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the bottom of the social ladder

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1 the bottom of the social ladder

the bottom of the social ladder

onderaan de sociale ladder

English-Dutch dictionary > the bottom of the social ladder
2 ladder

ladder [ˈlædə^r]

1. noun

a. échelle f

• to be at the top/bottom of the ladder être en haut/en bas de l'échelle

• to move up the social ladder monter dans l'échelle sociale

• to move up the career ladder monter dans la hiérarchie

• to get on the housing ladder accéder à la propriété

b. (British) (in tights) maille f filée

• to have a ladder in one's tights avoir un collant filé

2. transitive and intransitive verb

(British) filer

* * *
['lædə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( for climbing) échelle f also fig

to work one's way up the ladder — fig gravir les échelons

2) GB ( in stockings) échelle f, maille f filée
2.
transitive verb filer [stocking]
3.
intransitive verb [stocking] filer

English-French dictionary > ladder
3 ladder

'lædə
1. noun
1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) escalera (de mano)

2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) carrera

2. verb
(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) hacerse una carrera

ladder n escalera

ladder

tr['lædə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 escalera (de mano)

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (in stocking) carrera

3 figurative use escala

intransitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL hacerse una carrera

transitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL hacerse una carrera en

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

rope ladder escalera de cuerda

ladder ['lædər] n

: escalera f

ladder

n.

• escala s.f.

• escalera s.f.

• escalera de mano s.f.

• escalón s.m.

'lædər, 'lædə(r)
I

noun

1) ( Const) escalera f (de mano)

2) ( scale)

the social ladder — la escala social

you have to start at the bottom of the ladder — hay que empezar desde abajo

3) (in stocking, tights) (BrE) carrera f

II
1.

(BrE) transitive verb

to ladder one's stockings — hacerse* una carrera en las medias

2.

vi

my tights have laddered — se me ha hecho una carrera en las medias

['lædǝ(r)]
1. N

1) escalera f de mano; extension 2., rope 3.

2) (fig) escala f, jerarquía f

the social ladder — la escala social

it's a first step up the ladder — es el primer peldaño

it's a first step up the ladder of success — es el primer paso hacia el éxito

to be at the top of the ladder — estar en la cumbre de su profesión etc

3) (Brit) (in stockings) carrera f

2.

VT (Brit) [+ stocking, tights] hacer una carrera en

3.

VI (Brit) [stocking] hacerse una carrera

* * *
['lædər, 'lædə(r)]
I

noun

1) ( Const) escalera f (de mano)

2) ( scale)

the social ladder — la escala social

you have to start at the bottom of the ladder — hay que empezar desde abajo

3) (in stocking, tights) (BrE) carrera f

II
1.

(BrE) transitive verb

to ladder one's stockings — hacerse* una carrera en las medias

2.

vi

my tights have laddered — se me ha hecho una carrera en las medias

English-spanish dictionary > ladder
4 ladder

1. noun
1) (lit. or fig.) Leiter, die; (fig.): (means of advancement) Aufstiegsmöglichkeit, die

have a foot on the ladder — die erste Sprosse auf der Leiter des Erfolgs erklommen haben (geh.)

2) (Brit.): (in tights etc.) Laufmasche, die
2. intransitive verb
(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche bekommen
3. transitive verb
(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche machen in (+ Akk.)

* * *
['lædə] 1. noun
1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) die Leiter

2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) die Laufmasche
2. verb
(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) Laufmaschen bekommen

* * *

lad·der

[ˈlædəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (device for climbing) Leiter f

it's unlucky to walk under a \ladder es bringt Unglück, unter einer Leiter durchzugehen

to be up a \ladder auf einer Leiter stehen

to go up a \ladder auf eine Leiter steigen

2. (hierarchy) [Stufen]leiter f

those who are further up the company \ladder die in den oberen Etagen

to climb the social \ladder gesellschaftlich aufsteigen

to move up the \ladder die Stufenleiter [des Erfolgs] hochklettern; (in a company) beruflich aufsteigen

