eine Explosion auslösen / verursachen

to trigger an explosion

Türkçe: patlamayı tetiklemek

Noun

Explosion f.

Verb

verursachen

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Ein Kurzschluss löst eine Explosion im Maschinenraum aus.

How it is used

Means 'to trigger an explosion' intentionally or accidentally. Neutral register. Use when describing a gas leak causing a blast. 'Auslösen' implies a trigger mechanism; 'verursachen' is more general.

Other verbs that go with Explosion

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• zur Explosion bringento cause an explosion

All collocations with Explosion

Other collocations built on verursachen

• Chaos anrichten / stiften / verursachento cause or create chaos, focusing on the act of disruption
• Erstaunen verursachento cause astonishment
• Fieber verursachento cause a fever
• Kummer verursachento be the source of someone's grief
• Schaden anrichten / verursachento cause damage
• Schmerz verursachento cause pain
• Unruhe verursachento cause unrest/turmoil
• ein Trauma verursachento cause a trauma