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hair trigger

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
hair trigger n	(pressure-sensitive gun trigger)	gatillo delicado nm + adj
		gatillo sensible nm + adj mf
	Careful with that gun; it has a hair trigger and will go off at the slightest touch.
	Cuidado con esa arma: tiene el gatillo delicado y se dispara ante el menor roce.
hair-trigger adj	(mechanism: easily activated)	que se activa fácilmente loc adj
hair-trigger adj	figurative (easily provoked, reactive)	irritable adj mf
	(coloquial)	saltar a la mínima loc verb
	(AR, UY: coloquial)	calentón adj
	My new manager is making my life a living hell with his hair trigger temper.
	Mi nuevo jefe me está volviendo loca con su temperamento irritable.
	Mi nuevo jefe salta a la mínima y me está volviendo loca.

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