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Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Menu Text
2 menu text

tekst izbornika

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3 dynamic menu text

SAP.тех. динамический текст меню

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > dynamic menu text
4 menu label

"A text or graphic label that describes a particular menu. For drop-down menus, the label is the entry in the menu bar; for cascading menus, the menu label is the name of its parent menu command."

تسمية القائمة

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5 Text Display Size

An item on the Edit menu that displays a list of relative text sizes for instant message text.

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6 menu file

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см. тж. menu item, text file

Англо-русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию. > menu file
7 menu

A list of options from which a user can choose. The options can be represented as text or graphics. A menu can contain other menus (submenus).

قائمة

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8 text sensitive menu

Майкрософт: текстно-зависимое меню

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > text sensitive menu
9 pull-down text menu

Безопасность: ниспадающее меню

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > pull-down text menu
10 Pull-down text menu

Ниспадающее меню

Англо-русский словарь по системам безопасности > Pull-down text menu
11 tekst izbornika

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12 MT

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Mitochondrial Targeting, (member states) страны-члены (ЕС)

2) Компьютерная техника: Marked Text, Menu Text, Monitor Type

3) Авиация: Manual Trip

4) Латинский язык: Modus Tollens

5) Военный термин: Maintenance Trainer, Military Technology, Movement Tracker, machine translation, maintenance technician, maintenance time, maintenance trailer, management team, manning table, mechanical technician, mechanical time, mechanical transport, medical treatment, medium tank, medium truck, military tractor, military training, military transport, missile technician, missile test, missile tilt, missile trainer, mission trainer, motor, motor terminal, motor traction, motor transport, mountain transport, moving target

6) Техника: magnetic particle testing, magnetotelluric method, main telescope, maintenance department, material type, materials test, measured time, melt through, microphotometer trace, military translator, mirror telescope, mitochondrial, mode transducer, mounting, multiple transfer

7) Шутливое выражение: Millennium Turkey

8) Химия: Meitnerium, Metal Treatment, метрическая тонна

9) Юридический термин: Most Troublesome

10) Автомобильный термин: manual transmission

11) Биржевой термин: meta trader (сокр.)

12) Политика: Malta

13) Телекоммуникации: Message Transmission, Metered Tariff, Mobile Telephone, Mobile Terminal, Абонентское оборудование мобильной связи (Например, мобильный телефон.), Абонентское оборудование системы мобильной связи

14) Сокращение: Maintenance Technician (DBCS), Malta (NATO country code), Maltese, Mechanical / Motor Transport, Mechanized Terminal (CFS), Message Type, Missile Target, Mobile Target, Montana (US state), Moscow Time, Mother Tongue, Multi-frequency Transducer, magnetic tape, mail transfer, mail tray, mean tide, mechanical translation, megaton, metal threshold, meteorological, missed target, Moluccas Time (GMT + 0830), Mountain Time (GMT - 0700), Montana, геомагнитный (Magneto-Telluric)

15) Театр: Musical Theater

16) Университет: Mid Term

17) Физика: magnetotransmission

18) Физиология: Manual traction, Maximal Therapy, More Than, Muscle Test, Muscles And Tendons

19) Электроника: Master Time, Mating Type, Micro Tubules

20) Вычислительная техника: Machine (assisted) Translation, Message Transfer / Type, Mountain Time, minitower, Moluccas Time (+0830, TZ), Mobile Termination (GSM, Mobile-Systems), Mannesmann Tally (gmbh, Hersteller)

21) Литература: Money Talks

22) Нефть: empty, macaroni tubing, magnetite, magnetotellurics, marine terminal, material transfer, total net anode mass, магнитотеллурический метод (разведки полезных ископаемых), насосно-компрессорные трубы малого диаметра (менее 50 мм), портовая нефтебаза (marine terminal), средняя наработка (mean time), техник по обслуживанию и ремонту (maintenance technician), metric tonne (s)

23) Иммунология: Miniature Tube

24) Геофизика: магнитотеллурический

25) Транспорт: Marker Type, Metric Ton

26) Пищевая промышленность: Mint Tea

27) Фирменный знак: Master Tools, Matrix, Micron Technologies, Micron Technology, Music Trader

28) СМИ: Musical Theatre

29) Бурение: насосно-компрессорные трубы диаметром менее 50 мм (macaroni tubing)

30) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: magnetic test, magnetic testing, magnetotelluric, metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1. 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), magnetic particle testing магнитопорошковая дефектоскопия

31) Полимеры: magnetic particle test, mean time, medium thermal, medium-tenacity

32) Автоматика: Morse taper

33) Полупроводники: muffin tin

34) Авиационная медицина: mirror tracking, movement time

35) Расширение файла: Message Table

36) SAP.тех. тип сообщения

37) Нефть и газ: million tonnes, миллионов тонн, млн. тонн

38) Каспий: marine tank

39) Электротехника: maximum torque, measuring transformer, medium tension (voltage)

40) Имена и фамилии: Margaret Thatcher, Mike Trout

41) Должность: Management Of Technology, Master Taxidermist, Master Trainer, Medical Technologist, Move Tutor

42) Чат: Meaningful Talk, Multi Threaded

43) Программное обеспечение: Movable Type

44) Единицы измерений: Metric Tonne, Metric Tonnes, Metric Tons, Million Tons

45) Международная торговля: Missile Technology

46) Международные перевозки: motor tanker

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > MT
13 Mt

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Mitochondrial Targeting, (member states) страны-члены (ЕС)

