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1 set
adj. fast, fastställd; klar, färdig; bestämd, beslutad; bestämd på förhand--------n. set, sats, uppsättning; grupp, umgängeskrets; passform; hållning; set (tennis etc.); radio, TV-anläggning; inspelningsplats; riktning; härdning--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga; bestämma; stelna; placera, förlägga; orsaka; plantera; duka (bordet); gå ner (sol); sätta, vrida (klockan)* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) ställa, sätta, lägga2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) duka3) (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.) sätta, bestämma, fastställa4) (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.) ge, föregå med5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få att börja, sätta i gång6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ner7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stelna, sätta sig, hårdna8) (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.) ställa9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) lägga10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) besätta, infatta11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) återföra i rätt läge, fixera2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, fastställd, bestämd, spikad2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) fast besluten, mycket angelägen om3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) avsiktlig4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stel, orörlig5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) bestämd, orubblig6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) infattad3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sats, uppsättning2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparat, anläggning3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupp, krets, klick4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) läggning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scen, kuliss, dekor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- 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
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2 scene
n. skådeplats; scen, syn; ställa till skandal; scen (i skådespel); uppträde (slang); fondkuliss; anblick* * *[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) plats, skådeplats2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) scen3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) scen, uppträde4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) syn, bild5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scen6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) scen7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) värld, kretsar•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene
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place setting — place settings 1) N COUNT A place setting is an arrangement of knives, forks, spoons, and glasses that has been laid out on a table for the use of one person at a meal. He saw the note on the kitchen table, next to one of the two place settings.… … English dictionary
place setting — n. the china, silverware, etc. for setting one place at a table for a meal … English World dictionary
place setting — place .setting n an arrangement on a table of knives, forks, glasses etc to be used by one person … Dictionary of contemporary English
place setting — place ,setting noun count the set of dishes, knives, forks, and spoons arranged on a table for one person to use … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
place setting — noun a table service for one person a place setting of sterling flatware • Syn: ↑setting • Derivationally related forms: ↑set (for: ↑setting) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
place setting — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms place setting : singular place setting plural place settings the set of dishes, knives, forks, and spoons arranged on a table for one person to use … English dictionary
place setting — place′ set ting n. the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., for one person at a meal • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
place setting — 1. the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal. 2. a single group of such dishes or eating utensils sold as a unit. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
place setting — noun Date: 1944 a set of dishes and flatware constituting a table service for one person … New Collegiate Dictionary
place setting — noun (C) an arrangement of knives, forks, spoons, glasses etc to be used by one person … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
setting — [set′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one that sets 2. the position or adjustment of something, as a dial, that has been set 3. a thing in or upon which something is set; specif., the backing for a gem or gems, or the style or shape of this [a marquise… … English World dictionary
