How to Say "sets off" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “sets off” is “dispara” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
VerbB1
Activates an alarm or device.
Examples
La caída de tensión dispara la alarma de seguridad.
The voltage drop triggers the security alarm.
Ese recuerdo le dispara una gran tristeza.
That memory triggers deep sadness in him.
El sensor dispara la cámara cuando detecta movimiento.
The sensor activates the camera when it detects movement.
Mechanism Use
In this context, the subject is often an inanimate object (like 'sensor' or 'memory') that initiates an action automatically.
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