Seal, in particular for doors, French doors or windows, - having at least one retaining means which can be attached to the leaf of a door, a French door or a window, - having a sealing strip which has a sealing element which is suitable for sealing with respect to a surface, for example a floor, a ceiling or a surface of a lintel, - having at least one movement mechanism which is connected on the one hand to the at least one retaining means and on the other hand to the sealing strip and by means of which the sealing strip can be moved in a first direction between a release position in which the sealing element is at a distance from the surface, and a sealing position in which the sealing element bears against the surface, and - having a trigger which is mounted in or on the retaining means and which is coupled to a rod of the movement mechanism, which rod can be displaced perpendicularly to the first direction and parallel to the sealing strip in a second direction and by means of which a force can be introduced into the movement mechanism in order to move the sealing strip, wherein the trigger has a stop surface with which it can strike against a stop in order to introduce the force, - wherein the trigger or a part of the trigger having the stop surface is pivotable about an axis which extends in the first direction or parallel to the first direction, characterised in that - the trigger has a spring element which presses the pivotable trigger or the pivotable part of the trigger into a stop position when the seal is in an unactuated state, wherein the stop surface is substantially inclined relative to the second direction in the stop position. - having at least one retaining means which can be attached to the leaf of a door, a French door or a window, - having a sealing strip which has a sealing element which is suitable for sealing with respect to a surface, for example a floor, a ceiling or a surface of a lintel, - having at least one movement mechanism which is connected on the one hand to the at least one retaining means and on the other hand to the sealing strip and by means of which the sealing strip can be moved in a first direction between a release position in which the sealing element is at a distance from the surface, and a sealing position in which the sealing element bears against the surface, and - having a trigger which is mounted in or on the retaining means and which is coupled to a rod of the movement mechanism, which rod can be displaced perpendicularly to the first direction and parallel to the sealing strip in a second direction and by means of which a force can be introduced into the movement mechanism in order to move the sealing strip, wherein the trigger has a stop surface with which it can strike against a stop in order to introduce the force, - wherein the trigger or a part of the trigger having the stop surface is pivotable about an axis which extends in the first direction or parallel to the first direction, characterised in that - the trigger has a spring element which presses the pivotable trigger or the pivotable part of the trigger into a stop position when the seal is in an unactuated state, wherein the stop surface is substantially inclined relative to the second direction in the stop position.