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1 Singer Sewing Machine
Общая лексика: швейная машина Зингер -
2 Singer, Isaac Merritt
[br]b. 27 October 1811 Pittstown, New York, USAd. 23 July 1875 Torquay, Devonshire, England[br]American inventor of a sewing machine, and pioneer of mass production.[br]The son of a millwright, Singer was employed as an unskilled labourer at the age of 12, but later gained wide experience as a travelling machinist. He also found employment as an actor. On 16 May 1839, while living at Lockport, Illinois, he obtained his first patent for a rock-drilling machine, but he soon squandered the money he made. Then in 1849, while at Pittsburgh, he secured a patent for a wood-and metal-carving machine that he had begun five years previously; however, a boiler explosion in the factory destroyed his machine and left him penniless.Near the end of 1850 Singer was engaged to redesign the Lerow \& Blodgett sewing machine at the Boston shop of Orson C.Phelps, where the machine was being repaired. He built an improved version in eleven days that was sufficiently different for him to patent on 12 August 1851. He formed a partnership with Phelps and G.B. Zieber and they began to market the invention. Singer soon purchased Phelps's interest, although Phelps continued to manufacture the machines. Then Edward Clark acquired a one-third interest and with Singer bought out Zieber. These two, with dark's flair for promotion and marketing, began to create a company which eventually would become the largest manufacturer of sewing machines exported worldwide, with subsidiary factories in England.However, first Singer had to defend his patent, which was challenged by an earlier Boston inventor, Elias Howe. Although after a long lawsuit Singer had to pay royalties, it was the Singer machine which eventually captured the market because it could do continuous stitching. In 1856 the Great Sewing Machine Combination, the first important pooling arrangement in American history, was formed to share the various patents so that machines could be built without infringements and manufacture could be expanded without fear of litigation. Singer contributed his monopoly on the needle-bar cam with his 1851 patent. He secured twenty additional patents, so that his original straight-needle vertical design for lock-stitching eventually included such refinements as a continuous wheel-feed, yielding presser-foot, and improved cam for moving the needle-bar. A new model, introduced in 1856, was the first to be intended solely for use in the home.Initially Phelps made all the machines for Singer. Then a works was established in New York where the parts were assembled by skilled workers through filing and fitting. Each machine was therefore a "one-off" but Singer machines were always advertised as the best on the market and sold at correspondingly high prices. Gradually, more specialized machine tools were acquired, but it was not until long after Singer had retired to Europe in 1863 that Clark made the change to mass production. Sales of machines numbered 810 in 1853 and 21,000 ten years later.[br]Bibliography12 August 1851, US patent no. 8,294 (sewing machine)Further ReadingBiographies and obituaries have appeared in Appleton's Cyclopedia of America, Vol. V; Dictionary of American Biography, Vol XVII; New York Times 25 July 1875; Scientific American (1875) 33; and National Cyclopaedia of American Biography.D.A.Hounshell, 1984, From the American System to Mass Production 1800–1932. TheDevelopment of Manufacturing Technology in the United States, Baltimore (provides a thorough account of the development of the Singer sewing machine, the competition it faced from other manufacturers and production methods).RLH -
3 Clark, Edward
SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors[br]fl. 1850s New York State, USA[br]American co-developer of mass-production techniques at the Singer sewing machine factory.[br]Born in upstate New York, where his father was a small manufacturer, Edward Clark attended college at Williams and graduated in 1831. He became a lawyer in New York City and from then on lived either in the city or on his rural estate near Cooperstown in upstate New York. After a series of share manipulations, Clark acquired a one-third interest in Isaac M. Singer's company. They soon bought out one of Singer's earlier partners, G.B.Zeiber, and in 1851, under the name of I.M.Singer \& Co., they set up a permanent sewing machine business with headquarters in New York.The success of their firm initially rested on marketing. Clark introduced door-to-door sales-people and hire-purchase for their sewing machines in 1856 ($50 cash down, or $100 with a cash payment of $5 and $3 a month thereafter). He also trained women to demonstrate to potential customers the capabilities of the Singer sewing machine. At first their sewing machines continued to be made in the traditional way, with the parts fitted together by skilled workers through hand filing and shaping so that the parts would fit only onto one machine. This resembled European practice rather than the American system of manufacture that had been pioneered in the armouries in that country. In 1856 Singer brought out their first machine intended exclusively for home use, and at the same time manufacturing capacity was improved. Through increased sales, a new factory was built in 1858–9 on Mott Street, New York, but it soon became inadequate to meet demand.In 1863 the Singer company was incorporated as the Singer Manufacturing Co. and began to modernize its production methods with special jigs and fixtures to help ensure uniformity. More and more specialized machinery was built for making the parts. By 1880 the factory, then at Elizabethport, New Jersey, was jammed with automatic and semi-automatic machine tools. In 1882 the factory was producing sewing machines with fully interchangeable parts that did not require hand fitting in assembly. Production rose from 810 machines in 1853 to half a million in 1880. A new family model was introduced in 1881. Clark had succeeded Singer, who died in 1875, as President of the company, but he retired in 1882 after he had seen through the change to mass production.