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For the verb: "to set"| Simple Past: | set | | Past Participle: | set | Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:set1 /set/ sustantivo - (of tools, golf clubs, pens, keys) juego m;
(of books, records) colección f;
(of stamps) serie f;
a matching ~ of sheets and pillowcases un juego de cama - (TV) aparato m, televisor m;
(Rad) aparato m, receptor m - (in tennis, squash) set m
- (Theat) (stage) escenario m;
(scenery) decorado m - (Cin) plató m
- (in hairdressing) marcado m
set2 adjetivo - (established, prescribed) ‹wage/price› fijo;
there are no ~ times for visiting no hay horas de visita establecidas;
a ~ phrase una frase hecha;
we ordered the ~ menu (BrE) pedimos el menú del día - (pred)
- (ready, prepared): to be ~ estar(conj.⇒) listo, estar(conj.⇒) pronto (RPl)
- (likely, about to) (journ) to be ~ to + inf llevar camino de + inf
- (determined, resolute): she's absolutely ~ on that bicycle está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta;
he's dead ~ on going to college está resuelto a ir a la universidad sea como sea
- (rigid, inflexible): to be ~ in one's ways tener(conj.⇒) costumbres muy arraigadas
set3 (pres p setting;
past &
past p set) verbo transitivo - (put, place) poner(conj.⇒), colocar(conj.⇒)
- (cause to be, become): to ~ sb free poner(conj.⇒) en libertad a algn;
to ~ fire to sth, to ~ sth on fire prenderle fuego a algo - (prepare) ‹trap› tender(conj.⇒);
‹table› poner(conj.⇒) - (Med) ‹bone› encajar, componer(conj.⇒) (AmL)
- ‹hair› marcar(conj.⇒)
- (adjust) ‹oven/alarm clock/watch› poner(conj.⇒)
- (arrange, agree on) ‹date/time› fijar
- (impose, prescribe) ‹target› establecer(conj.⇒)
- (allot) ‹task› asignar;
‹homework› mandar;
‹exam/test/problem› poner(conj.⇒);
‹text› prescribir(conj.⇒) - (establish) ‹precedent› sentar(conj.⇒);
‹record/standard› establecer(conj.⇒);
to ~ a good example dar(conj.⇒) buen ejemplo
- (cause to do, start): she ~ them to work in the garden los puso a trabajar en el jardín;
to ~ sth going poner(conj.⇒) algo en marcha - (usu pass) ‹book/film› ambientar;
the novel is ~ in Japan la novela está ambientada en el Japón - (mount, insert) ‹gem› engarzar(conj.⇒), engastar;
‹stake› hincar(conj.⇒), clavar;
the posts are ~ in concrete los postes están puestos en hormigón verbo intransitivo - (go down) [sun/moon] ponerse(conj.⇒)
- (become solid, rigid) [jelly] cuajar(se);
[cement] fraguar(conj.⇒) - [bone] soldarse(conj.⇒)
Phrasal Verbsset about v + prep + o - ‹task› (begin) emprender;
(tackle) acometer - to ~ about -ing ponerse(conj.⇒) a + inf
- (attack) atacar(conj.⇒)
set apart v + o + adv distinguir(conj.⇒) set aside v + o + adv, v + adv + o - (save, reserve) ‹food/goods› guardar, apartar;
‹time› dejar;
‹money› guardar, ahorrar - (put to one side, shelve) ‹book/project› dejar (de lado)
- (disregard) ‹hostility› dejar de lado;
‹rules/formality› prescindir de set back v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹progress› retrasar, atrasar;
‹clock› atrasar set in v + adv [infection] declararse set off - v + adv (begin journey) salir(conj.⇒)
- v + o + adv, v + adv + o
- (activate) ‹bomb/mine› hacer(conj.⇒) explotar;
‹alarm› hacer(conj.⇒) sonar;
‹firework› lanzar(conj.⇒), tirar - (enhance) hacer(conj.⇒) resaltar
set out - v + adv
- (begin journey) salir(conj.⇒)
- (begin, intend): I didn't ~ out with that intention no empecé con esa intención;
she had failed in what she had ~ out to achieve no había logrado lo que se había propuesto
- v + o + adv, v + adv + o
- ‹argument/theory› exponer(conj.⇒)
- ‹goods› exponer(conj.⇒);
‹chess pieces› colocar(conj.⇒)
set to v + adv ponerse(conj.⇒) a trabajar set up v + o + adv, v + adv + o - (erect, assemble) ‹monument› levantar;
‹machine/tent› montar, armar;
they ~ up camp near the river acamparon cerca del río - (arrange, plan) ‹meeting› convocar(conj.⇒) a
- (institute, found) ‹committee/commission› crear;
‹inquiry› abrir(conj.⇒);
‹business› montar - (establish): she ~ herself up as a photographer se estableció como fotógrafa
- (colloq)
- (frame) tenderle(conj.⇒) una trampa a
- (rig) arreglar
