltare i suoi occhi neri
7 compensare, controbilanciare (un debito, uno svantaggio, ecc.)
8 (sport) mettere in movimento, lanciare (un compagno)
B v. i. + avv.
1 mettersi in viaggio; partire; andare; muoversi; (sport: nelle corse) prendere il via: It's time to set off, è ora di muoversi; to set off for work [on a holiday], andare al lavoro [in vacanza]; to set off running, partire di corsa
2 (fig.) intendere; proporsi di; partire con l'idea di: I had set off to do it by myself, ero partito con l'idea di farlo da solo
3 (fig.) mettersi, cominciare a: If he sets off complaining, he'll never stop, se si mette a lamentarsi, non la finisce più.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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