set up

set up
set up (establish oneself) [business person, trader] aprire un'attività, mettersi in affari
Ex:
to set up on one's own — mettersi in proprio
to set up (shop) as a decorator — aprire un'attività come decoratore
to set up in business — mettersi in affari; set [sth.] up, set up [sth.]
/Ex:
1) (erect) montare, tirare su [stand, stall]; montare [equipment, easel]; aprire [deckchair]; creare [roadblock]; erigere [statue]

to set up home o house mettere su casa; to set up camp — accamparsi, piantare un accampamento

2) (prepare) preparare, allestire [experiment]
3) (found, establish) istituire, fondare [business, company]; impiantare [factory]; formare [group, charity]; costituire [committee]; aprire [fund]; lanciare [scheme]
4) (start) provocare, causare [vibration]; suscitare [reaction]
5) (organize) organizzare [conference, meeting]; mettere a punto [procedures]
6) tip. comporre [page]; set [sb.] up
7) (establish in business)

to set sb. up (in business) as — fare aprire a qcn. un'attività di

8) (improve one's health, fortune) rimettere in sesto

that deal has set her up for life — con quell'affare si è sistemata per tutta la vita

9) BE colloq. (trap) [police] tendere una trappola a, incastrare [criminal]; [colleague, friend] montare un'accusa contro [person]
10) inform. settare, configurare; set [oneself] up
11) comm.

to set oneself up as — mettersi in proprio come

to set oneself up in business — mettersi in (affari per conto) proprio

12) (claim)

I don't set myself up to be an expert — non pretendo di essere un esperto

he sets himself up as an authority on Italian art — si spaccia per un esperto di arte italiana

* * *
1) (to establish: When was the organization set up?) costituire, avviare
2) (to arrange or construct: He set up the apparatus for the experiment.) mettere su
* * *
1. vi + adv

to set up (in business) as a baker/lawyer — aprire una panetteria/uno studio legale

when did you set up in business? — quand'è che ti sei messo in proprio?

2. vt + adv
1) (place in position: chairs, stalls, road blocks) disporre, (tent) rizzare, piantare, (monument) innalzare
2) (start: firm, business etc) avviare, (school, organization) fondare, (fund) costituire, (inquiry) aprire, (infection) provocare, (record) stabilire

to set up house — trovarsi una casa

to set up camp — accamparsi

to set up shop — mettersi in proprio

to set sb up in business — avviare qn agli affari

to set o.s. up as sth fig — pretendere di essere qc

* * *
set up (establish oneself) [business person, trader] aprire un'attività, mettersi in affari
Ex:
to set up on one's own — mettersi in proprio
to set up (shop) as a decorator — aprire un'attività come decoratore
to set up in business — mettersi in affari; set [sth.] up, set up [sth.]
/Ex:
1) (erect) montare, tirare su [stand, stall]; montare [equipment, easel]; aprire [deckchair]; creare [roadblock]; erigere [statue]

to set up home o house mettere su casa; to set up camp — accamparsi, piantare un accampamento

2) (prepare) preparare, allestire [experiment]
3) (found, establish) istituire, fondare [business, company]; impiantare [factory]; formare [group, charity]; costituire [committee]; aprire [fund]; lanciare [scheme]
4) (start) provocare, causare [vibration]; suscitare [reaction]
5) (organize) organizzare [conference, meeting]; mettere a punto [procedures]
6) tip. comporre [page]; set [sb.] up
7) (establish in business)

to set sb. up (in business) as — fare aprire a qcn. un'attività di

8) (improve one's health, fortune) rimettere in sesto

that deal has set her up for life — con quell'affare si è sistemata per tutta la vita

9) BE colloq. (trap) [police] tendere una trappola a, incastrare [criminal]; [colleague, friend] montare un'accusa contro [person]
10) inform. settare, configurare; set [oneself] up
11) comm.

to set oneself up as — mettersi in proprio come

to set oneself up in business — mettersi in (affari per conto) proprio

12) (claim)

I don't set myself up to be an expert — non pretendo di essere un esperto

he sets himself up as an authority on Italian art — si spaccia per un esperto di arte italiana


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