[br]Further ReadingNational Cyclopaedia of American Biography.D.A.Hounshell, 1984, From the American System to Mass Production, 1800–1932. The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States, Baltimore (a thorough account of Clark's role in the development of Singer's factories).F.B.Jewell, 1975, Veteran Sewing Machines. A Collector's Guide, Newton Abbot.RLH -
4 SSM
1) Компьютерная техника: Screen Saver Machine, Soft System Methodology2) Спорт: Sport Study Model3) Военный термин: Midget Submarine, Silver Star Medal, Simulation Support Module, semisubmersible minehunter, ship simulation model, ship-to-ship missile, space station module, squadron sergeant major, staff sergeant major, subsystem manager, surface-to-ship missile, surface-to-surface missile, system support management, РЗЗ (ракета "земля - земля")4) Техника: single-sideband modulation, spacecraft systems monitor, spread spectrum modem, stellar seeing monitor, support system module, system status monitor, system support manager, Sealed Switch Module5) Шутливое выражение: Sonic Super Mop7) Автомобильный термин: special service message8) Дипломатический термин: ракета класса "корабль - корабль", (surface-to-surface missile) ракета класса "земля - земля"9) Музыка: Solid State Music10) Оптика: stage scanning microscope11) Телекоммуникации: Single Segment Message (DQDB, SMDS)12) Сокращение: Sea-Skimmer Missile, Singer Sewing Machine, Small Stamp Machine, Software Structure Model, Soldier System Modeling, Squadron Sergeant Major (British Army), Staff Sergeant Major (British Army), Turkish Defence Industries Undersecretariat, satellite system monitoring, single-stage missile, сообщение о текущем состоянии синхронизации (syncronization status message)13) Физика: surface stress measurements14) Электроника: Single-sideband Signal Multiplier, Strategic sourcing methodology15) Вычислительная техника: Set System Mask, Simplified Storage Management (HSM), Source Specific Multicast (IETF, WG, Multicast)16) Онкология: Superficial Spreading Melanoma17) СМИ: Sunbonnet Sue Mystery18) Деловая лексика: Shared Savings Mechanism, Supply Side Management19) Сетевые технологии: SAA Service Manager, Service Session Manager, Simplified Storage Management, Super Simple Multicast, упрощённое управление хранением информации, Source Specific Multicast20) Программирование: Source Support Module21) Химическое оружие: system safety manager22) Макаров: spread-spectrum modulation, surface skimming mode23) США: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan24) Чат: Sex Starved Marriage25) Правительство: Sault Ste Marie26) Аэропорты: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan USA27) НАСА: Standard Solar Model -
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1) Компьютерная техника: Screen Saver Machine, Soft System Methodology2) Спорт: Sport Study Model3) Военный термин: Midget Submarine, Silver Star Medal, Simulation Support Module, semisubmersible minehunter, ship simulation model, ship-to-ship missile, space station module, squadron sergeant major, staff sergeant major, subsystem manager, surface-to-ship missile, surface-to-surface missile, system support management, РЗЗ (ракета "земля - земля")4) Техника: single-sideband modulation, spacecraft systems monitor, spread spectrum modem, stellar seeing monitor, support system module, system status monitor, system support manager, Sealed Switch Module5) Шутливое выражение: Sonic Super Mop7) Автомобильный термин: special service message8) Дипломатический термин: ракета класса "корабль - корабль", (surface-to-surface missile) ракета класса "земля - земля"9) Музыка: Solid State Music10) Оптика: stage scanning microscope11) Телекоммуникации: Single Segment Message (DQDB, SMDS)12) Сокращение: Sea-Skimmer Missile, Singer Sewing Machine, Small Stamp Machine, Software Structure Model, Soldier System Modeling, Squadron Sergeant Major (British Army), Staff Sergeant Major (British Army), Turkish Defence Industries Undersecretariat, satellite system monitoring, single-stage missile, сообщение о текущем состоянии синхронизации (syncronization status message)13) Физика: surface stress measurements14) Электроника: Single-sideband Signal Multiplier, Strategic sourcing methodology15) Вычислительная техника: Set System Mask, Simplified Storage Management (HSM), Source Specific Multicast (IETF, WG, Multicast)16) Онкология: Superficial Spreading Melanoma17) СМИ: Sunbonnet Sue Mystery18) Деловая лексика: Shared Savings Mechanism, Supply Side Management19) Сетевые технологии: SAA Service Manager, Service Session Manager, Simplified Storage Management, Super Simple Multicast, упрощённое управление хранением информации, Source Specific Multicast20) Программирование: Source Support Module21) Химическое оружие: system safety manager22) Макаров: spread-spectrum modulation, surface skimming mode23) США: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan24) Чат: Sex Starved Marriage25) Правительство: Sault Ste Marie26) Аэропорты: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan USA27) НАСА: Standard Solar Model -
