desencadenar
spark off ; trigger ; spark ; unleash ; touch off ; set off ; unchain ; unshackle ; let + loose.
Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense, imagined or real, committed against you.
The Internet can unshackle the ingenuity of the human race by promoting free markets and entrepreneurship around the world.
Several dozen exotic animals were deliberately let loose from an animal reserve, with the owner of the farm killing himself shortly after.
desencadenar un sinnúmero de problemas
open (up) + a can of worms
open + the floodgates
It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
