"set off sth" in German to set off sth. etw. auslösen etw. hervorrufen etw. in Gang setzen Detailed translations for "set off sth" to set off sth. to set off sth.(also: to raise sth., to bring on sth., to touch off sth.) etw. auslösen to set off sth. etw. hervorrufen{transitive verb} to set off sth. etw. in Gang setzen{transitive verb}