set off

1. (идиома, непереходный)To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.

   He set off in search of better opportunities.

   losmachen, abgehen, sich absetzen

   отправля́тьсяotpravljátʹsja, отпра́витьсяotprávitʹsja

   set in motion or cause to begin

2. (идиома, переходный)To begin; to cause; to initiate.

   I had no idea that one simple comment would set off such a huge argument.

   auslösen, entfesseln, in Gang bringen / setzen

3. (переходный)To cause to begin.

   When he started giggling, it set us all off too.

   cause to burst with a violent release of energy

4. (идиома, переходный)To cause to explode, let off.

   What a tragedy, that someone would set off a bomb in a crowded place.

   zünden, abbrennen

5. (идиома, переходный)To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.

   Don't set him off or he won't shut up all day.

   anzünden, aufbringen (gegen)

6. (идиома, переходный)To enhance by emphasizing differences.

   Her plain white dress was set off by a bright red stole.

   absetzen, hervorheben

7. (идиома, переходный)To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.

   My taxes did not increase because the amount of my raise was set off by my losses in the stock market.

8. (историческое)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.

1. That set off a chain reaction.

   Это запустило цепную реакцию. — Wezel

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2. What set off the smoke alarm?

   deWas hat den Rauchmelder ausgelöst? — Waldelfe

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3. Tom has set off for Boston.

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4. We set off early in the morning.

   deWir machten uns schon frühmorgens auf den Weg. — al_ex_an_der

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5. Tom set off on his trip last week.

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неправильный · Урок

• set upвызвать, вызыватьTo make ready for use.
• set offотправиться, отправлятьсяTo leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
• set outустанавливать, отправитьсяTo explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
• set onнатравитьTo attack.
• set inвключаться, вышибатьTo take root, become established.
• set downпадать, упастьTo write.
• set backзадерживать, выходитьTo delay or obstruct.
• set aboutприступить кUsed with the adverb sense of about.