2) Компьютерная техника: Marked Text, Menu Text, Monitor Type

3) Авиация: Manual Trip

4) Латинский язык: Modus Tollens

5) Военный термин: Maintenance Trainer, Military Technology, Movement Tracker, machine translation, maintenance technician, maintenance time, maintenance trailer, management team, manning table, mechanical technician, mechanical time, mechanical transport, medical treatment, medium tank, medium truck, military tractor, military training, military transport, missile technician, missile test, missile tilt, missile trainer, mission trainer, motor, motor terminal, motor traction, motor transport, mountain transport, moving target

6) Техника: magnetic particle testing, magnetotelluric method, main telescope, maintenance department, material type, materials test, measured time, melt through, microphotometer trace, military translator, mirror telescope, mitochondrial, mode transducer, mounting, multiple transfer

7) Шутливое выражение: Millennium Turkey

8) Химия: Meitnerium, Metal Treatment, метрическая тонна

9) Юридический термин: Most Troublesome

10) Автомобильный термин: manual transmission

11) Биржевой термин: meta trader (сокр.)

12) Политика: Malta

13) Телекоммуникации: Message Transmission, Metered Tariff, Mobile Telephone, Mobile Terminal, Абонентское оборудование мобильной связи (Например, мобильный телефон.), Абонентское оборудование системы мобильной связи

14) Сокращение: Maintenance Technician (DBCS), Malta (NATO country code), Maltese, Mechanical / Motor Transport, Mechanized Terminal (CFS), Message Type, Missile Target, Mobile Target, Montana (US state), Moscow Time, Mother Tongue, Multi-frequency Transducer, magnetic tape, mail transfer, mail tray, mean tide, mechanical translation, megaton, metal threshold, meteorological, missed target, Moluccas Time (GMT + 0830), Mountain Time (GMT - 0700), Montana, геомагнитный (Magneto-Telluric)

15) Театр: Musical Theater

16) Университет: Mid Term

17) Физика: magnetotransmission

18) Физиология: Manual traction, Maximal Therapy, More Than, Muscle Test, Muscles And Tendons

19) Электроника: Master Time, Mating Type, Micro Tubules

20) Вычислительная техника: Machine (assisted) Translation, Message Transfer / Type, Mountain Time, minitower, Moluccas Time (+0830, TZ), Mobile Termination (GSM, Mobile-Systems), Mannesmann Tally (gmbh, Hersteller)

21) Литература: Money Talks

22) Нефть: empty, macaroni tubing, magnetite, magnetotellurics, marine terminal, material transfer, total net anode mass, магнитотеллурический метод (разведки полезных ископаемых), насосно-компрессорные трубы малого диаметра (менее 50 мм), портовая нефтебаза (marine terminal), средняя наработка (mean time), техник по обслуживанию и ремонту (maintenance technician), metric tonne (s)

23) Иммунология: Miniature Tube

24) Геофизика: магнитотеллурический

25) Транспорт: Marker Type, Metric Ton

26) Пищевая промышленность: Mint Tea

27) Фирменный знак: Master Tools, Matrix, Micron Technologies, Micron Technology, Music Trader

28) СМИ: Musical Theatre

29) Бурение: насосно-компрессорные трубы диаметром менее 50 мм (macaroni tubing)

30) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: magnetic test, magnetic testing, magnetotelluric, metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1. 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), magnetic particle testing магнитопорошковая дефектоскопия

31) Полимеры: magnetic particle test, mean time, medium thermal, medium-tenacity

32) Автоматика: Morse taper

33) Полупроводники: muffin tin

34) Авиационная медицина: mirror tracking, movement time

35) Расширение файла: Message Table

36) SAP.тех. тип сообщения

37) Нефть и газ: million tonnes, миллионов тонн, млн. тонн

38) Каспий: marine tank

39) Электротехника: maximum torque, measuring transformer, medium tension (voltage)

40) Имена и фамилии: Margaret Thatcher, Mike Trout

41) Должность: Management Of Technology, Master Taxidermist, Master Trainer, Medical Technologist, Move Tutor

42) Чат: Meaningful Talk, Multi Threaded

43) Программное обеспечение: Movable Type

44) Единицы измерений: Metric Tonne, Metric Tonnes, Metric Tons, Million Tons

45) Международная торговля: Missile Technology

46) Международные перевозки: motor tanker

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Mt
14 mT

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Mitochondrial Targeting, (member states) страны-члены (ЕС)

2) Компьютерная техника: Marked Text, Menu Text, Monitor Type

3) Авиация: Manual Trip

4) Латинский язык: Modus Tollens

5) Военный термин: Maintenance Trainer, Military Technology, Movement Tracker, machine translation, maintenance technician, maintenance time, maintenance trailer, management team, manning table, mechanical technician, mechanical time, mechanical transport, medical treatment, medium tank, medium truck, military tractor, military training, military transport, missile technician, missile test, missile tilt, missile trainer, mission trainer, motor, motor terminal, motor traction, motor transport, mountain transport, moving target

6) Техника: magnetic particle testing, magnetotelluric method, main telescope, maintenance department, material type, materials test, measured time, melt through, microphotometer trace, military translator, mirror telescope, mitochondrial, mode transducer, mounting, multiple transfer

7) Шутливое выражение: Millennium Turkey

8) Химия: Meitnerium, Metal Treatment, метрическая тонна

9) Юридический термин: Most Troublesome

10) Автомобильный термин: manual transmission

11) Биржевой термин: meta trader (сокр.)

