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1 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) leggja á borð3) (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.) ákveða, áætla4) (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.) setja/leggja fyrir5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) setjast7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) harðna8) (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.) stilla (á)9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) staðráðinn3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) yfirlagður4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stífur, stirðnaður5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) ósveigjanlegur6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -tæki3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) lagning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) leik-/sviðsmynd6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett, hrina•- 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 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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3 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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4 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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5 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) kveikja íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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6 set off
1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) leggja af stað2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) koma af stað3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) sprengja, kveikja í -
7 set up
1) (to establish: When was the organization set up?) setja á laggirnar2) (to arrange or construct: He set up the apparatus for the experiment.) skipuleggja, -
8 set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
(to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.) einsetja sér, sárlanga íEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
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9 set out
1) (to start a journey: He set out to explore the countryside.) leggja upp2) (to intend: I didn't set out to prove him wrong.) ætla sér -
10 set upon
( also set on) (to attack: He set upon me in the dark.) ráðast á -
11 set down
((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) hleypa út -
12 set free
(to make (someone) free: The soldiers set the terrorists' prisoners free.) frelsa, láta lausan -
13 set the pace
(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) ráða hraða í keppni -
14 set to
(to start to do something (vigorously): They set to, and finished the work the same day.) taka til við, byrja rösklega -
15 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) fá upp á mótiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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16 set (someone) against (someone)
(to cause (a person) to dislike (another person): She set the children against their father.) fá upp á mótiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > set (someone) against (someone)
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17 set aside
(to keep for a special use or purpose: He set aside some cash for use at the weekend.) leggja til hliðar -
18 set back
(to delay the progress of: His illness set him back a bit at school.) seinka -
19 set in
(to begin or become established: Boredom soon set in among the children.) ganga í garð, byrja -
20 set light to
(to cause to begin burning: He set light to the pile of rubbish in his garden.) kveikja í
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