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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgatillo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gatillo
"Él apretó el gatillo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small lever in a firearm that is pulled by the finger to release the hammer and fire the gun.
"He pulled the trigger and the gun fired."
- 1
To cause an event or situation to happen or exist.
"The smoke triggered the fire alarm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: alteration of dialect tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken 'pull'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trigger" is said worldwide
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gâchette
Transliteration: gâchette
"Il a appuyé sur la gâchette."
Abzug
Transliteration: Abzug
"Er betätigte den Abzug."
grilletto
Transliteration: grilletto
"Ha premuto il grilletto."
gatillo
Transliteration: gatillo
"Él apretó el gatillo."
gatilho
Transliteration: gatilho
"Ele puxou o gatilho."
ट्रigger
Transliteration: trigar
Script: ट्रिगर
"उसने बंदूक का ट्रिगर दबाया।"
扳机
Transliteration: bānjī
"他扣动了扳机。"
방아쇠
Transliteration: bangasoe
"그는 방아쇠를 당겼다."
引き金
Transliteration: hikigane
"彼は引き金を引いた。"
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