12) Политика: Malta

13) Телекоммуникации: Message Transmission, Metered Tariff, Mobile Telephone, Mobile Terminal, Абонентское оборудование мобильной связи (Например, мобильный телефон.), Абонентское оборудование системы мобильной связи

14) Сокращение: Maintenance Technician (DBCS), Malta (NATO country code), Maltese, Mechanical / Motor Transport, Mechanized Terminal (CFS), Message Type, Missile Target, Mobile Target, Montana (US state), Moscow Time, Mother Tongue, Multi-frequency Transducer, magnetic tape, mail transfer, mail tray, mean tide, mechanical translation, megaton, metal threshold, meteorological, missed target, Moluccas Time (GMT + 0830), Mountain Time (GMT - 0700), Montana, геомагнитный (Magneto-Telluric)

15) Театр: Musical Theater

16) Университет: Mid Term

17) Физика: magnetotransmission

18) Физиология: Manual traction, Maximal Therapy, More Than, Muscle Test, Muscles And Tendons

19) Электроника: Master Time, Mating Type, Micro Tubules

20) Вычислительная техника: Machine (assisted) Translation, Message Transfer / Type, Mountain Time, minitower, Moluccas Time (+0830, TZ), Mobile Termination (GSM, Mobile-Systems), Mannesmann Tally (gmbh, Hersteller)

21) Литература: Money Talks

22) Нефть: empty, macaroni tubing, magnetite, magnetotellurics, marine terminal, material transfer, total net anode mass, магнитотеллурический метод (разведки полезных ископаемых), насосно-компрессорные трубы малого диаметра (менее 50 мм), портовая нефтебаза (marine terminal), средняя наработка (mean time), техник по обслуживанию и ремонту (maintenance technician), metric tonne (s)

23) Иммунология: Miniature Tube

24) Геофизика: магнитотеллурический

25) Транспорт: Marker Type, Metric Ton

26) Пищевая промышленность: Mint Tea

27) Фирменный знак: Master Tools, Matrix, Micron Technologies, Micron Technology, Music Trader

28) СМИ: Musical Theatre

29) Бурение: насосно-компрессорные трубы диаметром менее 50 мм (macaroni tubing)

30) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: magnetic test, magnetic testing, magnetotelluric, metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1. 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), magnetic particle testing магнитопорошковая дефектоскопия

31) Полимеры: magnetic particle test, mean time, medium thermal, medium-tenacity

32) Автоматика: Morse taper

33) Полупроводники: muffin tin

34) Авиационная медицина: mirror tracking, movement time

35) Расширение файла: Message Table

36) SAP.тех. тип сообщения

37) Нефть и газ: million tonnes, миллионов тонн, млн. тонн

38) Каспий: marine tank

39) Электротехника: maximum torque, measuring transformer, medium tension (voltage)

40) Имена и фамилии: Margaret Thatcher, Mike Trout

41) Должность: Management Of Technology, Master Taxidermist, Master Trainer, Medical Technologist, Move Tutor

42) Чат: Meaningful Talk, Multi Threaded

43) Программное обеспечение: Movable Type

44) Единицы измерений: Metric Tonne, Metric Tonnes, Metric Tons, Million Tons

45) Международная торговля: Missile Technology

46) Международные перевозки: motor tanker

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > mT
15 mt

1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Mitochondrial Targeting, (member states) страны-члены (ЕС)

2) Компьютерная техника: Marked Text, Menu Text, Monitor Type

3) Авиация: Manual Trip

4) Латинский язык: Modus Tollens

5) Военный термин: Maintenance Trainer, Military Technology, Movement Tracker, machine translation, maintenance technician, maintenance time, maintenance trailer, management team, manning table, mechanical technician, mechanical time, mechanical transport, medical treatment, medium tank, medium truck, military tractor, military training, military transport, missile technician, missile test, missile tilt, missile trainer, mission trainer, motor, motor terminal, motor traction, motor transport, mountain transport, moving target

6) Техника: magnetic particle testing, magnetotelluric method, main telescope, maintenance department, material type, materials test, measured time, melt through, microphotometer trace, military translator, mirror telescope, mitochondrial, mode transducer, mounting, multiple transfer

7) Шутливое выражение: Millennium Turkey

8) Химия: Meitnerium, Metal Treatment, метрическая тонна

9) Юридический термин: Most Troublesome

10) Автомобильный термин: manual transmission

11) Биржевой термин: meta trader (сокр.)

12) Политика: Malta

13) Телекоммуникации: Message Transmission, Metered Tariff, Mobile Telephone, Mobile Terminal, Абонентское оборудование мобильной связи (Например, мобильный телефон.), Абонентское оборудование системы мобильной связи

14) Сокращение: Maintenance Technician (DBCS), Malta (NATO country code), Maltese, Mechanical / Motor Transport, Mechanized Terminal (CFS), Message Type, Missile Target, Mobile Target, Montana (US state), Moscow Time, Mother Tongue, Multi-frequency Transducer, magnetic tape, mail transfer, mail tray, mean tide, mechanical translation, megaton, metal threshold, meteorological, missed target, Moluccas Time (GMT + 0830), Mountain Time (GMT - 0700), Montana, геомагнитный (Magneto-Telluric)

15) Театр: Musical Theater

16) Университет: Mid Term

17) Физика: magnetotransmission

18) Физиология: Manual traction, Maximal Therapy, More Than, Muscle Test, Muscles And Tendons

19) Электроника: Master Time, Mating Type, Micro Tubules

20) Вычислительная техника: Machine (assisted) Translation, Message Transfer / Type, Mountain Time, minitower, Moluccas Time (+0830, TZ), Mobile Termination (GSM, Mobile-Systems), Mannesmann Tally (gmbh, Hersteller)