6 Howe, Elias
[br]b. 9 July 1819 Spencer, Massachusetts, USAd. 3 October 1867 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA[br]American inventor of one of the earliest successful sewing machines.[br]Son of Elias Howe, a farmer, he acquired his mechanical knowledge in his father's mill. He left school at 12 years of age and was apprenticed for two years in a machine shop in Lowell, Massachusetts, and later to an instrument maker, Ari Davis in Boston, Massachusetts, where his master's services were much in demand by Harvard University. Fired by a desire to invent a sewing machine, he utilized the experience gained in Lowell to devise a shuttle carrying a lower thread and a needle carrying an upper thread to make lock-stitch in straight lines. His attempts were so rewarding that he left his job and was sustained first by his father and then by a partner. By 1845 he had built a machine that worked at 250 stitches per minute, and the following year he patented an improved machine. The invention of the sewing machine had an enormous impact on the textile industry, stimulating demand for cloth because making up garments became so much quicker. The sewing machine was one of the first mass-produced consumer durables and was essentially an American invention. William Thomas, a London manufacturer of shoes, umbrellas and corsets, secured the British rights and persuaded Howe to come to England to apply it to the making of shoes. This Howe did, but he quarrelled with Thomas after less than one year. He returned to America to face with his partner, G.W.Bliss, a bigger fight over his patent (see I.M. Singer), which was being widely infringed. Not until 1854 was the case settled in his favour. This litigation threatened the very existence of the new industry, but the Great Sewing Machine Combination, the first important patent-pooling arrangement in American history, changed all this. For a fee of $5 on every domestically-sold machine and $1 on every exported one, Howe contributed to the pool his patent of 1846 for a grooved eye-pointed needle used in conjunction with a lock-stitch-forming shuttle. Howe's patent was renewed in 1861; he organized and equipped a regiment during the Civil War with the royalties. When the war ended he founded the Howe Machine Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut.[br]Further ReadingObituary, 1867, Engineer 24.Obituary, 1867, Practical Magazine 5.F.G.Harrison, 1892–3, Biographical Sketches of Pre-eminent Americans (provides a good account of Howe's life and achievements).N.Salmon, 1863, History of the Sewing Machine from the Year 1750, with a biography of Elias Howe, London (tells the history of sewing machines).F.B.Jewell, 1975, Veteran Sewing Machines, A Collector's Guide, Newton Abbot (a more modern account of the history of sewing machines).C.Singer (ed.), 1958, A History of Technology, Vol. V, Oxford: Clarendon Press (covers the mechanical developments).D.A.Hounshell, 1984, From the American System to Mass Production 1800–1932. TheDevelopment of Manufacturing Technology in the United States, Baltimore (examines the role of the American sewing machine companies in the development of mass-production techniques).RLH -
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1. IIIfix smth., smb.1) fix a loose plank (a lid, the door, etc.) закрепить оторвавшуюся доску и т. д.; fix a butterfly наколоть бабочку (на булавку)', fix bayonets mil, примкнуть штыки2) fix the time (an appointment, the date of the next session, etc.) назначать время и т. д.; fix the place договориться о месте (встречи и т. д.); fix the price (the salary, the rent, the amount to be paid, the income tax, etc.) устанавливать / назначать / цену и т. д.; fix the budget определить бюджет; fix the liability а) установить меру ответственности; б) определить круг обязанностей; fix the spelling закрепить орфографию / орфографические нормы / ; what you say fixes it то, что вы говорите, решает дело3) USA coll. fix a watch (a broken tool, a machine, etc.) починить часы и т. д., can you fix this? вы можете это поправить / наладить / ?; who can fix the light? кто может / возьмется / починить электричество / свет / ?; fix one's hair (one's dress, one's make-up, etc.) поправлять прическу и т. д., fix the room привести комнату в порядок4) USA coll. fix a meal (a salad, a drink, some coffee, etc.) приготовить еду и т. д.5) fix colours / the dye / закреплять краску; fix a [photographic] negative закрепить снимок2. IVfix smth. in some manner fix smth. firmly (fast, loosely. crookedly, etc.) прочно и т. д. закрепить что-л.3. Vfix smb. smth. coll. fix them some food (him a drink, etc.) приготовить им поесть и т. д.4. XI1) be fixed at some time the date is not yet fixed срок / день / еще не установлен; there is nothing fixed yet еще ничего не решено, еще нет ничего определенного: be fixed for (as) some time the concert is fixed for tomorrow evening концерт назначен на завтрашний вечер; the date of departure is fixed as June 10 дата отъезда назначена на десятое июня; be fixed by smb., smth. all these prices are fixed by the authorities все эти цены установлены официальными органами, введены твердые цены; the custom is fixed by tradition этот обычай закреплен / освящен / традицией; be fixed in some топчет that... it was definitely fixed that... было твердо решено, что...2) be fixed on smb. his eyes were fixed on the girl его взгляд был прикован к девушке; be fixed by smth. my attention was fixed by this strange object (by this unusual sight, etc.) этот странный предмет и т. д. привлек / приковал / мое внимание; be fixed with smth. a dye is fixed with chemicals