3. BRIT, AUS (in stocking) Laufmasche f

II. vt BRIT, AUS

to \ladder tights eine Laufmasche in eine Strumpfhose machen

I've \laddered my tights ich habe mir eine Laufmasche geholt

III. vi BRIT, AUS stockings, tights eine Laufmasche bekommen

those thin tights \ladder easily diese dünnen Strumpfhosen reißen schnell

* * *
['ldə(r)]
1. n

1) Leiter f

2) (fig) (Stufen)leiter f

to be at the top/bottom of the ladder — ganz oben/unten auf der Leiter stehen

evolutionary ladder — Leiter f der Evolution

social ladder — Leiter f des gesellschaftlichen Erfolges

to move up the social/career ladder — gesellschaftlich/beruflich aufsteigen

to move up the housing ladder — ein anspruchsvolleres Haus kaufen

it's a first step up the ladder — das ist ein Anfang

a big step up the ladder — ein großer Schritt nach vorn

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3) (Brit in stocking) Laufmasche f

2. vt (Brit)
stocking zerreißen
I've laddered my tights — ich habe mir eine Laufmasche (in meiner Strumpfhose) geholt

3. vi (Brit
stocking) Laufmaschen bekommen
* * *

ladder [ˈlædə(r)]

A s

1. Leiter f (auch fig):

the social ladder die gesellschaftliche Stufenleiter;

the ladder of fame die (Stufen)Leiter des Ruhms; → bottom A 1, top¹ A 2

2. → ladder tournament

3. besonders Br Laufmasche f

B v/i besonders Br Laufmaschen bekommen (Strumpf etc)

C v/t besonders Br sich eine Laufmasche holen in (dat):

she’s laddered her tights

* * *
1. noun
1) (lit. or fig.) Leiter, die; (fig.): (means of advancement) Aufstiegsmöglichkeit, die

have a foot on the ladder — die erste Sprosse auf der Leiter des Erfolgs erklommen haben (geh.)

2) (Brit.): (in tights etc.) Laufmasche, die
2. intransitive verb
(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche bekommen
3. transitive verb
(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche machen in (+ Akk.)

* * *

n.

Laufmasche f.

Leiter - f.

English-german dictionary > ladder
5 bottom

adj. onderst
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n. bodem; achterwerk, zitvlak; zitvlak van stoel
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v. oprichten; bouwen; vestigen

bottom¹

[ bottəm] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 bodem ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk〉 grond, het diepst

2 onderste deel ⇒ voet, basis 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

3 het verste/laagste deel/punt ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk〉 het minst eervolle gedeelte

4 zitting 〈 van een stoel〉

5 〈 informeel〉 achterste ⇒ gat

6 kiel ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk〉 schip, bodem

7 〈meervoud; the〉 laagliggend stuk land langs rivier

♦voorbeelden:

1   from the bottom of my heart • uit de grond van mijn hart

     go to the bottom • zinken

     send to the bottom • in de grond boren, kelderen

2   the bottom is going to fall out of the gold market soon • de goudprijzen kelderen binnenkort

     knock the bottom out of something • iets waardeloos/krachteloos maken

     reach/touch bottom • het laagste punt bereiken

     bottom up • onderste boven

     at the bottom of the mountain/the stairs • aan de voet van de berg/trap

     from the bottom up • van bij het begin, helemaal (opnieuw)

3   Jack is at the bottom of his class • Jack is een van de slechtsten van zijn klas

     the bottom of the garden • achterin de tuin

     the bottom of the social ladder • onderaan de sociale ladder

¶ get to the bottom of the heap • tot de verliezers/mislukkelingen (gaan) behoren

     〈 informeel〉 bottoms up! • ad fundum!

     at bottom • eigenlijk, in wezen

     tell me who is at the bottom of this • zeg me wie hier verantwoordelijk voor is

     I'll get to the bottom of this • ik ga dit helemaal uitzoeken

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bottom²

〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 onderste ⇒ laatste, laagste

♦voorbeelden:

1   on the bottom shelf • op de onderste plank

¶ you can bet your bottom dollar • daar kun je je laatste stuiver onder verwedden

     〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 bottom drawer • uitzet

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 bottom gear • laagste versnelling

English-Dutch dictionary > bottom
6 ladder

['lædə] 1. сущ.
1)

а) лестница (приставная, верёвочная)

accommodation ladder — приставная лестница

to lean a ladder (against a wall) — приставлять лестницу (к стене)

to put up a ladder — ставить, приставлять лестницу

to steady a ladder — устанавливать лестницу

to climb / go up / mount a ladder — взбираться, всходить, подниматься по лестнице

to come down / descend a ladder — спускаться по лестнице

aerial ladder — длинная выдвижная лестница ( чаще пожарная)

extension ladder — раздвижная лестница, выдвижная лестница-стремянка

- rope ladder

б) мор. трап

accommodation ladder — забортный, наружный трап; лестница, прикреплённая к сходне

2) лестница ( иерархическая); шкала

career ladder — карьерная лестница

value ladder — шкала ценностей

to be on the lowest / bottom rung of the ladder — быть в самом низу служебной лестницы

to get one's foot on the ladder — положить начало карьере

- ladder of success
- social ladder
- climb the ladder
- property ladder
3) спустившаяся петля ( на чулке)

to get / have a ladder — зацепить петлю

••

to kick away / down the ladder (by which one rose) — отвернуться от тех, кто помог достичь успеха

- draw up a ladder after itself
- see through a ladder 2. гл.
1) влезать, взбираться по лестнице

2) спускаться ( о петле на чулке)

Англо-русский современный словарь > ladder
7 ladder

ladder

A n

1 ( for climbing) échelle f also fig ; social/career ladder échelle sociale/professionnelle ; to be at the bottom/top of the ladder lit être au pied/en haut de l'échelle ; fig être au bas/au sommet de l'échelle ; to work one's way up the ladder fig gravir les échelons ;

2 GB ( in stockings) échelle f, maille f filée.

B vtr filer [stocking].

C vi [stocking] filer.

