set off

set off
1. intransitive verb
(begin journey) aufbrechen; (start to move) loslaufen; [Zug:] losfahren

set off for work — sich auf den Weg zur Arbeit machen

2. transitive verb
1) (show to advantage) hervorheben
2) (start) führen zu; auslösen [Reaktion, Alarmanlage]
3) (cause to explode) explodieren lassen; abbrennen [Feuerwerk]
4) (counterbalance) ausgleichen

set something off against something — etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

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1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) aufbrechen
2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) bringen zu
3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) abbrennen
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◆ set off
I. vi aufbrechen, sich akk auf den Weg machen; (in car) losfahren
we \set off off early for the glaciers wir machten uns früh auf den Weg zu den Gletschern
they've just \set off off on a round-the-world trip sie haben gerade eine Weltreise angetreten
to \set off off for Italy nach Italien abfahren
II. vt
to \set off off ⇆ an alarm/a blast/a reaction einen Alarm/eine Explosion/eine Reaktion auslösen
to \set off off ⇆ a bomb eine Bombe zünden
to \set off off an explosive eine Sprengladung hochgehen lassen
2. (cause to do)
▪ to \set off sb off doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
that joke always \set offs me off laughing bei diesem Witz muss ich immer lachen
to \set off sb off crying/thinking jdn zum Weinen/Nachdenken bringen
3. (attractively contrast)
▪ to \set off off ⇆ sth etw hervorheben [o unterstreichen]
she \set off off her suntan by wearing a white dress mit ihrem weißen Kleid brachte sie ihre Bräune noch mehr zur Geltung
4. (oppose)
▪ to \set off off ⇆ sth against sth etw etw dat gegenüberstellen
5. ECON
▪ to \set off off ⇆ sth against sth etw mit etw dat verrechnen, etw auf etw akk anrechnen
to \set off costs off against tax Unkosten von der Steuer absetzen
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set off
A v/t
1. hervortreten lassen, abheben (from von):
be set off voneinander abstechen
2. hervorheben, betonen, besser zur Geltung bringen
3. Alarm, eine Lawine, einen Streik etc auslösen
4. set sb off on sth jemanden auf etwas bringen;
set sb off laughing jemanden zum Lachen bringen
5. a) eine Rakete abschießen
b) ein Feuerwerk abbrennen
c) eine Sprengladung zur Explosion bringen
6. (against) besonders JUR
a) als Ausgleich nehmen (für)
b) auch WIRTSCH aufrechnen (gegen), verrechnen (mit)
7. ausgleichen, aufwiegen
B v/i
1. ein Gegengewicht bilden (against zu)
2. fig anfangen, beginnen
3. → academic.ru/66191/set_out">set out B 1
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1. intransitive verb
(begin journey) aufbrechen; (start to move) loslaufen; [Zug:] losfahren

set off for work — sich auf den Weg zur Arbeit machen

2. transitive verb
1) (show to advantage) hervorheben
2) (start) führen zu; auslösen [Reaktion, Alarmanlage]
3) (cause to explode) explodieren lassen; abbrennen [Feuerwerk]
4) (counterbalance) ausgleichen

set something off against something — etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

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v.
anfangen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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