краска закрепляется / фиксируется / химикалиями; be fixed in smth. it was fixed in my memory forever это навсегда запечатлелось в моей памяти3) be fixed (up)on smth., smb. the place was fixed upon as the exhibition ground было решено, что выставку устроят / разместят / на этой площадке; the crime was fixed on him его [ложно] обвинили в преступлении, дело повернули [все подстроили] так, что вина за преступление пала на него5. XIIhave smth. fixed1) we must have this bookshelf (this bolt, the plank, etc.) fixed нам надо закрепить книжную полку и т. д. || keep smb.'s attention fixed задерживать на себе чье-л. [пристальное] внимание; this sight kept his attention fixed он не мог оторваться от этого зрелища2) they have everything fixed у них уже все решено / организовано /3) where can I have the car (the sewing-machine, the light, etc.) fixed? где здесь можно отремонтировать / исправить / машину и т.д.?, you must have your hair fixed вам надо поправить прическу6. XIIIfix to do smth. USA col!. fix to go home (to be a singer, etc.) решать или собираться пойти / отправиться / домой и т. д.; what are you fixing to do? что ты собираешься делать?7. XVIfix(up)on smth. fix upon a small villa (upon a little bungalow, on the place for a meeting, etc.) выбрать / остановиться, остановить свой выбор / на небольшой вилле и т.д.; fix on a date for a journey договориться о дне, когда мы отправимся в путь; we fixed upon his plan мы остановились на его плане; fix (up)on smb. they fixed upon her они остановили свой выбор на ней; fix upon smb., smth. for smb. my mother fixed upon him for my husband мать выбрала его мне в мужья, мать решила, что он должен стать моим мужем; they fixed upon this hotel for us to stay они выбрали для нас этот отель; fix upon smb. to do smth. fix upon him to do this job (to deliver the address, to represent us, etc.) избрать его / остановить свой выбор на нем / для выполнения этого дела и т. д.8. XV llI fix (up)on doing smth. USA coll. fix upon going out (upon helping him, etc.) решить выйти на улицу и т. д.9. XX1fix smth. as smth. ' the date of the event as 1722 установить, что это событие относится к тысяча семьсот двадцать второму году, датировать это событие тысяча семьсот двадцать вторым годом10. XXI11) fix smth. in (to) smth. fix a nail into tile wall (a post in the ground, a stake into the ground, etc.) вбивать / вколачивать / гвоздь в стенку и т. д. I want to fix a feather in my hat я хочу приколоть / прикрепить / к шляпе перо; they fixed the dining table in the middle of the cabin они закрепили стол посреди каюты; fix smth. (up)on smth. fix a statue upon a pedestal устанавливать памятник на пьедестале; fix the shelf on the wall укреплять полку на стене; I want to fix this picture on the wall я хочу повесить эту картину на стену; fix one's thoughts on paper изложить свой мысли в письменном виде / на бумаге / ; fix smth. to smth. fix a shelf to a wall (the picture to a panel, a mirror to a lid, etc.) прикреплять / прибивать / полку к стене и т. д.; fix smth., smb. by / with / smth. fix a tent by means of pegs (a picture by nails, etc.) закрепить палатку колышками и т. д.; fix the door with a nail (the handle with a bit of wire, etc.) закрепить / укрепить / дверь гвоздем и т. д.; fix a butterfly with a pin наколоть бабочку2) fix smth. for (on) smth. fix a day for the meeting. (the meeting for 3 o'clock, the boat-race for Thursday, the execution for tomorrow, the date for the event, etc.) устанавливать день для проведения собрания и т. д., назначить собрание на какой-л. день и т. д.; fix the place for the meeting a) условиться о месте встречи; б) договориться о том, где будет [проходить] собрание; fix the price for smth. установить цену на что-л.; fix a value on smth. определить ценность или стоимость чего-л.: fix smth. at smth. fix one's salary at $ 100 (the price at one dollar, the passage money at L 3 per head, etc.) установить / назначить / зарплату в сто долларов и т. д.3) fix smth. with smth. fix a photograph ( a dye, a colour, etc.) with chemicals закреплять / фиксировать / фотографию химикалиями; fix smth. in smth. fix facts (dates, the expression. the spelling of this word, etc.) [well] in one's mind (in one's heart, in one's memory) закреплять факты и т. д. в памяти, крепко / хорошо, как следует / запоминать факты и т.д.; the effort of copying it will serve to fix it in the memory при переписывании это лучше запомнится; fix smth. on smb., smth. fix one's eyes (a searching look) on him (on the sky, on the ground, etc.) устремить свой взгляд / пристально смотреть / (испытующе смотреть) на него и т. д.; fix one's eyes / one's gaze / on the future устремить взор в будущее; fix one's attention, on the child (on the strange picture, etc.) обратить на ребенка и т. д. особое внимание; fix one's attention on what one is doing сосредоточить свое внимание на том, что делаешь; fix one's thoughts (the mind, one's affections) on smth., smb. устремить все.помыслы (думы, чувства) на что-л., кого-л.; he has fixed his affections on a worthless woman он полюбил ничтожную / недостойную / женщину; fix one's hopes on smb., smth. возлагать надежды на кого-л., что-л.; fix smb. with smth. fix smb. with one's eyes устремить свой взор / уставиться / на кого-л., пригвоздить кого-л. взглядом; fix smb. with an angry (stony, blank, etc.) stare [в упор] смотреть на кого-л. злым и т. д. взглядом4) fix smth. on smb., smth. fix the blame on the leader (the crime on him, the responsibility on the committee, etc.) сваливать вину на вожака и т. д., he wanted to fix suspicion on her он хотел, чтобы дозрение пало на нее; fix the authorship of a poem on smb. приписать авторство стихотворения кому-л.5) fix smth. for smb. USA coll. fix these shoes for her (this watch for him, our car for us, etc.) починить ей туфли и т. д.6) fix smth. for smb. USA coll. fix tea for him (lunch for the familу, etc.) приготовить для него чай и т. д.11. XXIIfix smth. for doing smth. fix a price for selling the property (a date for leaving the place, etc.) назначать /устанавливать/ цену для продажи имущества и т. д. -