Big English-French dictionary > ladder
8 climb

1. I
abs

some animals (monkeys, etc.) [can] climb некоторые животные и т. д. умеют хорошо взбираться /карабкаться вверх/; do you like climbing? вы любите лазить по горам /ходить в горы/?; the road climbs дорога вдет вверх
2. II
climb in some manner climb fast (well, dexterously, hand over hand, etc.) быстро и т. д. взбираться /карабкаться/; the plane began to climb rapidly (slowly) самолет стал быстро (медленно) набирать высоту; climb in zigzag fashion карабкаться /влезать/ зигзагообразно; climb somewhere climb down спускаться, слезать; it took us two hours to climb down спуск занял у нас два часа; climb up взбираться вверх
3. III
climb smth. climb a hill (a mountain, the top, a height, a ladder, etc.) подниматься /взбираться, влезать/ на холм и т. д.; climb 3000 feet подняться на высоту 3000 футов: I prefer not to climb stairs я предпочитаю не подниматься по лестнице; can you climb this wall? вы можете вскарабкаться /влезть/ на эту стену?; I could never climb trees я никогда не умел лазить по деревьям; climb the heights of power достичь вершины власти; climb the highest rung of the social ladder добиться самого высокого общественного положения
4. IV
climb smth. in some manner climb a hill (a mountain, etc.) skilfully (nimbly, dexterously, labouriously, steadily, determinedly, etc.) искусно и т. д. подниматься /взбираться, влезать/ на холм и т. д.
5. XI
be climbed from some place the mountain ( the wall, the rock, etc.) may be conveniently climbed from the east на эту гору и т. д. удобнее /можно спокойно/ подняться по восточному склону
6. XVI
climb down (up, into, from, onto, oner, through, etc.) smth. climb down the ladder (down the cliff, down the wall, etc.) спускаться /слезать/ с лестницы и т. д.; climb down from a mast (from a fence, out of a tree, etc.) спускаться /слезать/ с мачты и т. д.; climb up the wall (up a hill, up a mountain, up a ladder, up a tree, up a rope, etc.) взбираться вверх по стене и т. д.; climb up to the top вскарабкаться /влезть/ на вершину; climb up into a tree вскарабкаться /влезть/ на дерево [и скрыться в его ветвях]; the sun climbed up into the sky солнце поднялось высоко в небе; climb up on a tall stool взобраться на высокий табурет; climb into the car (into the carriage, into bed, etc.) влезать /садиться/ в машину и т. д; climb out of a hole вылезти /выкарабкаться/ из ямы; climb from one's cab выходить /вылезать/ из пролетки / экипажа/, сойти с извозчика; climb from the bottom of the ladder to the top подняться с самой нижней ступеньки лестницы до самой верхней; climb on a chair (on a table, on the roof, on a rock, on smb.'s back, etc.) взбираться /залезать/ на стул и т. д.; the plants climb on frames (on the rock, on the wall, etc.) растения вьются /стелются/ по рамам и т. д.; climb on to the roof (on to the tower, on to the next tree, etc.) забираться /залезать/ на крышу и т. д. climb to (over, through) smth.climb to the bank вскарабкаться /вылезти/ на берег; climb to a very great height (to a height of 12,000 feet above sea-level, etc.) подниматься на большую высоту и т. д.', climb to very great heights достичь больших высот; climb to success (to power, etc.) достигнуть успеха и т. д: climb to the head of the class in school выйти на /завоевать/ первое место в классе; climb over a fence (over a wall, etc.) перелезать через забор и т. д.; climb through a window (through a hole, through an opening, etc.) влезать /пролезать/ через окно и т. д.; climb with smth. climb with the help of a rope (with the help of an ice-pick, with the least assistance from the guide, etc.) подниматься /карабкаться/ с немощью каната и т. д; climb with incredible rapidity (with monkey-like agility, with great boldness, with fearlessness, with great assurance, etc.) лазить с невероятной быстротой и т. д.; climb for some time climb for an hour (for a few minutes, etc.) взбираться /подниматься/ в течение часа и т. д., we had been climbing for hours but had not yet reached the top of the mountain мы поднимались уже несколько часов, но все еще не достигли вершины горы; climb on all fours ползать на четвереньках
7. XIX1
climb like smb. climb like a monkey (like a goat, like a squirrel, like a cat, etc.) лазить как обезьяна и т. д.
8. XXIII1
climb smth. like smb. climb the mast (the rope, the rock, etc.) like a monkey (like a cat, etc.) взбираться на мачту и т. д. как обезьяна и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > climb
9 rung

̈ɪrʌŋ сущ.
1) ступенька стремянки или приставной лестницы the bottom rung, the lowest rung ≈ нижняя ступенька( лестницы) the highest rung, top rung ≈ верхняя ступенька (лестницы) rung ladder
2) спица колеса ступенька стремянки или приставной лестницы - * ladder стремянка - to rise a few *s on the social scale подняться на несколько ступенек в социальной иерархии спица колеса перекладина( стула) p.p. от ring rung past & p. p. от ring ~ спица колеса ~ ступенька стремянки или приставной лестницы ~ ladder стремянка

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rung
10 set

set

A n

1 ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m ; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f ; ( of cutlery) service m ; ( of encyclopedias) collection f ; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série f ; a set of china un service de table ; a new/clean set of clothes des vêtements neufs/propres ; they're sold in sets of 10 ils sont vendus par lots de 10 ; a set of bills Comm, Fin un jeu de connaissements ; a set of fingerprints des empreintes fpl digitales ; a set of stairs un escalier ; a set of traffic lights des feux mpl (de signalisation) ;

2 (kit, game) a backgammon/chess set un jeu de jacquet/d'échecs ; a magic set une mallette de magie ;

3 ( pair) a set of sheets une paire de draps ; a set of footprints l'empreinte des deux pieds ; a set of false teeth un dentier ; my top/bottom set ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier ; one set of grandparents lives in Canada deux de mes grands-parents habitent au Canada ; both sets of parents agreed with us ses parents comme les miens étaient d'accord avec nous ;

