set

set
I [set]
nome
1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.

a new set of clothes — un nuovo guardaroba

they're sold in sets of 10 — li vendono in confezioni da 10

a set of fingerprints — = le impronte digitali di una persona schedate da un'autorità

a set of traffic lights — un impianto semaforico

2) (kit, game)

a chess set — un gioco di scacchi

a magic set — un set da prestigiatore

3) (pair)

a set of sheets — una parure di lenzuola

a set of false teeth — una dentiera

one set of grandparents lives in Canada — due dei miei nonni abitano in Canada

4) sport (in tennis) set m.
5) (television) apparecchio m.

TV set, television set — televisione, televisore

6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.

the smart o fashionable set — il bel mondo

7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.
8) mat. insieme m.
9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.
10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega

to have a shampoo and set — farsi fare uno shampoo e piega

11) mus. pièce f.
12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.
••

to make a (dead) set at sb. — BE colloq. fare di tutto per conquistare qcn

II 1. [set]
passato, participio passato set III
2.
aggettivo
1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [menu] a prezzo fisso; [formula] tutto compreso; [idea] radicato

I had no set purpose — non avevo nessuno scopo preciso

set phrase set expression frase fatta, luogo comune; to be set in one's ways essere un abitudinario, avere le proprie abitudini; the weather is set fair — il tempo è sul bello stabile o si è messo al bello

2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso
3) scol. univ. (prescribed) [book] previsto dal programma; [topic] fondamentale
4) mai attrib. (ready) pronto
5) (determined)

to be (dead) set against sth., doing — essere (del tutto, fermamente) contrario a qcs., al fare

to be set on sth., on doing — essere deciso a qcs., a fare

6) (firm) [jam, honey, yoghurt] denso; [cement] duro, rappreso
••

to be well set-up — colloq. (financially) stare bene, disporre di mezzi

III 1. [set]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-; pass., p.pass. set)
1) (place) mettere, porre [object]; montare, incastonare [gem]

to set sth. before sb. — mettere qcs. davanti a qcn. [food, plate]; fig. presentare qcs. a qcn. [proposals, findings]

to set sth. in the ground — piantare qcs. nel terreno

to set sth. into sth. — mettere o incastrare o infilare qcs. in qcs.

to set sth. straight — (align) raddrizzare qcs., mettere qcs. dritto [painting]; fig. (tidy) mettere qcs. in ordine [papers, room]

to set matters o the record straight fig. mettere le cose in chiaro; his eyes are set very close together — ha gli occhi molto ravvicinati

2) (prepare) preparare, apparecchiare [table]; tendere [trap]

set three places — apparecchia per tre

the stage is set for the final — tutto è pronto per la finale

to set one's mark o stamp on sth. — lasciare il segno su qcs

3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [fashion]; dare [tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]

to set a good, bad example to sb. — dare il buon, il cattivo esempio a qcn.

to set one's sights on — mettere gli occhi su [job]

4) (adjust) regolare [clock]; mettere, puntare [alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]

to set the oven to 180° — mettere il forno a 180°

set your watch by mine — regola il tuo orologio sul mio

5) (start)

to set sth. going — mettere in marcia, avviare [machine]

to set sb. laughing, thinking — fare ridere, riflettere qcn

6) (impose) [teacher] dare, assegnare [homework, essay]; porre [problem]

to set a book for study — inserire o mettere un libro nel programma

to set sb. the task of doing — incaricare qcn. di fare

7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]
8) mus.

to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica

9) tip. comporre [text, type]
10) med. immobilizzare [broken leg]
11) (style)

to have one' s hair set — farsi fare la piega

12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [jam]; fare solidificare [concrete]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-; pass., p.pass. set)
1) [sun] tramontare
2) (harden) [jam] rapprendersi; [concrete] solidificarsi; [glue] asciugare, asciugarsi
3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi
* * *
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) mettere
2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) preparare
3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fissare, stabilire
4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dare
5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) (provocare)
6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) tramontare
7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) indurirsi
8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) rimettere, regolare
9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) mettere in piega
10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incastonare
11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) aggiustare
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stabilito, prestabilito
2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) deciso
3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) saldo, determinato
4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fisso
5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fermo
6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) tempestato, ornato
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) collezione, raccolta
2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparecchio
3) (a group of people: the musical set.) gruppo
4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) messa in piega
5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenario
6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
* * *
I [set]
nome
1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.

