Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se gatilló
English translation:
it set off; it triggered; it provoked
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Sep 21, 2006 21:01
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
se gatilló
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
En el contexto de las conversaciones que hemos sostenido con ABC y con XYZ en relación a la situación en que se gatilló al enterarnos nosotros de la continuidad de las conversaciones de empresa GHJ con empresa LMN sin nuestra participación, te comunico lo que sigue:
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | it triggered |
AZjuancarlos
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| 5 | in the situation that was set in motion,/or produced |
Sofia Aldunate
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| 3 | provoked |
Matthew Smith
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| 3 -1 | (in which) a fuss was kicked up... |
muitoprazer (X)
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Proposed translations
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27 mins
AZjuancarlos
Native in Spanish
Federally Certified Court Interpreter
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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it triggered
Trigger, as in activate, set off, cause or generate.
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Comment: "Thank you for your help.
Mike :)"
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17 mins
(in which) a fuss was kicked up...
when we realised thjat discussions between CHJ and LMN were going on behind our backs without any input from us...
4 hrs
Sofia Aldunate
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Chile
excellent spanish and english writing
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
in the situation that was set in motion,/or produced
another idea
gatillar in this case means that something happened that set in motion certain decisions.......
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Note added at 4 horas (2006-09-22 01:11:27 GMT)
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the word "en" there is out of context in spanish, I mean by this it is badly written.... it should just say "la situación que se gatilló"
gatillar in this case means that something happened that set in motion certain decisions.......
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Note added at 4 horas (2006-09-22 01:11:27 GMT)
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the word "en" there is out of context in spanish, I mean by this it is badly written.... it should just say "la situación que se gatilló"
9 hrs
provoked
Maybe this has the necessary negative connotations
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