4 Sport ( in tennis) set m ; ‘set to Miss Wilson’ ‘set Mademoiselle Wilson’ ;

5 ( television) poste m ; TV set, television set poste de télévision ;

6 ( group) ( social) monde m ; ( sporting) milieu m ; aristocratic/literary set monde aristocratique/littéraire ; the racing/yachting set le milieu des courses/du yachting ; the smart ou fashionable set les gens à la mode ; he's not part of our set il ne fait pas partie de notre groupe ;

7 ( scenery) Theat décor m ; Cin, TV plateau m ; on the set Cin, TV sur le plateau ;

8 Math ensemble m ;

9 GB Sch (class, group) groupe m ; to be in the top set for maths être dans le groupe des meilleurs en maths ;

10 ( hair-do) mise f en plis ; to have a shampoo and set se faire faire un shampooing et une mise en plis ;

11 Mus concert m ;

12 ( position) ( of sails) réglage m ; you could tell by the set of his jaw that he was stubborn ça se voyait à sa tête qu'il était têtu ;

13 ( direction) sens m ; the set of the tide/wind le sens de la marée/du vent ;

14 ( of badger) terrier m ;

15 Hort plante f à repiquer ;

16 Hunt ( of hound) arrêt m.

B adj

1 ( fixed) ( épith) [pattern, procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé ; [time, price] fixe ; [menu] à prix fixe ; [formula] toute faite ; [idea] arrêté ; I had no set purpose in arranging the meeting je n'avais pas d'objectif précis quand j'ai organisé cette réunion ; set phrase, set expression expression f consacrée, locution f figée ; to be set in one's ideas ou opinions avoir des idées bien arrêtées ; to be set in one's ways avoir ses habitudes ; the weather is set fair le temps est au beau fixe ;

2 ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé ;

3 Sch, Univ ( prescribed) [book, text] au programme ; there are five set topics on the history syllabus il y a cinq sujets au programme d'histoire ;

4 ( ready) ( jamais épith) prêt (for pour) ; to be (all) set to leave/start être prêt à partir/commencer ; they're set to win/lose tout laisse à croire qu'ils vont gagner/perdre ;

5 ( determined) to be (dead) set against sth/doing être tout à fait contre qch/l'idée de faire ; he's really set against my resigning/marrying il est tout à fait contre ma démission/mon mariage ; to be set on sth/on doing tenir absolument à qch/à faire ;

6 ( firm) [jam, jelly, honey] épais/épaisse, consistant ; [cement] dur ; [yoghurt] ferme.

C vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)

1 (place, position) placer [chair, ornament] (on sur) ; poster [guard, sentry] ; monter, sertir [gem] (in dans) ; to set sth against a wall mettre qch contre un mur [bike, ladder] ; to set sth before sb lit placer qch devant qn [food, plate] ; fig présenter qch à qn [proposals, findings] ; to set sth in the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol [stake] ; to set sth into sth encastrer qch dans qch ; to set sth straight lit ( align) remettre qch droit [painting] ; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans qch [papers, room] ; to set sth upright redresser qch ; a house set among the trees une maison située au milieu des arbres ; to set matters ou the record straight fig mettre les choses au point ; a necklace set with rubies un collier incrusté de rubis ; his eyes are set very close together ses yeux sont très rapprochés ;

2 ( prepare) mettre [table] ; tendre [trap] ; set three places mets trois couverts ; to set the stage ou scene for sth fig préparer le lieu de qch [encounter, match] ; the stage is set for the final tout est prêt pour la finale ; to set one's mark ou stamp on sth laisser sa marque sur qch ;

3 (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target] ; lancer [fashion, trend] ; donner [tone] ; établir [precedent, record] ; to set a good/bad example to sb montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à qn ; to set one's sights on viser [championship, job] ;

4 ( adjust) mettre [qch] à l'heure [clock] ; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm] ; programmer [timer, video] ; to set the oven to 180° mettre le four sur 180° ; to set the controls to manual passer au mode manuel ; to set the video to record the film programmer le magnétoscope pour enregistrer le film ; to set the alarm for 7 am mettre le réveil pour 7 heures ; set your watch by mine règle ta montre sur la mienne ; I set the heating to come on at 6 am j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures ; to set the counter back to zero remettre le compteur à zéro ;