21) Литература: Money Talks

22) Нефть: empty, macaroni tubing, magnetite, magnetotellurics, marine terminal, material transfer, total net anode mass, магнитотеллурический метод (разведки полезных ископаемых), насосно-компрессорные трубы малого диаметра (менее 50 мм), портовая нефтебаза (marine terminal), средняя наработка (mean time), техник по обслуживанию и ремонту (maintenance technician), metric tonne (s)

23) Иммунология: Miniature Tube

24) Геофизика: магнитотеллурический

25) Транспорт: Marker Type, Metric Ton

26) Пищевая промышленность: Mint Tea

27) Фирменный знак: Master Tools, Matrix, Micron Technologies, Micron Technology, Music Trader

28) СМИ: Musical Theatre

29) Бурение: насосно-компрессорные трубы диаметром менее 50 мм (macaroni tubing)

30) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: magnetic test, magnetic testing, magnetotelluric, metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1, 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), metric ton (1. 102 U.S. tons or 2,205 pounds), magnetic particle testing магнитопорошковая дефектоскопия

31) Полимеры: magnetic particle test, mean time, medium thermal, medium-tenacity

32) Автоматика: Morse taper

33) Полупроводники: muffin tin

34) Авиационная медицина: mirror tracking, movement time

35) Расширение файла: Message Table

36) SAP.тех. тип сообщения

37) Нефть и газ: million tonnes, миллионов тонн, млн. тонн

38) Каспий: marine tank

39) Электротехника: maximum torque, measuring transformer, medium tension (voltage)

40) Имена и фамилии: Margaret Thatcher, Mike Trout

41) Должность: Management Of Technology, Master Taxidermist, Master Trainer, Medical Technologist, Move Tutor

42) Чат: Meaningful Talk, Multi Threaded

43) Программное обеспечение: Movable Type

44) Единицы измерений: Metric Tonne, Metric Tonnes, Metric Tons, Million Tons

45) Международная торговля: Missile Technology

46) Международные перевозки: motor tanker

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > mt
16 динамический текст меню

SAP.tech. dynamic menu text

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > динамический текст меню
17 help

1. transitive verb
1)

help somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen [, etwas zu tun]

help oneself — sich (Dat.) selbst helfen

can I help you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop also) was möchten Sie bitte?

2) (serve)

help oneself — sich (Dat.) nehmen; sich bedienen

help oneself to something — sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen; (coll.): (steal) etwas mitgehen lassen (ugs.)

3) (avoid)

if I/you can help it — wenn es irgend zu vermeiden ist

not if I can help it — nicht wenn ich es verhindern kann

it can't be helped — es lässt sich nicht ändern

I can't help it — (remedy) ich kann nichts dafür (ugs.)

4) (refrain from)

I can't help thinking or can't help but think that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube,...

I can't help laughing — ich muss einfach lachen
2. noun
Hilfe, die

be of [some]/no/much help to somebody — jemandem eine gewisse/keine/eine große Hilfe sein

there's no help for it — daran lässt sich nichts ändern

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/34412/help_out">help out

* * *
[help] 1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) helfen

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) beitragen zu

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lindern

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) etwas tun

5) ((with can(not), could( not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) verhindern
2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) die Hilfe

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) die Hilfe

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) die (Aus-)Hilfe

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) die Abhilfe

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- helper
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
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help

[help]

I. n

1. no pl (assistance) Hilfe f; (financial) Unterstützung f

do you need any \help with those boxes? soll ich dir mit diesen Kisten helfen?

can I be of \help to you? kann ich Ihnen irgendwie helfen?

the victims were beyond \help den Opfern war nicht mehr zu helfen

this guy is beyond \help! dem Typ ist nicht mehr zu helfen!

there's no \help for it, I'll have to call the police ich werde wohl doch die Polizei rufen müssen

to cry [or go crying] for \help nach Hilfe schreien

to give [or provide] \help Hilfe leisten

to give \help to sb jdm helfen

to run [or go running] for \help Hilfe suchen

▪ to be of \help to sth für etw akk hilfreich sein

▪ to be of \help to sb für jdn eine Stütze [o Hilfe] sein

2. no pl (aid)

▪ to be a \help helfen

a great \help you are! ( iron) eine tolle Hilfe bist du! iron

to be a big \help with sth bei etw dat eine große Hilfe sein

3. (employee) Aushilfe f, Hilfskraft f

▪ the \help + sing/pl vb das Personal

home \help [Haushalts]hilfe f, Zugehfrau f bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR a. Bedienerin f

to have [AM hired] \help come in eine Haushaltshilfe haben

to be short of \help wenig Personal haben

4. no pl COMPUT Hilfe[-Funktion] f

II. interj

▪ \help! Hilfe!

III. vi

1. (assist) helfen ( with bei + dat)

is there any way that I can \help? kann ich irgendwie behilflich sein?

2. (alleviate) helfen; medicine also Abhilfe schaffen

IV. vt

1. (assist)

▪ to \help sb jdm helfen [o beistehen]

\help me! Hilfe!

God [or Heaven] \help us! der Himmel stehe uns bei!

her local knowledge \helped her ihre Ortskenntnisse haben ihr genützt SÜDD [o NORDD genutzt]

[how] can I \help you? was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?

nothing can \help her now ihr ist nicht mehr zu helfen

I wonder if you could \help me vielleicht könnten Sie mir weiterhelfen

so \help me God so wahr mir Gott helfe

to \help sb down the stairs/into a taxi jdm die Treppe hinunterhelfen/in ein Taxi helfen

to \help sb through their depression/a difficult time jdm über eine Depression/eine schwierige Zeit hinweghelfen

▪ to \help sb/sth [to] do sth jdm/etw dabei helfen, etw zu tun

▪ to \help sb with sth jdm bei etw dat helfen

could you \help me with my coat? würden Sie mir in den Mantel helfen?

