| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| set off vi phrasal | (begin a journey) | ge sig av vbal uttr |
| | (om resor med fordon) | åka vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | sticka vitr |
| | We'll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic. |
| set off on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin: a journey) | ge sig ut på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (med fordon) | åka iväg på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | sticka iväg på ngt vbal uttr |
| | That morning, we set off on our trip to California. |
| set off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin a journey) | ge sig ut på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (med fordon) | åka iväg på ngt vbal uttr |
| | I usually set off for work at 8 a.m. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (trigger, switch on) | sätta igång ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | utlösa vtr |
| | He set off an alarm when he opened the back door. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (event: cause to happen) | utlösa vtr |
| | | sätta igång ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off the First World War. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (highlight by contrasting) | framhäva vtr |
| | | betona vtr |
| | That colour looks good on you; it sets off your eyes. |
| set [sb] off vtr phrasal insep | informal (make [sb] angry) | reta upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | göra ngn arg vtr + adj |
| | (vardagligt) | göra ngn förbannad vtr + adj |
| | Don't mention politics to Richard; you'll set him off. |