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[sɛt] set vb: pt, pp
1. n
1) (gen) serie f inv , (of kitchen tools, saucepans) batteria, (of books) raccolta, collezione f , (of dishes) servizio

a set of false teeth — una dentiera

he still has a full set of teeth — ha ancora una dentatura completa

a set of dining-room furniture — una camera da pranzo

a chess/draughts set — un gioco di scacchi/dama

a painting/writing set — l'occorrente m per dipingere/per scrivere

these articles are sold in sets — questi articoli si vendono in serie complete

2) Tennis set m inv
3) Math insieme m

closed set — insieme chiuso

empty set — insieme vuoto

4) Elec apparecchio

television set — televisore m

5) Cine set m inv, Theatre scena
6) Hairdressing messa in piega
7) (group: often) pej cerchia

the smart set — il bel mondo

2. adj
1) (unchanging: gen) fisso (-a), (smile) artificiale, (purpose) definito (-a), preciso (-a), (lunch) a prezzo fisso, (speech, talk) preparato (-a), (date, time) preciso (-a), stabilito (-a), (Scol: subjects) obbligatorio (-a), (books) in programma (per l'esame)

set in one's ways — abitudinario (-a)

set in one's opinions — rigido (-a) nelle proprie convinzioni

a set phrase — una frase fatta

at a set time — a un'ora stabilita

2) (determined) deciso (-a), (ready) pronto (-a)

he is (dead) set on doing it — è deciso a farlo

he is (dead) set on a new car — si è ficcato in testa di comprare una nuova macchina

to be (dead) set against (doing) sth — essere assolutamente contrario (-a) a (fare) qc

to be all set to do sth — essere pronto (-a) a fare qc

the scene was set for ... fig — tutto era pronto per...

3. vt
1) (place, put) mettere

a novel set in Rome — un romanzo ambientato a Roma

to set a higher value on happiness than on wealth — dar più valore alla felicità che alla ricchezza

to set the value of a ring at £500 — valutare un anello 500 sterline

to set sb free — liberare qn, mettere qn in libertà

to set fire to sth — dare or appiccare fuoco a qc

to set a dog on sb — aizzare un cane contro qn

2) (arrange, adjust: clock, mechanism) regolare, (alarm clock) mettere, puntare, (trap) mettere, tendere, (hair) fissare, mettere in piega, (broken arm, leg: in plaster) ingessare, (with splint) mettere una stecca a, (type) comporre

to set a poem to music — mettere in musica una poesia

I set the alarm for seven o'clock — ho messo la sveglia alle sette

3) (fix, establish: date, limit) fissare, stabilire, (record) stabilire, (fashion) lanciare, (dye, colour) fissare

to set course for Naut — far rotta per

the world record was set last year — il record mondiale è stato stabilito l'anno scorso

4) (gem) montare
5) (assign: task, homework) dare, assegnare

to set sb a problem — porre un problema a qn

to set sb an exam in Italian — far fare un esame d'italiano a qn

to set an exam in Italian — preparare il testo or le domande di un esame d'italiano

we'll set you a task — ti daremo un compito

6)

(start, cause to start) to set sth going — mettere in moto qc

it set me thinking — mi ha fatto pensare

to set sb to work — mettere qn al lavoro

to set to work — mettersi al lavoro

4. vi
1) (sun, moon) tramontare

the sun was setting — il sole stava tramontando

2) (broken bone, limb) saldarsi, (jelly, jam) rapprendersi, (concrete, glue) indurirsi, fare presa, (fig: face) irrigidirsi
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