2. (improve)

▪ to \help sth etw verbessern; (alleviate) etw lindern

a little make-up would \help your appearance a lot mit ein bisschen Make-up würdest du viel besser aussehen

3. (contribute)

▪ to \help sth zu etw dat beitragen

the drought has \helped to make this a disastrous year for Somalia die Dürre war auch ein Grund dafür, dass dies ein katastrophales Jahr für Somalia wurde

4. (prevent)

I can't \help it [or myself] ich kann nicht anders

stop giggling! — I can't \help it! hör auf zu kichern! — ich kann nichts dagegen machen!

he can't \help his looks er kann nichts für sein Aussehen

I can't \help thinking that... ich denke einfach, dass...

she couldn't \help wondering whether... sie musste sich wirklich fragen, ob...

I couldn't \help staring at the strange man ich musste den seltsamen Mann einfach anstarren

not if I can \help it nicht wenn ich es irgendwie verhindern kann

▪ sth can't be \helped etw ist nicht zu ändern, etw ist halt so fam

5. (take)

▪ to \help oneself sich akk bedienen

please \help yourself bitte bedienen Sie sich

he \helped himself from the sweets tray er nahm sich etwas aus der Bonbonschale

▪ to \help oneself to sth sich dat etw nehmen; thief sich akk an etw dat bedienen

6. ( form: give)

▪ to \help sb to sth jdm etw reichen geh

shall I \help you to more wine? darf ich Ihnen noch etwas Wein nachschenken? geh

7.

▶ God \helps those who \help themselves ( prov) hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott prov

V. adj attr, inv COMPUT (display, menu, text) Hilfe-

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[help]
1. n no pl
Hilfe f; (= person with pl) Hilfe f
with his brother's help — mithilfe or mit (der) Hilfe seines Bruders

his help with the project —

with the help of a knife — mithilfe or mit Hilfe eines Messers

we need all the help we can get — wir brauchen jede nur mögliche Hilfe

help was at hand — Hilfe war zur Stelle

he is beyond help — ihm ist nicht mehr zu helfen

he is beyond medical help — ihm kann kein Arzt mehr helfen

to ask sb for help — jdn um Hilfe bitten

to give help — Hilfe leisten

to come to sb's help — jdm zu Hilfe kommen

to be of help to sb — jdm helfen; (person also) jdm behilflich sein; (thing also) jdm nützen

he isn't much help to me — er ist mir keine große Hilfe

you're a great help! (iro) — du bist mir eine schöne Hilfe!

we are short of help in the shop — wir haben nicht genügend (Hilfs)kräfte im Geschäft

there's no help for it — da ist nichts zu machen

2. vt

1) helfen (+dat)

to help sb (to) do sth — jdm (dabei) helfen, etw zu tun

to help sb with the cooking/his bags — jdm beim Kochen/mit seinen Taschen helfen

help! — Hilfe!, zu Hilfe!

so help me God! — so wahr mir Gott helfe!

can I help you? — kann ich (Ihnen) helfen or behilflich sein?

that won't help you — das wird Ihnen nichts nützen

this will help the pain/your headache — das wird gegen die Schmerzen/gegen Ihr Kopfweh helfen

it will help the wound to heal — das wird die Heilung (der Wunde) fördern

it will help the crops to grow — es wird das Wachstum des Getreides fördern

God helps those who help themselves (Prov) — hilf dir selbst, so hilft dir Gott

a man is helping the police with their inquiries (form euph) — ein Mann wird zurzeit von der Polizei vernommen

2)

(with particle) to help sb down — jdm hinunterhelfen

take some water to help the pill down — trinken Sie etwas Wasser, damit die Tablette besser rutscht

to help sb on/off with his/her etc coat —

he helped her out of the car — er half ihr aus dem Auto

to help sb over the street — jdm über die Straße helfen

to help sb through a difficult time (belief, hope, pills etc) — jdm in einer schwierigen Zeit durchhelfen; (person also) jdm in einer schwierigen Zeit beistehen

to help sb up (from floor, chair etc) — jdm aufhelfen or (up stairs etc) hinaufhelfen

I helped him in with his cases — ich half ihm mit seinem Gepäck

3)

she helped him to potatoes/meat — sie gab ihm Kartoffeln/Fleisch

to help oneself to sth — sich (dat) etw nehmen; ( inf

help yourself! —

I'll help the children first (inf) — ich gebe den Kindern zuerst

4)

(with can or cannot) he can't help it, he's only a baby — er kann nichts dafür, er ist doch noch ein Baby

I can't help being clever — (ich kann nichts dafür,) ich bin nun mal ein Genie or so schlau (inf)

he can't help the way he is — das ist nun mal (so) seine Art

don't say more than you can help — sagen Sie nicht mehr als unbedingt nötig

not if I can help it — nicht, wenn es nach mir geht

I couldn't help laughing — ich konnte mir nicht helfen, ich musste (einfach) lachen

I had to do it, I couldn't help it or myself — ich konnte mir nicht helfen, ich musste es einfach tun

I couldn't help thinking or but think... — ich konnte nicht umhin zu denken...

one cannot help wondering whether... — man muss sich wirklich fragen, ob...

it can't be helped — das lässt sich nicht ändern, das ist nun mal so

I can't help it if he's always late — ich kann nichts dafür, dass er immer zu spät kommt

3. vi
helfen
and your attitude didn't help either — und Ihre Einstellung war auch nicht gerade hilfreich

it helps (to) fight pollution — es trägt zur Bekämpfung der Umweltverschmutzung bei

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help [help]

A s

1. (Mit)Hilfe f, Beistand m, Unterstützung f:

help! Hilfe!;

by ( oder with) the help of mit Hilfe von (od gen);

he came to my help er kam mir zu Hilfe;

it (she) is a great help es (sie) ist eine große Hilfe;

not be (of) much help to sb jemandem keine große Hilfe sein;

can I be of any help to you? kann ich Ihnen (irgendwie) helfen oder behilflich sein?

