Set-off - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Примеры использования:

They set off together in the small car

phrasal verb

Cause someone to start doing something, especially laughing or talking.

Примеры использования:

Anything will set him off laughing

phrasal verb

Cause a bomb or alarm to go off.

Примеры использования:

Police do not know how the bomb was set off

phrasal verb

Serve as decorative embellishment to something.

Примеры использования:

I came downstairs in a mint green maxi-dress, set off nicely by my new white bag

phrasal verb

Offset something against something else.

Примеры использования:

Any rental paid must of course be set off against any income tax payable

phrasal verb

To start on a trip

Примеры использования:

What time do we set off tomorrow?, i accidentally set the alarm off.

phrasal verb

To cause an activity or event, often a series of events, to begin or happen

Примеры использования:

Cheap money set off a boom in personal borrowing, especially against homes., the proposed sale has …

phrasal verb

To cause a loud noise or explosion, such as that made by a bomb or an alarm (= a warning sound) to begin or happen

Примеры использования:

Terrorists set off a bomb in the city centre., somebody set the alarm off on my car.

phrasal verb

To make something look attractive by providing a contrast (= attractive difference) to it

Примеры использования:

The new yellow cushions nicely set off the pale green of the chair covers.

phrasal verb

To cause someone to start doing something

Примеры использования:

[ + -ing verb ] every time i think about it, it sets me off laughing., she's finally stopped crying…