auslösen

To fire (a weapon); to set off or trip (a mechanism or function of a device)

• A crisis can trigger a revolution in economic thinking.

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auslösen

To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result

auslösen

To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person)selten

auslösen

To activate; to become activeselten

A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun

• Tom didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.

  Tom hatte nicht den Mut abzudrücken.

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• I didn't pull the trigger.

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A similar device used to activate any mechanism

An event that initiates others, or incites a response

An event that initiates others, or incites a response.; Something that triggers an ASMR responseselten