einen Skandal auslösen

to trigger a scandal

Türkçe: skandal tetiklemek

Noun

Skandal m.

Verb

auslösen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die Enthüllungen des Journalisten lösten einen riesigen Skandal aus.

How it is used

Means to trigger a scandal. Neutral to formal register. Use in news reports about a leaked document causing public outrage. Often used with 'Enthüllung' (revelation) as the subject.

Other verbs that go with Skandal

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Skandal erregento stir up a scandal through one's behavior

All collocations with Skandal

Other collocations built on auslösen

• Alarm auslösento trigger an alarm
• eine Debatte auslösento trigger or spark a debate, often unintentionally
• einen Impuls auslösento cause or set off a reaction or trend