set: setback~back sustantivo revés m;
set square~ square sustantivo escuadra f;
(with two equal sides) cartabón m Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:set [set]
| I | nombre 1 (de ajedrez, copas, herramientas, palos de golf, tazas, etc) juego: you'll need to take a spare set of clothes, tendrás que llevar una muda para cambiarte (de libros, obras) colección (de monedas, sellos) serie Mat conjunto 2 (de personas) grupo pey pandilla familiar the jet-set, el jet 3 aparato TV set, televisor 4 Teat escenario, decorado Cine plató 5 Dep set 6 (del pelo) marcado | | II | adjetivo 1 (frase) hecho,-a (hora, sitio) determinado,-a, señalado,-a (precio) fijo,-a (tarea) asignado,-a 2 listo,-a, preparado,-a [for sthg, para algo] [to do sthg, para hacer algo] 3 determinado: he's (dead) set on marrying her, está empeñado en casarse con ella (pase lo que pase) to have one's heart set on sthg/doing sthg, estar resuelto a tener/hacer algo 4 (idea) fijo,-a (opinión) inflexible (sonrisa) forzado,-a | | III | verbo transitivo (ps & pp set) 1 colocar, poner (usu con adverbio y/o preposición) he set the vase on the table, colocó el florero en la mesa to set (one's) eyes on sthg/sb, ver algo/a alguien to set foot in, poner los pies en 2 (un criterio, objetivo, récord) establecer (un ejemplo) dar (un examen) poner (una hora, fecha, un sitio) acordar (la pauta) marcar (un precio) fijar (una tarea) asignar 3 (un libro, una película, etc) (usu pasivo) ambientar (un edificio) ubicar 4 (causar algo) to set sb free, liberar a alguien to set sb to work, poner a alguien a trabajar to set fire to, plantar/prender fuego a to set sthg moving, poner algo en movimiento 5 (arreglar, preparar) (un despertador, el horno) poner (una piedra preciosa, etc) montar, engarzar (un hueso) encajar (la mesa) poner (el pelo) marcar (una trampa) tender to set a poem to music, poner música a un poema 6 Náut to set sail, zarpar | | IV | verbo intransitivo 1 (hueso) soldarse 2 (hormigón) fraguar (yogurt) cuajarse 3 (la Luna, el Sol) ponerse ♦ LOC: to set sb's teeth on edge, darle dentera a alguien |
set: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009| Compound Forms: |
| chemistry set | n | | juego de química nm |
| chess set | n | | juego de ajedrez nm |
| close-set | adj | (eyes, teeth very close to each other) | junto |
| data set | | | conjunto de datos nm |
| dead set | adj | (resolute, determined) | decidido adj | | He was dead set on becoming a naval pilot, and was bitterly disappointed when he was rejected for poor eyesight . | | He was dead set against the Prime Minister's proposal. |
| | | resuelto adj |
| | | estar determinado a loc verb | | El estaba determinado a convertirse en piloto naval. |
| | fam | metérsele (algo a alguien) entre ceja y ceja loc verb | | ¡Cuando se te mete algo entre ceja y ceja, no hay quien te pare hasta que lo consigues! |
| | | empecinado adj | | Sus padres estaban empecinados en negarle el permiso para casarse. |
| | | empeñado adj | | Ya lo conocés, cuando está empeñado en algo no acepta un "no" por respuesta. |
| dinette set | n | US (table and chairs for a breakfast nook) | juego de desayunador nm | | The dinette set in the kitchen was the gathering spot for family and friends. |
| | México | juego de antecomedor nm | | Vendo antecomedor: cuatro sillas y mesa de madera. Buen precio, llame al 123-44-56. |
| dinner set | | | servicio de mesa nm |
| get set | vi | (prepare oneself, get ready) | prepararse v pron | | I am going home early today to get set for my vacation. |
| | | ¡listos! interj | | ¡En sus marcas!, ¡listos!, ¡fuera!... |
| get set for | vtr | (prepare for) | preparase para vtr pron | | This is the biggest, fastest roller-coaster in the world - so hold tight and get set for the ride of your life! |
| jet set | | | alta sociedad nf |
| manicure set | n | | estuche de manicura nm |
| mathematical set | | | conjunto matemático |
| page set-up | n | (IT) informática | configuración de página nf |
| partially ordered set | | | conjunto parcialmente ordenado nm |
| point set | | matemáticas, computación | conjunto de puntos nm |