5 ( start) to set sth going mettre qch en marche [machine, motor] ; to set sb laughing/thinking faire rire/réfléchir qn ; to set sb to work doing charger qn de faire ; the noise set the dogs barking le bruit a fait aboyer les chiens ;

6 (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay] ; poser [problem] ; créer [crossword puzzle] ; to set an exam préparer les sujets d'examen ; to set a book/subject for study mettre un texte/un sujet au programme ; to set sb the task of doing charger qn de faire ;

7 Cin, Literat, Theat, TV situer ; to set a book in 1960/New York situer un roman en 1960/à New York ; the film/novel is set in Munich/in the 1950's le film/roman se passe à Munich/dans les années 50 ;

8 Mus to set sth to music mettre qch en musique [libretto, lyrics] ;

9 Print composer [text, type] (in en) ;

10 Med immobiliser, éclisser spec [bone, broken leg] ;

11 ( style) to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn ; to have one' s hair set se faire faire une mise en plis ;

12 ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete] ;

13 ( esteem) to set sb above/below sb placer qn au-dessus/en dessous de qn ;

14 GB Sch grouper [qn] par niveau [pupils].

D vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)

1 [sun] se coucher ;

2 ( harden) [jam, concrete] prendre ; [glue] sécher ;

3 Med [fracture, bone] se ressouder.

E v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set) to set oneself sth se fixer qch [goal, target].

Idioms

to be well set-up ○ ( financially) avoir les moyens ○ ; ( physically) [woman] être bien balancé ○ ; to make a (dead) set at sb ○ GB se lancer à la tête de qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ set about:

▶ set about [sth] se mettre à [work, duties] ; to set about doing commencer à faire ; to set about the job ou task ou business of doing commencer à faire ; I know what I want to do but I don't know how to set about it je sais ce que je veux faire mais je ne sais pas comment m'y prendre ;

▶ set about [sb] ○ attaquer qn (with avec) ;

▶ set [sth] about faire courir [rumour, story] ; to set it about that… faire courir le bruit que…

■ set against:

▶ set [sb] against monter qn contre [person] ; to set oneself against sth s'opposer à qch ;

▶ set sth against sth ( compare) confronter qch à qch ; you have to set his evidence against what you already know vous devez examiner son témoignage à la lumière de ce que vous savez déjà ; the benefits seem small, set against the risks par rapport aux risques les bénéfices semblent maigres.

■ set apart:

▶ set [sb/sth] apart distinguer [person, book, film] (from de).

■ set aside:

▶ set [sth] aside, set aside [sth]

1 ( put down) poser [qch] de côté [book, knitting] ;

2 ( reserve) réserver [area, room, time] (for pour) ; mettre [qch] de côté [money, stock] ;

3 ( disregard) mettre [qch] de côté [differences, prejudices] ;

4 Admin, Jur ( reject) rejeter [decision, request, verdict] ; casser [judgment, ruling].

■ set back:

▶ set [sth] back

1 ( position towards the rear) reculer [chair, table] ; the house is set back from the road la maison est située un peu en retrait de la route ;

2 ( adjust) retarder [clock, watch] ;

▶ set back [sth], set [sth] back ( delay) retarder [production, recovery, work] ;

▶ set [sb] back ○ coûter les yeux de la tête à ○ ; that car must have set you back a bit cette voiture a dû te coûter les yeux de la tête ; it set me back 2,000 dollars ça m'a coûté 2 000 dollars.

■ set by:

▶ set [sth] by, set by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté.

■ set down:

▶ set [sb/sth] down déposer [passenger] ; poser [suitcases, vase] ;

▶ set down [sth], set [sth] down

1 ( establish) fixer [code of practice, conditions, criteria] ;

2 ( record) enregistrer [event, fact] ; to set down one' s thoughts (on paper) consigner ses pensées par écrit ;

3 ( land) poser [helicopter].