2. Abhilfe f:

there’s no help for it da kann man nichts machen, es lässt sich nicht ändern

3. a) Angestellte(r) m/f(m), Arbeiter(in), besonders Hausangestellte(r), Landarbeiter(in)

b) koll (Dienst)Personal n

4. Hilfsmittel n

5. Portion f (Essen) ( → helping B 2)

B v/t

1. jemandem helfen oder beistehen, jemanden unterstützen:

help sb (to) do sth jemandem helfen, etwas zu tun;

help me think denk doch (mal) mit!;

we help you look for accommodation wir sind Ihnen bei der Suche nach Unterkunft behilflich;

help sb in ( oder with) sth jemandem bei etwas helfen;

help sb into their coat jemandem in den Mantel helfen;

can I help you?

a) werden Sie schon bedient?,

b) kann ich Ihnen helfen oder behilflich sein?;

help sb out of a difficulty jemandem aus einer Schwierigkeit (heraus)helfen;

so help me (I did, will, etc)! Ehrenwort!; → god 2, police A 2

2. fördern, einer Sache nachhelfen, beitragen zu:

help sb’s downfall;

help solve a problem zur Lösung eines Problems beitragen

3. lindern, helfen oder Abhilfe schaffen bei:

help a cold

4. help sb to sth

a) jemandem zu etwas verhelfen,

b) (besonders bei Tisch) jemandem etwas reichen oder geben;

help o.s. sich bedienen (a. pej), zugreifen;

help o.s. to

a) sich bedienen mit, sich etwas nehmen,

b) sich etwas aneignen oder nehmen (auch stehlen)

5. ( mit can) (dat) abhelfen, ändern, verhindern, -meiden:

I cannot help it

a) ich kann es nicht ändern,

b) ich kann nichts dafür;

it cannot be helped da kann man nichts machen, es ist nicht zu ändern;

if I can help it wenn ich es vermeiden kann;

don’t be late if you can help it komm möglichst nicht zu spät!;

how could I help it?

a) was konnte ich dagegen tun?,

b) was konnte ich dafür?;

she can’t help her freckles für ihre Sommersprossen kann sie nichts;

I could not help laughing ich musste einfach lachen;

I cannot help feeling ich werde das Gefühl nicht los, ich kann mich des Eindrucks nicht erwehren ( beide:

that dass);

one can’t help liking him man muss ihn einfach gernhaben;

I can’t help thinking that … ich werde den Gedanken nicht los, dass …;

I can’t help wondering where … ich frage mich ununterbrochen, wo …;

I cannot help myself

a) ich kann nicht anders,

b) ich kann es nicht lassen

C v/i

1. helfen, Hilfe leisten:

every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;

nothing will help now jetzt hilft nichts mehr;

help in the defence (US defense) SPORT in der Verteidigung aushelfen

2. don’t be longer than you can help bleib nicht länger als nötig!

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1. transitive verb
1)

help somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen [, etwas zu tun]

help oneself — sich (Dat.) selbst helfen

can I help you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop also) was möchten Sie bitte?

2) (serve)

help oneself — sich (Dat.) nehmen; sich bedienen

help oneself to something — sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen; (coll.): (steal) etwas mitgehen lassen (ugs.)

3) (avoid)

if I/you can help it — wenn es irgend zu vermeiden ist

not if I can help it — nicht wenn ich es verhindern kann

it can't be helped — es lässt sich nicht ändern

I can't help it — (remedy) ich kann nichts dafür (ugs.)

4) (refrain from)

I can't help thinking or can't help but think that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube,...

I can't help laughing — ich muss einfach lachen
2. noun
Hilfe, die

be of [some]/no/much help to somebody — jemandem eine gewisse/keine/eine große Hilfe sein

there's no help for it — daran lässt sich nichts ändern

Phrasal Verbs:

- help out

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n.

Hilfe -n f.

Mithilfe -n f. v.

helfen v.

(§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen)

English-german dictionary > help
18 set

1.
[set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

set somebody ashore — jemanden an Land setzen

set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

2) (apply) setzen

set pen to paper — etwas zu Papier bringen

set a match to something — ein Streichholz an etwas (Akk.) halten

3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

4)

be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

set limits — Grenzen setzen

6) (bring into specified state)

set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

set somebody laughing — jemanden zum Lachen bringen

set a dog barking — einen Hund anschlagen lassen

set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

the news set me thinking — die Nachricht machte mich nachdenklich

7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen

is the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]

10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]

11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]

