English-Dutch translations for set off

vertrekken
Onze gemeenschappelijke delegatie moet spoedig vertrekken. This joint delegation needs to set off without delay. Bovendien vertrekken de meeste leden op donderdagmiddag naar hun kiesdistricten, en moeten velen verschillende uren reizen voordat zij thuis zijn. Moreover, most Members set off for their constituencies on Thursday afternoons, and many have to travel for several hours before they reach home. Tot slot wil ik nog benadrukken dat we eind deze week met goed nieuws naar Cancun vertrekken, namelijk met de overeenkomst die afgelopen weekend is bereikt over de toegang tot geneesmiddelen. I will conclude by emphasising that we will be taking with us good news when we set off for Cancún at the end of the week, and by that I mean the agreement reached last weekend on access to medicines.

To leave; to begin a journey or trip
To begin; to cause; to initiate
To cause to explode, let off
To make angry
To enhance by emphasizing differences
To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect
To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry

He set off in search of better opportunities.
I had no idea that one simple comment would set off such a huge argument.
What a tragedy, that someone would set off a bomb in a crowded place.
Dont set him off or he wont shut up all day.
Her plain white dress was set off by a bright red stole.
My taxes did not increase because the amount of my raise was set off by my losses in the stock market.

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