set out

set out (leave) avviarsi (for per; to do per fare)

Ex:

we set out from Paris at 9 am — lasciammo Parigi alle 9

to set out on a journey — partire per un viaggio

to set out to do — (intend) [book, report, speech] avere il fine di fare; [person] proporsi di fare; set [sth.] out, set out [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (spread out) disporre, esporre [goods]; disporre [food, chairs, chessman]; collocare, disporre [books, papers]; organizzare [information]

2) (state, explain) presentare, illustrare [ideas]; formulare [objections]; stabilire, dettare [terms]

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1) (to start a journey: He set out to explore the countryside.) partire, mettersi in viaggio

2) (to intend: I didn't set out to prove him wrong.) intendere

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1. vi + adv

to set out (for) — avviarsi (verso, a), (city) partire (per)

we set out for London at nine o'clock — siamo partiti per Londra alle nove

to set out (from) — partire (da)

to set out in search of sb/sth — mettersi alla ricerca di qn/qc

to set out to do sth — proporsi di fare qc

2. vt + adv

(goods etc), (fig: reasons, ideas) esporre, presentare, (chess pieces) schierare, disporre

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set out (leave) avviarsi (for per; to do per fare)

Ex:

we set out from Paris at 9 am — lasciammo Parigi alle 9

to set out on a journey — partire per un viaggio

to set out to do — (intend) [book, report, speech] avere il fine di fare; [person] proporsi di fare; set [sth.] out, set out [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (spread out) disporre, esporre [goods]; disporre [food, chairs, chessman]; collocare, disporre [books, papers]; organizzare [information]

2) (state, explain) presentare, illustrare [ideas]; formulare [objections]; stabilire, dettare [terms]