8 Hunt, Walter
SUBJECT AREA: Weapons and armour[br]b. 29 July 1796 Martinsburg, New York, USAd. 8 June 1859 New York, USA[br]American inventor and developer of the first repeating rifle.[br]Hunt displayed talent as an inventor at an early age. While in his late teens he designed a machine for spinning flax, and after taking out a patent on it in 1826 he went to New York in order to set up a company to manufacture it. The company failed, however, and he was forced to go into business as an estate agent in order to make a living. Nevertheless, he remained undeterred and continued to invent a wide range of objects, including an iron fire alarm for fire stations and engines (1827) and the safety pin (1849). However, either many of his ideas were before their time or he failed to market them properly: for example, in 1834 he invented a sewing machine with lockstitch, but failed to patent it and it was left to others, such as Merritt Singer, to reap the rewards. He also conceived the name "fountain pen", but again more commercially minded people, Swan, Parker and Waterman, enjoyed the benefits. His paper collar, invented in 1854, only became popular after his death. Hunt is probably best remembered in the field of firearms. In 1849 he produced the first repeating rifle, which had a tubular magazine fixed under the barrel and fired special self-propelled or "rocket" balls, for which Hunt had taken out a patent the previous year. Although this weapon never entered general manufacture, the design principles incorporated in it were later reflected in the Springfield, Winchester, Henry and Volcanic rifles, which began to appear towards the end of the following decade.[br]Further Reading1974, Webster's American Biographies (a useful summary of Hunt's life and work).CM -
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set [set]jeu ⇒ 1 (a) série ⇒ 1 (a) ensemble ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) cercle ⇒ 1 (b) appareil ⇒ 1 (d) poste ⇒ 1 (d) set ⇒ 1 (e) fixe ⇒ 2 (a) arrêté ⇒ 2 (b) figé ⇒ 2 (b) résolu ⇒ 2 (c) prêt ⇒ 2 (d) mettre ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d) poser ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (e), 3 (i) situer ⇒ 3 (b) régler ⇒ 3 (c) fixer ⇒ 3 (f), 3 (i) établir ⇒ 3 (f) faire prendre ⇒ 3 (h) se coucher ⇒ 4 (a) prendre ⇒ 4 (b)1 noun(a) (of tools, keys, golf clubs, sails) jeu m; (of numbers, names, instructions, stamps, weights) série f; (of books) collection f; (of furniture) ensemble m; (of cutlery, dishes, glasses) service m; (of lingerie) parure f; (of wheels) train m; (of facts, conditions, characteristics, data) ensemble m; (of events, decisions, questions) série f, suite f; Typography (of proofs, characters) jeu m; Computing (of characters, instructions) jeu m, ensemble m;∎ a set of matching luggage un ensemble de valises assorties;∎ a set of table/bed linen une parure de table/de lit;∎ a set of sheets une parure de lit;∎ badminton/chess set jeu m de badminton/d'échecs;∎ they're playing with Damian's train set ils jouent avec le train électrique de Damian;∎ the cups/the chairs are sold in sets of six les tasses/les chaises sont vendues par six;∎ I can't break up the set je ne peux pas les dépareiller;∎ they make a set ils vont ensemble;∎ to collect the (whole) set rassembler toute la collection, faire la collection;∎ he made me a duplicate set (of keys) il m'a fait un double des clés; (of contact lenses) il m'en a fait une autre paire;∎ a full set of the encyclopedia une encyclopédie complète;∎ a full set of Tolstoy's works les œuvres complètes de Tolstoï;∎ they've detected two sets of fingerprints ils ont relevé deux séries d'empreintes digitales ou les empreintes digitales de deux personnes;∎ given another set of circumstances, things might have turned out differently dans d'autres circonstances, les choses auraient pu se passer différemment;∎ the first set of reforms la première série ou le premier train de réformes;∎ they ran a whole set of tests on me ils m'ont fait subir toute une série d'examens(b) (social group) cercle m, milieu m;∎ he's not in our set il n'appartient pas à notre cercle;∎ we don't go around in the same set nous ne fréquentons pas le même milieu ou monde;∎ the riding/yachting set le monde ou milieu de l'équitation/du yachting;∎ the literary set les milieux mpl littéraires;∎ the Markham set Markham et ses amis(c) Mathematics ensemble m∎ a colour TV set un poste de télévision ou un téléviseur couleur∎ first set to Miss Williams set Williams∎ on (the) set Cinema & Television sur le plateau; Theatre sur scène(g) (part of performance → by singer, group)∎ he'll be playing two sets tonight il va jouer à deux reprises ce soir;∎ her second set was livelier la deuxième partie de son spectacle a été plus animée(i) (for hair) mise f en plis;∎ to have a set se faire faire une mise en plis∎ I could tell he was angry by the set of his jaw rien qu'à la façon dont il serrait les mâchoires, j'ai compris qu'il était en colère(k) (direction → of wind, current) direction f;∎ suddenly the set of the wind changed le vent a tourné soudainement∎ tomato/tulip sets tomates fpl/tulipes fpl à repiquer(n) (clutch of eggs) couvée f(q) (of badger) terrier m(a) (specified, prescribed → rule, price, quantity, sum, wage) fixe;∎ meals are at set times les repas sont servis à heures fixes;∎ there are no set rules for raising children il n'y a pas de règles toutes faites pour l'éducation des enfants;∎ the tasks must be done in the set order les tâches doivent être accomplies dans l'ordre prescrit;∎ with no set purpose sans but précis∎ her day followed a set routine sa journée se déroulait selon un rituel immuable;∎ he has a set way of doing it il a sa méthode pour le faire;∎ to be set in one's ways avoir ses (petites) habitudes;∎ to become set in one's views devenir rigide dans ses opinions(c) (intent, resolute) résolu, déterminé;∎ to be set on or upon sth vouloir qch à tout prix;∎ I'm (dead) set on finishing it tonight je suis (absolument) déterminé à le finir ce soir;∎ he's dead set against it il s'y oppose formellement(d) (ready, in position) prêt;∎ are you (all) set to go? êtes-vous prêt à partir?∎ he seems well set to win il semble être sur la bonne voie ou être bien parti pour gagner;∎ house prices are set to rise steeply les prix de l'immobilier vont vraisemblablement monter en flèche∎ one of our set books is 'Oliver Twist' un des ouvrages au programme est 'Oliver Twist'(a) (put in specified place or position) mettre, poser;∎ he set his cases down on the platform il posa ses valises sur le quai;∎ she set the steaming bowl before him elle plaça le bol fumant devant lui;∎ to set a proposal before the board présenter un projet au conseil d'administration;∎ to set sb on his/her feet again remettre qn sur pied;∎ to set a match to sth mettre le feu à qch;∎ to set sb ashore débarquer qn(b) (usu passive) (locate, situate → building, story) situer;∎ the house is set in large grounds la maison est située dans un grand parc;∎ his eyes are set too close together ses yeux sont trop rapprochés;∎ the story is set in Tokyo l'histoire se passe ou se déroule à Tokyo;∎ her novels are set in the 18th century ses romans se passent au XVIIIème siècle∎ I set my watch to New York time j'ai réglé ma montre à l'heure de New York;∎ set your watches an hour ahead avancez vos montres d'une heure;∎ he's so punctual you can set your watch by him! il est si ponctuel qu'on peut régler sa montre sur lui!;∎ I've set the alarm for six j'ai mis le réveil à (sonner pour) six heures;∎ how do I set the margins? comment est-ce que je fais pour placer les marges?;∎ set the timer for one hour mettez le minuteur sur une heure;∎ first set the control knob to the desired temperature mettez tout d'abord le bouton de réglage sur la température voulue;∎ the lever was set in the off position le levier était sur "arrêt"∎ the handles are set into the drawers les poignées sont encastrées dans les tiroirs;∎ there was a peephole set in the door il y avait un judas dans la porte;∎ to set a stake in the ground enfoncer ou planter un pieu dans la terre;∎ metal bars had been set in the concrete des barres en métal avaient été fixées dans le béton;∎ the brooch was set with pearls la broche était sertie de perles;∎ the ruby was set in a simple ring le rubis était monté sur un simple anneau;∎ Medicine to set a bone réduire une fracture;∎ figurative his face was set in a frown son visage était figé dans une grimace renfrognée;∎ she set her jaw and refused to budge elle serra les dents et refusa de bouger;∎ we had set ourselves to resist nous étions déterminés à résister(e) (lay, prepare in advance → trap) poser, tendre;∎ to set the table mettre le couvert ou la table;∎ to set the table for two mettre deux couverts;∎ set an extra place at table rajoutez un couvert(f) (establish → date, price, schedule, terms) fixer, déterminer; (→ rule, guideline, objective, target) établir; (→ mood, precedent) créer;∎ they still haven't set a date for the party ils n'ont toujours pas fixé de date pour la réception;∎ you've set yourself a tough deadline or a tough deadline for yourself vous vous êtes fixé un délai très court;∎ it's up to them to set their own production targets c'est à eux d'établir ou de fixer leurs propres objectifs de production;∎ a deficit ceiling has been set un plafonnement du déficit a été imposé ou fixé ou décidé;∎ to set a value on sth décider de la valeur de qch;∎ figurative they set a high value on creativity ils accordent une grande valeur à la créativité;∎ the price was set at £500 le prix a été fixé à 500 livres;∎ the judge set bail at $1,000 le juge a fixé la caution à 1000 dollars;∎ how are exchange rates set? comment les taux de change sont-ils déterminés?;∎ to set an age limit at… fixer une limite d'âge à…;∎ to set a new fashion or trend lancer une nouvelle mode;∎ to set a new world record établir un nouveau record mondial;∎ to set the tone for or of sth donner le ton de qch∎ to set sth alight or on fire mettre le feu à qch;∎ it sets my nerves on edge ça me crispe;∎ also figurative she set me in the right direction elle m'a mis sur la bonne voie;∎ to set sb against sb monter qn contre qn;∎ he/the incident set the taxman on my trail il/l'incident a mis le fisc sur ma piste;∎ to set the dogs on sb lâcher les chiens sur qn;∎ the incident set the family against him l'incident a monté la famille contre lui;∎ it will set the country on the road to economic recovery cela va mettre le pays sur la voie de la reprise économique;∎ his failure set him thinking son échec lui a donné à réfléchir;∎ the scandal will set the whole town talking le scandale va faire jaser toute la ville;∎ to set the dog barking faire aboyer le chien;∎ the wind set the leaves dancing le vent a fait frissonner les feuilles;∎ to set a machine going mettre une machine en marche(h) (solidify → yoghurt, jelly, concrete) faire prendre;∎ pectin will help to set the jam la pectine aidera à épaissir la confiture∎ the strikers' demands set the management a difficult problem les exigences des grévistes posent un problème difficile à la direction;∎ I set them to work tidying the garden je les ai mis au désherbage du jardin;∎ I've set myself the task of writing to them regularly je me suis fixé la tâche de leur écrire régulièrement∎ she set the class a maths exercise, she set a maths exercise for the class elle a donné un exercice de maths à la classe;∎ who sets the test questions? qui choisit les questions de l'épreuve?