Sentence examples of "set off" in English
He set off in the wrong direction and got lost in the woods.
Él partió en la dirección incorrecta y se perdió en el bosque.
The lowest-tuned pipe on the organ set off barometers all over the state.
El tubo con la nota mas baja del órgano partió barómetros por todo el estado.
Tom set the alarm clock to go off 6:00 a.m.
Tom fijó la alarma del reloj despertador a las 6:00 a.m.
His words set everybody roaring with laughter.
Sus palabras hicieron que todo el mundo se partiese de risa.
Do not forget to turn the light off before you go to bed.
Que no se te olvide apagar la luz antes de irte a acostar.
Police immediately sealed off the streets around the hotel as they searched for the bomb.
La policía acordonó las calles cercanas al hotel de forma inmediata mientras buscaban la bomba.
The coach called off the game because many of the players were down with the flu.
El entrenador suspendió el partido porque muchos de los jugadores estaban de baja con la gripe.
The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
El propósito de los propagandistas es hacer que un conjunto de gente olvide que otro cierto conjunto de gente son humanos.
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