English-Swedish translations for trigger

• avtryckare
• trigga
  Han är aldrig nöjd och triggar sig själv hela tiden till att vinna.
  Mataffärer på nätet triggar oss med snygga matfoton och lyxiga recept.
• utlösa
  Hur många falska alarm kommer eCall-systemet att utlösa?How many false alarms will this eCall system trigger?
  Institutionerna behåller rollen att utlösa mekanismen.The institutions keep the role of triggering the mechanism.
  Jag skulle framför allt vilja veta vem som kan utlösa dem och när.I would particularly like to know who can trigger them and when.

Definition of trigger

• A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun
• A similar device used to activate any mechanism
• A concept or image that upsets somebody
• An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person
• A device that manually lengthens the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing
• An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity
• A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity
• To fire a weapon
• To initiate something
• To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone
• To activate; to become active

Examples

• Just pull the trigger.
• Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.
• I cant watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.
• The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.
• This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.

Related words

• outrigger
• triggering
• trigger-happy
• triggerfish
• hair-trigger
• triggerable
• level-triggered
• edge-triggered
• trigger warning