a new set of clothes — un nuovo guardaroba

they're sold in sets of 10 — li vendono in confezioni da 10

a set of fingerprints — = le impronte digitali di una persona schedate da un'autorità

a set of traffic lights — un impianto semaforico

2) (kit, game)

a chess set — un gioco di scacchi

a magic set — un set da prestigiatore

3) (pair)

a set of sheets — una parure di lenzuola

a set of false teeth — una dentiera

one set of grandparents lives in Canada — due dei miei nonni abitano in Canada

4) sport (in tennis) set m.
5) (television) apparecchio m.

TV set, television set — televisione, televisore

6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.

the smart o fashionable set — il bel mondo

7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.
8) mat. insieme m.
9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.
10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega

to have a shampoo and set — farsi fare uno shampoo e piega

11) mus. pièce f.
12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.
••

to make a (dead) set at sb. — BE colloq. fare di tutto per conquistare qcn

II 1. [set]
passato, participio passato set III
2.
aggettivo
1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [menu] a prezzo fisso; [formula] tutto compreso; [idea] radicato

I had no set purpose — non avevo nessuno scopo preciso

set phrase set expression frase fatta, luogo comune; to be set in one's ways essere un abitudinario, avere le proprie abitudini; the weather is set fair — il tempo è sul bello stabile o si è messo al bello

2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso
3) scol. univ. (prescribed) [book] previsto dal programma; [topic] fondamentale
4) mai attrib. (ready) pronto
5) (determined)

to be (dead) set against sth., doing — essere (del tutto, fermamente) contrario a qcs., al fare

to be set on sth., on doing — essere deciso a qcs., a fare

6) (firm) [jam, honey, yoghurt] denso; [cement] duro, rappreso
••

to be well set-up — colloq. (financially) stare bene, disporre di mezzi

III 1. [set]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-; pass., p.pass. set)
1) (place) mettere, porre [object]; montare, incastonare [gem]

to set sth. before sb. — mettere qcs. davanti a qcn. [food, plate]; fig. presentare qcs. a qcn. [proposals, findings]

to set sth. in the ground — piantare qcs. nel terreno

to set sth. into sth. — mettere o incastrare o infilare qcs. in qcs.

to set sth. straight — (align) raddrizzare qcs., mettere qcs. dritto [painting]; fig. (tidy) mettere qcs. in ordine [papers, room]

to set matters o the record straight fig. mettere le cose in chiaro; his eyes are set very close together — ha gli occhi molto ravvicinati

2) (prepare) preparare, apparecchiare [table]; tendere [trap]

set three places — apparecchia per tre

the stage is set for the final — tutto è pronto per la finale

to set one's mark o stamp on sth. — lasciare il segno su qcs

3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [fashion]; dare [tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]

to set a good, bad example to sb. — dare il buon, il cattivo esempio a qcn.

to set one's sights on — mettere gli occhi su [job]

4) (adjust) regolare [clock]; mettere, puntare [alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]

to set the oven to 180° — mettere il forno a 180°

set your watch by mine — regola il tuo orologio sul mio

5) (start)

to set sth. going — mettere in marcia, avviare [machine]

to set sb. laughing, thinking — fare ridere, riflettere qcn

6) (impose) [teacher] dare, assegnare [homework, essay]; porre [problem]

to set a book for study — inserire o mettere un libro nel programma

to set sb. the task of doing — incaricare qcn. di fare

7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]
8) mus.

to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica

9) tip. comporre [text, type]
10) med. immobilizzare [broken leg]
11) (style)

to have one' s hair set — farsi fare la piega

12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [jam]; fare solidificare [concrete]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -tt-; pass., p.pass. set)
1) [sun] tramontare
2) (harden) [jam] rapprendersi; [concrete] solidificarsi; [glue] asciugare, asciugarsi
3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi

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