trigger
1 verb cause to happen TRANSITIVEtionscain verb an aftershock could trigger another tsunami d'fhéadfadh iarchrith súnámaí eile a thionscnamhthe strike was triggered by the breakdown in talks cliseadh na gcomhráite ba chúis leis an stailcthe reaction was triggered by something she ate rud éigin a d'ith sí a spreag an frithghníomhú 2 verb cause to behave TRANSITIVEtabhair ar PhrV cuir faoi deara do the bad publicity triggered them to reform the bill thug an drochphoiblíocht orthu an bille a leasú, chuir an drochphoiblíocht faoi deara dóibh an bille a leasúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb provoke TRANSITIVEspreag verb dúisigh verb something small could trigger the urge to smoke d'fhéadfadh rud fánach an fonn caite tobac a spreagadhit triggered feelings of revulsion in me chuir sé masmas orm, chuir sé déistin orm 4 verb activate TRANSITIVEdúisigh verb cuir ag dul cuir ar siúl a staff member triggered the alarm dhúisigh ball foirne an t-aláram, chuir ball foirne an t-aláram ag dulthe lights are triggered by motion sensors cuireann braiteoirí gluaiseachta na soilse ar siúl 5 noun catalystcúis fem2 siocair fem5 the trigger was my mother's death bás mo mháthar an chúis a bhí leis, bás mo mháthar a spreag éa visit to his doctor was the trigger for changing his eating habits cuairt ar a dhochtúir a thug air a nósanna itheacháin a athrúinfection is the most common trigger of asthma attacks ionfhabhtuithe is mó a spreagann taomanna asma 6 noun of guntruicear masc1 to pull the trigger an truicear a tharraingt 7 noun of machine, devicetruicear masc1 trigger switch lasc thruicir