∎ to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn;∎ and I've just had my hair set! et je viens de me faire faire une mise en plis!;∎ I set my own hair je me fais moi-même mes mises en plis∎ to set type composer∎ to set sth to music mettre qch en musique(a) (sun, moon, stars) se coucher;∎ we saw the sun setting nous avons vu le coucher du soleil(b) (become firm → glue, cement, plaster, jelly, yoghurt) prendre;∎ her features had set in an expression of determination ses traits s'étaient durcis en une expression de très forte détermination∎ he set to work il s'est mis au travail(e) (plant, tree) prendre racine(g) (wind, tide)∎ the wind looks set fair to the east on dirait un vent d'ouest►► Theatre, Cinema & Television set designer décorateur(trice) m,f;Grammar set expression expression f figée;set figures (in skating) figures fpl imposées;set meal, set menu meal menu m;Grammar set phrase expression f figée;(b) (fireworks) pièce f (de feu) d'artifice(c) (of scenery) élément m de décorSport set point (in tennis) balle f de set;Technology set screw vis f de réglage;Sport set scrum (in rugby) mêlée f fermée;set square équerre f (à dessiner);set task tâche f assignée;∎ to give sb a set task to do assigner à qn une tâche bien précise;Mathematics set theory théorie f des ensembles(a) (start → task) se mettre à;∎ she set about changing the tyre elle s'est mise à changer le pneu;∎ I didn't know how to set about it je ne savais pas comment m'y prendre;∎ how does one set about getting a visa? comment fait-on pour obtenir un visa?∎ he set about the mugger with his umbrella il s'en est pris à son agresseur à coups de parapluie∎ to set sth against sth comparer qch à qch;∎ to set the benefits against the costs évaluer les bénéfices par rapport aux coûts;∎ we must set the government's promises against its achievements nous devons examiner les promesses du gouvernement à la lumière de ses actions∎ some of these expenses can be set against tax certaines de ces dépenses peuvent être déduites des impôts(c) (friends, family) monter contre;∎ religious differences have set family against family les différences religieuses ont monté les familles les unes contre les autres;∎ to set oneself or one's face against sth s'opposer résolument à qch∎ to set the clock ahead avancer l'horloge;∎ we're setting the clocks ahead tonight on change d'heure cette nuit(a) (place separately → object) mettre à part ou de côté;∎ there was one deck chair set slightly apart from the others il y avait une chaise longue un peu à l'écart des autres;∎ they set themselves apart ils faisaient bande à part∎ her talent sets her apart from the other students son talent la distingue des autres étudiants(a) (put down → knitting, book) poser;∎ could you set aside what you're working on for a while? pouvez-vous laisser ce que vous êtes en train de faire un moment?(b) (reserve, keep → time, place) réserver; (→ money) mettre de côté; (→ arable land) mettre en friche;∎ I've set tomorrow aside for house hunting j'ai réservé la journée de demain pour chercher une maison;∎ the room is set aside for meetings la pièce est réservée aux réunions;∎ can you set the book aside for me? pourriez-vous me mettre ce livre de côté?;∎ chop the onions and set them aside coupez les oignons et réservez-les(c) (overlook, disregard) mettre de côté, oublier, passer sur;∎ they set their differences aside in order to work together ils ont mis de côté leurs différences pour travailler ensemble(d) (reject → dogma, proposal, offer) rejeter∎ the building is set back slightly from the road l'immeuble est un peu en retrait par rapport à la route(b) (delay → plans, progress) retarder;∎ his illness set him back a month in his work sa maladie l'a retardé d'un mois dans son travail;∎ the news may set him or his recovery back la nouvelle risque de retarder sa guérison;∎ this decision will set the economy back ten years cette décision va faire revenir l'économie dix ans en arrière∎ the trip will set her back a bit le voyage va lui coûter cher(a) (tray, bag etc) poser∎ the bus sets you down in front of the station le bus vous dépose devant la gare(c) (note, record) noter, inscrire;∎ try and set your thoughts down on paper essayez de mettre vos pensées par écrit(d) (establish → rule, condition) établir, fixer;∎ the government has set down a margin for pay increases le gouvernement a fixé une fourchette pour les augmentations de salaire;∎ permissible levels of pollution are set down in the regulations les taux de pollution tolérés sont fixés dans les réglementations;∎ to set sth down in writing coucher qch par écrit;∎ it is clearly set down that drivers must be insured il est clairement signalé ou indiqué que tout conducteur doit être assuréformal (expound → plan, objections) exposer, présenter;∎ the recommendations are set forth in the last chapter les recommandations sont détaillées ou énumérées dans le dernier chapitreliterary partir, se mettre en route➲ set in∎ if infection sets in si la plaie s'infecte;∎ the bad weather has set in for the winter le mauvais temps s'est