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go off

Italian translation: attivare

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English term or phrase:go off
Italian translation:attivare
Entered by: Maria Elisa Albanese

16:23 Jan 31, 2010
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: go off
é un cane che parla
"Sometimes, I get to carry the car keys. I can make the alarm go off if I bite the keychain just right!"
Maria Elisa Albanese
Italy
Local time: 12:29
attivare
Explanation:
fare suonare l'allarme

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-31 16:30:30 GMT)
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The alarm went off... = ring or sound loudly (Longman Dictionary)
Selected response from:

Giovanni Giglio
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:29
Grading comment
grazie
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7far scattare
Elena Zanetti
4 +3attivare
Giovanni Giglio
4(far) spegnere
Sabrina Becciu
3spegnere/disattivare
Francesca Siotto


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
go off (contesto)
spegnere/disattivare


Explanation:
non vedo altre possibilità!

Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
go off (contesto)
(far) spegnere


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 3 min (2010-01-31 16:26:02 GMT)
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DISATTIVARE

Sabrina Becciu
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 20
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
go off (contesto)
attivare


Explanation:
fare suonare l'allarme

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-31 16:30:30 GMT)
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The alarm went off... = ring or sound loudly (Longman Dictionary)

Giovanni Giglio
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zerlina
29 mins
  -> grazie!
agree  Angie Garbarino
53 mins
  -> grazie!
agree  Stefano Costa (X)
4 hrs
  -> grazie!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
go off (contesto)
far scattare


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 15 min (2010-01-31 16:38:46 GMT)
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Dal pannello di preferenze dell'applicazione è possibile scegliere i parametri che possono fare scattare l'allarme attivando, per esempio, ...
www.melablog.it/post/.../lockdown-lantifurto-per-mac

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 12:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 132

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zerlina: yep:-))
23 mins
  -> ciaaau :-)
agree  Angie Garbarino:
48 mins
  -> grazie!
agree  langnet: Che divertimento ci sarebbe altrimenti per il cane, se l'alarme si spegne :-)
1 hr
  -> magari è un cane non troppo sveglio... ;-)
agree  Federica Masante
2 hrs
  -> grazie!
agree  LAX01
3 hrs
  -> grazie!
agree  Stefano Costa (X)
4 hrs
  -> grazie!
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: pole pole, ma arrivo :-)
2 days 23 hrs
  -> chi va piano va sano e va lontano... ;-)
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