12) (fix) legen [Haare]

set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

13) (Printing) setzen

14)

set somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

set a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

set the police after somebody — die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen

set somebody against somebody — jemanden gegen jemanden aufbringen

15)

be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, set

1) (solidify) fest werden

has the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
3. noun
1) (group) Satz, der

set [of two] — Paar, das

a set of chairs — eine Sitzgruppe

a complete set of Dickens' novels — eine Gesamtausgabe der Romane von Dickens

chess set — Schachspiel, das

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3) (section of society) Kreis, der

racing set — Rennsportfreunde od. -fans

the fast set — die Lebewelt

4) (Math.) Menge, die

5)

set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der

7) (Tennis) Satz, der

8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das

9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die

10) (acting area for film)

on the set — bei den Dreharbeiten
4. adjective
1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

deep-set eyes — tief liegende Augen

2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

be a set book — Pflichtlektüre sein

3) (according to fixed menu)

set meal or menu — Menü, das

4) (ready)

something is set to increase — etwas wird bald steigen

be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

5) (determined)

be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

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[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) stellen, legen, setzen

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) decken

3) (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.) festlegen

4) (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.) stellen

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) veranlassen

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) untergehen

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) festwerden

8) (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.) einstellen

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) herrichten

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) fassen

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) richten
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) das Set

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.)

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) wohlüberlegt

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) starr

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fest

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) eingefaßt
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) der Satz

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) das Gerät

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) der Kreis

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) das Legen

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) der Szenenaufbau

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) der Satz

•

- 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
- set upon
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set

[set]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. pred (ready) bereit, fertig

▪ to be [all] \set [for sth] [für etw akk] bereit sein

be \set to leave by 8 a.m. um 8 Uhr solltest du startklar sein

to get \set to do sth sich akk darauf vorbereiten, etw zu tun

ready, get \set, go! auf die Plätze, fertig, los!

we were just getting \set to leave when... wir wollten gerade gehen, als...

2. (fixed) pattern, time fest[gesetzt]

\set expression [or phrase] feststehender Ausdruck

\set meal Stammessen nt, Stammgericht nt ÖSTERR; (dish of the day) Tagesgericht nt

\set menu Tageskarte f

\set price Festpreis m, Fixpreis m

at \set times zu festen Zeiten

3. (expression of face) starr

her face took on a \set expression ihre Miene erstarrte

\set smile aufgesetztes Lächeln

4. (unlikely to change)

to have a \set idea about sth eine feste Vorstellung von etw dat haben

to have become a \set habit zur festen Gewohnheit geworden sein

to be \set in one's ways in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

5. (likely)

Manchester United looks \set for victory es sieht ganz so aus, als würde Manchester United gewinnen

the rain is \set to continue all week der Regen wird wohl noch die ganze Woche andauern

6. attr, inv (assigned) number, pattern vorgegebene(r, s); subject also bestimmte(r, s)

\set book [or text] Pflichtlektüre

7. (determined)

▪ to be [dead] \set against sth [vollkommen] gegen etw akk sein

▪ to be [dead] \set on sth zu etw akk [wild] entschlossen sein

II. NOUN

1. (collection, group) of glasses, stamps etc. Satz m; (of two items) Paar nt; of clothes etc. Set nt, Garnitur f

he's got a complete \set of Joyce's novels er hat eine Gesamtausgabe von Joyce

box[ed] \set Box-Set nt (ein komplettes Set etwa von CDs oder Videokassetten, das in einem Schuber o.Ä. erhältlich ist)

chemistry \set Chemiekasten m

chess \set Schachspiel nt

a \set of chromosomes ein Chromosomensatz m

\set of encyclopaedias Enzyklopädiereihe f

\set of lectures Vortragsreihe f

\set of rules Regelwerk nt

tea \set Teeservice nt

\set of teeth Gebiss nt

tool \set Werkzeugsatz m

\set of twins Zwillingspaar nt

2. + sing/pl vb (group of people) [Personen]kreis m, Clique f fam

she's got in with a very arty \set sie bewegt sich neuerdings in sehr ausgewählten Künstlerkreisen

the fashion \set die Modefreaks pl sl

the literary \set die Literaten pl

the smart \set die Schickeria meist pej

3. BRIT SCH (class) Kurs f

4. THEAT Bühnenbild nt, Bühnenausstattung f; FILM Szenenaufbau m; (film location) Drehort m

on the \set bei den Dreharbeiten; (location) am Set

5. (appliance) Gerät nt; (television) Fernsehgerät nt, Fernseher m; (radio) Radio[gerät] nt

colour \set Farbfernseher m

an electric fondue \set ein elektrisches Fonduegerät

6. SPORT Satz m

to win a \set einen Satz gewinnen

7. MATH Menge f

\set theory Mengenlehre f

8. MUS Block m

9. COMPUT

data \set Datensatz m; (file) Datei f

10. TYPO (width of character) Set nt o m fachspr

11. BOT (young plant) Setzling m; (bulb) Knolle f

12. (coat of plaster) Feinputz m

13. (sett) Bau m

14. no pl of eyes, jaw Stellung f; of shoulders Haltung f

15. no pl (hair arrangement)

to have a shampoo and \set sich dat die Haare waschen und legen lassen

16. no pl see mindset

17. no pl of the current, tide Richtung f, Lauf m

18. no pl AUS, NZ ( fam: grudge)

to get a \set on sb [die] Wut auf jdn kriegen fam

19. no pl HUNT Vorstehen nt fachspr

20. no pl TECH of the teeth of a saw Schränkung f fachspr

21. no pl TECH (in metal, wood, etc.) Durchbiegung f fachspr

22.