| point set | | herramientas | juego de puntas nm |
| power set | | (Mathematics) matemáticas | conjunto de las partes de un conjunto nm |
| power set | | | dispositivo de alimentación nm nf |
| set about | | | empezar v |
| set against | | (to set oneself against something) | oponerse rotundamente v |
| set against | | (to set something against something) | contraponer v |
| set against | | (to set somebody against somebody) | enemistar v |
| set alight | | | pegar fuego v |
| set alight | | | incendiar v |
| set aside | | | reservar v |
| set aside | | (set aside a room for, set aside time for) | separar v |
| set back | | | atrasar v |
| set before | | (to set something before somebody) | anteponer v |
| set by | | | guardar v |
| set conditions | | | condiciones establecidas nm |
| set conditions | | (to set conditions for something) | establecer condiciones v |
| set designer | | | director de arte, decorador nm |
| set down | | (an object) | dejar v |
| set fire to | | | incendiar v |
| set forth | | | exponer v |
| set going | | | poner en marcha v |
| set in | | (to be set in one's ways) | tener costumbres arraigadas v |
| set in | | (bad weather) | establecerse v |
| set in | | (to be set in one's opinions) | afianzarse v |
| set in motion | | (to start a series of events) | poner en movimiento v |
| set in order | | (set something in order) | poner en orden v |
| set limits | | (set one's life in order) | establecer límites v |
| set of furniture | | | mobiliario nm |
| set of teeth | | (set of false teeth) | dentadura postiza nf |
| set of teeth | | (set of teeth) | dientes postizos nm |
| set of three | | | conjunto de tres, trío nm |
| set of two | | | conjunto de dos, par nm |
| set off | | (to start something) | provocar, desencadenar v |
| set off | | (to leave) | partir v |
| set on | | (set on something on doing) | empeñarse v |
| set on | | (to attack verbally or physically) | agredir v |
| set on fire | | | encender v |
| set one's heart on | | | anhelar v |
| set piece | n | arte | grupo |
| set piece | n | | pieza realista de escenario |
| set point | | (tennis) | punto de set nm |
| set purpose | | (have no set purpose in arranging the meeting) | fin definido nm |
| set square | n | | escuadra |
| set straight | | (set the records straight) | hacer una aclaración v |
| set straight | | (set matters straight) | aclarar las cosas v |
| set straight | | | poner derecho v |
| set straight | | (set something (a picture, a tie)) | enderezar v |
| set straight | | (set sb straight about sth) | aclarar v |
| set term | | | plazo fijo nm |
| set terms | | | plazos fijos nmpl |
| set the date | | (set a/the date) | determinar una fecha v |
| set the limit | | | establecer el límite v |
| set the pace | | | marcar el paso v |
| set the stage | | | crear el marco v |
| set the standards for | | | establecer los estándares de v |
| set theory | | (math) | teoría de los conjuntos nm |
| set to work | | (to set to work) | poner a trabajar v |
| set traps for sb | | | tenderle trampas a alguien v |
| set up | | (set up a company) | establecer una empresa v |
| set up | | (established) | establecido adj |
| set up | | (a fence) | erigir v |
| set up shop | | (set up shop as a decorator) | abrir un negocio v |
| set your sights on | | (to set your sights on some thing) | poner la mira en v |
| set-to | n | informal | bronca |
| set-to | n | | combate |
| set-to | n | | disputa |
| set-to | n | | lucha |
| set-to | n | | pelea |
| set-to | v | (phrasal verb- fight) | ¡a ello! |
| set-to | v | (phrasal verb- fight) | ¡listos! |
| smart set | | | la buena sociedad nf |
| take a set | | | ganar un set loc |
| tea set | | | juego de té nm |
| television set | | | aparato de televisión nm |
| television set | | | televisor nm |
| tool set | | | juego de herramientas |
| train set | n | | tren de juguete nm |
| tube set | | | la tele nf | | | Next 100 | | Report an error | Forum discussions with the word(s) "set" in the title:' set' also found in these entries:
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