installé pour tout l'hiver;➲ set off(b) (reaction, process, war) déclencher, provoquer;∎ their offer set off another round of talks leur proposition a déclenché une autre série de négociations;∎ it set her off on a long tirade against bureaucracy cela eut pour effet de la lancer dans une longue tirade contre la bureaucratie;∎ to set sb off laughing faire rire qn;∎ this answer set them off (laughing) cette réponse a déclenché les rires;∎ one look at his face set me off again en le voyant, mon fou rire a repris de plus belle;∎ if you say anything it'll only set him off (crying) again si tu dis quoi que ce soit, il va se remettre à pleurer;∎ the smallest amount of pollen will set her off la moindre dose de pollen lui déclenche une réaction allergique;∎ don't mention Maradona or you'll set him off again surtout ne prononce pas le nom de Maradona sinon il va recommencer;∎ someone mentioned the war and of course that set Uncle Arthur off quelqu'un prononça le mot guerre, et évidemment, oncle Arthur embraya aussitôt sur le sujet;∎ figurative to set sb off on the wrong track mettre qn sur une fausse piste∎ the vase sets off the flowers beautifully le vase met vraiment les fleurs en valeur∎ some of these expenses can be set off against tax certaines de ces dépenses peuvent être déduites des impôtspartir, se mettre en route;∎ he set off at a run il est parti en courant;∎ I set off to explore the town je suis parti explorer la ville;∎ after lunch, we set off again après le déjeuner, nous avons repris la route➲ set on(attack) attaquer, s'en prendre à∎ to set the police on the tracks of a thief mettre la police aux trousses d'un voleur;∎ to set sb on his/her way mettre qn sur les rails∎ to set a dog on sb lâcher un chien sur qn➲ set out∎ the shopping centre is very well set out le centre commercial est très bien conçu(b) (present → ideas) exposer, présenter;∎ the information is set out in the table below ces données sont présentées dans le tableau ci-dessous∎ just as he was setting out au moment de son départ;∎ to set out for school partir pour l'école;∎ to set out again repartir;∎ to set out in pursuit/in search of sb se mettre à la poursuite/à la recherche de qn(b) (undertake course of action) entreprendre;∎ he has trouble finishing what he sets out to do il a du mal à terminer ce qu'il entreprend;∎ I can't remember now what I set out to do je ne me souviens plus de ce que je voulais faire à l'origine;∎ they all set out with the intention of changing the world au début, ils veulent tous changer le monde;∎ she didn't deliberately set out to annoy you il n'était pas dans ses intentions de vous froisser;∎ his theory sets out to prove that… sa théorie a pour objet de prouver que…(a) (begin work) commencer, s'y mettre;∎ we set to with a will nous nous y sommes mis avec ardeur(b) familiar (two people → start arguing) avoir une prise de bec; (→ start fighting) en venir aux mains➲ set up(a) (install → equipment, computer) installer; (→ roadblock) installer, disposer; (→ experiment) préparer;∎ everything's set up for the show tout est préparé ou prêt pour le spectacle;∎ set the chairs up in a circle mettez ou disposez les chaises en cercle;∎ he set the chessboard up il a disposé les pièces sur l'échiquier;∎ the equation sets up a relation between the two variables l'équation établit un rapport entre les deux variables;∎ the system wasn't set up to handle so many users le système n'était pas conçu pour gérer autant d'usagers;∎ he set the situation up so she couldn't refuse il a arrangé la situation de telle manière qu'elle ne pouvait pas refuser(b) (erect, build → tent, furniture kit, crane, flagpole) monter; (→ shed, shelter) construire; (→ monument, statue) ériger;∎ to set up camp installer ou dresser le camp(c) (start up, institute → business, scholarship) créer; (→ hospital, school) fonder; (→ committee, task force) constituer; (→ system of government, republic) instaurer; (→ programme, review process, system) mettre en place; (→ inquiry) ouvrir; (→ dinner, meeting, appointment) organiser;∎ to set up house or home s'installer;∎ they set up house together ils se sont mis en ménage;∎ to set up a dialogue entamer le dialogue;∎ you'll be in charge of setting up training programmes vous serez responsable de la mise en place des programmes de formation;∎ the medical system set up after the war le système médical mis en place après la guerre(d) (financially, in business → person) installer, établir;∎ he set his son up in a dry-cleaning business il a acheté à son fils une entreprise de nettoyage à sec;∎ she could finally set herself up as an accountant elle pourrait enfin s'installer comme comptable;∎ the money would set him up for life l'argent le mettrait à l'abri du besoin pour le restant de ses jours;∎ the army set him up as a dictator l'armée l'installa comme dictateur∎ we're well set up with supplies nous sommes bien approvisionnés;∎ she can set you up with a guide/the necessary papers elle peut vous procurer un guide/les papiers qu'il vous faut;∎ I can set you up with a girlfriend of mine je peux te présenter à ou te faire rencontrer une de mes copines(f) (restore energy to) remonter, remettre sur pied;∎ have a brandy, that'll set you up prends un cognac, ça va te remonter∎ she claims she was set up elle prétend qu'elle est victime d'un coup monté;∎ he was set up as the fall guy on a fait de lui le bouc émissaire□, il a joué le rôle de bouc émissaire□s'installer, s'établir;∎ he's setting up in the fast-food business il se lance dans la restauration rapide;(physically or verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à
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