■ set forth:

▶ set forth ( leave) se mettre en route ;

▶ set forth [sth] exposer [findings, facts] ; présenter [argument].

■ set in:

▶ set in [infection, gangrene] se déclarer ; [complications] survenir ; [winter] arriver ; [depression, resentment] s'installer ; the rain has set in for the afternoon la pluie va durer toute l'après-midi ;

▶ set [sth] in Sewing rapporter [sleeve].

■ set off:

▶ set off partir (for pour) ; to set off on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set off to do partir faire ; he set off on a long description/story il s'est lancé dans une longue description/histoire ;

▶ set [off] sth, set [sth] off

1 ( trigger) déclencher [alarm] ; faire partir [firework] ; faire exploser [bomb] ; déclencher [riot, row, panic] ;

2 ( enhance) mettre [qch] en valeur [colour, dress, tan] ;

3 Fin to set sth off against profits/debts déduire qch des bénéfices/des dettes ;

▶ set [sb] off faire pleurer [baby] ; she laughed and that set me off elle a ri et ça m'a fait rire à mon tour ; don't mention politics, you know it always sets him off ne parle pas de politique tu sais bien que quand il est parti on ne peut plus l'arrêter.

■ set on:

▶ set on [sb] attaquer qn ;

▶ set [sth] on sb lâcher [qch] contre qn [dog] ; to set sb onto sb ou sb's track mettre qn sur la piste de qn.

■ set out:

▶ set out ( leave) se mettre en route (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; we set out from Paris/the house at 9 am nous avons quitté Paris/la maison à 9 heures ; to set out on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set out to do ( intend) [book, report, speech] avoir pour but de faire ; [person] chercher à faire ; ( start) commencer à faire ;

▶ set [sth] out, set out [sth]

1 ( spread out) disposer [goods] ; disposer [food] ; étaler [books, papers] ; disposer [chairs] ; préparer [board game] ; disposer [chessmen] ; organiser [information] ;

2 (state, explain) présenter [conclusions, ideas, proposals] ; formuler [objections, terms].

■ set to s'y mettre.

■ set up:

▶ set up ( establish oneself) [business person, trader] s'établir ; to set up on one's own s'établir à son compte ; to set up (shop) as a decorator/caterer s'établir en tant que décorateur/traiteur ; to set up in business monter une affaire ;

▶ set [sth] up, set up [sth]

1 ( erect) monter [stand, stall] ; assembler [equipment, easel] ; déplier [deckchair] ; ériger [roadblock] ; dresser [statue] ; to set up home ou house s'installer ; to set up camp installer un campement ;

2 ( prepare) préparer [experiment] ; Sport préparer [goal, try] ;

3 (found, establish) créer [business, company] ; implanter [factory] ; former [support group, charity] ; constituer [committee, commission] ; ouvrir [fund] ; lancer [initiative, scheme] ;

4 ( start) provoquer [vibration] ; susciter [reaction] ;

5 ( organize) organiser [conference, meeting] ; mettre [qch] en place [procedures] ;

6 Print composer [page] ;

▶ set [sb] up

1 ( establish in business) she set her son up (in business) as a gardener elle a aidé son fils à s'installer comme jardinier ;

2 (improve one's health, fortune) remettre [qn] sur pied ; there's nothing like a good vacation to set you up rien de tel que de bonnes vacances pour vous remettre sur pied ; that deal has set her up for life grâce à ce contrat elle n'aura plus à se soucier de rien ;

3 ○ GB ( trap) [police] tendre un piège à [criminal] ; [colleague, friend] monter un coup contre [person] ;

4 Comput installer, configurer ;

▶ set [oneself] up

1 Comm she set herself up as a financial advisor elle s'est mise à son compte comme conseiller financier ; to set oneself up in business se mettre à son compte ;

2 ( claim) I don't set myself up to be an expert je ne prétends pas être expert ; she sets herself up as an authority on French art elle prétend faire autorité en matière d'art français.

■ set upon:

▶ set upon [sb] attaquer qn.

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