el gatillo

trigger

ɡ a ˈt i ʝ o
gat cat + illo diminutive
noun · masculine Rare #33,486
trigger
SP: El policía no apretó el gatillo.
EN: The police officer didn’t pull the trigger.

Quita el dedo del gatillo.

Take your finger off the trigger.

No tires del gatillo.

Don't pull the trigger.

Nunca tiré del gatillo.

I never pulled the trigger.

Entonces, aprieta el maldito gatillo.

Then, pull the damn trigger.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Es un gatillo sensible.

It's a sensitive trigger.

— Un día de furia (1993)

El seguro del gatillo está puesto.

The trigger safety is on.

— Turno de noche (2026)

Con una de gatillo interior, no se sabe.

With one that has an internal trigger, you never know.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Tomás quitó el dedo del gatillo.

Tomás took his finger off the trigger.

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