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setting ['setɪŋ](a) (of sun, moon) coucher m∎ the house is in a lovely country setting la maison est située dans un très beau cadre campagnard;∎ they photographed the foxes in their natural setting ils ont photographié les renards dans leur milieu naturel;∎ the film has Connemara as its setting le film a pour cadre le Connemara(c) (position, level → of machine, instrument) réglage m;∎ try a higher setting (of oven, iron, microwave etc) augmentez la température;∎ what setting was it on? sur quoi était-elle réglée?∎ settings paramètres mpl(f) (at table) set m de table∎ setting for male voice arrangement m pour voix d'homme(j) Typography composition f►► setting lotion lotion f pour mise en plis
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