set off

Signification (Anglais)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause to explode, let off.
4. (idiomatic, transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
5. (idiomatic, transitive) To enhance by emphasizing differences.
6. (idiomatic, transitive) To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.
7. (historical) 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.

Concepts

partir

déclencher

se mettre en chemin

annuler

se mettre en route

détoner

étincelle

exploser

faire de l’agitation

faire partir

inciter

irriter

mettre en colère

mettre en regard

opposer

poursuivre

pousser

provoquer

rehausser

s’en aller

souligner

stimuler

tirer

faire feu

🔥

mettre en évidence

se mettre en marche

se mettre en mouvement

accentuer

être en chemin

actionner

agacer

compenser

démarrer

Synonymes

depart

set out

start

leave

start out

set forth

explode

take the road

blow up

go

take off

start off

discharge

shoot

trip

detonate

trigger

launch

offset

move

part

go away

fire

🔥

activate

cancel

stress

accentuate

bring out

stir up

touch off

spark off

show off

spark

actuate

incite

highlight

instigate

trigger off

enhance

emphasize

come back

emphasise

embark

come away

drive off

drive away

get out

get off

get going

distinguish

Traductions

partire

irse

partir

detonar

sich auf den Weg machen

realçar

scatenare

incitar

ξεκινώ

andarsene

aufbrechen

vertrekken

explodir

partir

abreisen

Phrases

Meanwhile , Patrese got past Piquet as well and set off after the Jordan .

Pendant ce temps, Patrese a également dépassé Piquet et est parti après le Jordan.

In English , restrictive appositives are not set off by commas .