▶ to make a \set at sb BRIT sich akk an jdn ranmachen fam

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

<set, set>

1. (place)

▪ to \set sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin stellen; (on its side) jdn/etw irgendwohin legen

the cat \set a dead mouse in front of us die Katze legte uns eine tote Maus vor

\set the bricks one on top of the other setze einen Klotz auf den anderen

to \set a chair by the bed/window einen Stuhl ans Bett/Fenster stellen

to \set sb on his/her way ( fig) jdn losschicken

I \set her above all others für mich ist sie die Allergrößte

2. usu passive (take place in, be located)

▪ to be \set somewhere:

‘West Side Story’ is \set in New York ‚West Side Story‘ spielt in New York

their house is \set on a hill ihr Haus liegt auf einem Hügel

the novel is \set in the 16th century der Roman spielt im 16. Jahrhundert

3. (cause to be, start)

to \set a boat afloat ein Boot zu Wasser lassen

to \set sth on fire etw in Brand setzen

to \set sth in motion etw in Bewegung setzen [o fig a. ins Rollen bringen]

▪ to \set sb doing sth jdn veranlassen [o dazu bringen], etw zu tun

his remarks \set me thinking seine Bemerkungen gaben mir zu denken

to \set sb loose [or free] jdn freilassen [o auf freien Fuß setzen]

to \set sth right etw [wieder] in Ordnung bringen

to \set sb straight jdn berichtigen

these changes will \set the country on the road to economic recovery diese Änderungen werden das Land zum wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung führen

the noise \set the dog barking wegen des Lärms fing der Hund an zu bellen

4. (release) CHEM

to \set sth free etw freisetzen

5. (adjust, prepare)

▪ to \set sth etw einstellen; (prepare) etw vorbereiten

to \set the alarm for 7.00 a.m. den Wecker auf 07.00 Uhr stellen

to \set a clock/watch eine Uhr/Armbanduhr stellen

to \set the margin TYPO den Rand einstellen

to \set the table den Tisch decken

to \set a thermostat/timer einen Thermostat/Zeitmesser einstellen

to \set a trap eine Falle aufstellen

6. (fix)

▪ to \set sth etw festsetzen

to \set the budget das Budget festlegen

to \set a date/time einen Termin/eine Zeit ausmachen

they still haven't \set a date for their wedding sie haben immer noch keinen Termin für die Hochzeit festgesetzt

to \set a deadline for sb jdm eine Frist setzen

to \set oneself a goal sich dat ein Ziel setzen

to \set a limit eine Grenze setzen

to \set a norm eine Norm festlegen

to \set a price [on sth] einen Preis [für etw akk] festsetzen

to \set one's teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen

... she said, \setting her jaw firmly... sagte sie mit versteinerter Miene

7. (establish)

to \set a good example to sb jdm ein Vorbild sein

to \set the pace das Tempo angeben [o bestimmen]

to \set a record einen Rekord aufstellen

8. ANAT

▪ to \set sth etw einrenken

to \set a broken bone einen gebrochenen Knochen einrichten fachspr

9. (arrange)

to \set sb's hair jdm die Haare legen

to have one's hair \set sich dat die Haare legen lassen

10. (adorn)

▪ to \set sth with sth etw mit etw dat besetzen

a watch \set with sapphires eine mit Saphiren besetzte Uhr

11. (insert)

▪ to \set sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk einlassen [o fassen]

a bracelet with rubies \set in gold ein Armband mit in Gold gefassten Rubinen

12. MUS

to \set a poem/words etc. to music ein Gedicht/einen Text etc. vertonen

13. esp BRIT, AUS (assign)

to \set sb in charge of sth jdn mit etw dat betrauen

to \set homework Hausaufgaben [o ÖSTERR a. eine Hausübung] aufgeben

to \set a task for sb [or sb a task] jdm eine Aufgabe stellen

to \set sb to work jdm Arbeit zuweisen

14. COMPUT

▪ to \set sth (give variable a value) etw setzen; (define value) etw einstellen

15. TYPO (compose)

to \set a text einen Text setzen

to be \set in Times Roman in Times Roman gesetzt sein

16. (keep watch on)

to \set a guard on sb jdn bewachen lassen

17.

to \set the scene [or stage] for sth (create conditions) die Bedingungen für etw akk schaffen; (facilitate) den Weg für etw akk frei machen

the scene is \set for the summit next week die Vorbereitungen für das Gipfeltreffen nächste Woche sind unter Dach und Fach

18. (sail)

to \set course for sth auf etw akk Kurs nehmen

to \set sail ( also fig) die Segel setzen

to \set sail for/from... nach/von... losfahren

19. (see)

to \set eyes on sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

20. (enter)

to \set foot in [or on] sth etw betreten

21. (calm)

to \set one's mind at ease sich akk beruhigen

22.

to \set one's mind to [or on] sth (concentrate on) sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren; (approach with determination) etw entschlossen angehen

23.

▶ to \set the world [or the Thames] ablaze [or on fire] [or alight] die Welt aus den Angeln heben

IV. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<set, set>

1. (grow together) bones, limbs zusammenwachsen

2. (become firm) concrete, jelly fest werden

the glue has \set hard der Klebstoff ist ausgehärtet

3. (sink) moon, sun untergehen

4. (have a specified direction) river, stream

to \set to the north/westwards nach Norden/Westen verlaufen

5. HUNT dog vorstehen fachspr

6. (become fixed) eyes verharren; features sich akk versteinern

7. BOT Frucht ansetzen

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(INTERNET) abbr SET m
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set [set]

A s

1. Satz m (Briefmarken, Dokumente, Werkzeuge etc), (Möbel-, Toiletten- etc) Garnitur f, (Speise- etc) Service n:

a set of agreements POL ein Vertragswerk;

a set of colo(u)rs ein Farbensortiment n;

a set of drills ein Satz Bohrer;

set of values Wertanschauung f

2. (Häuser- etc) Gruppe f, (Zimmer) Flucht f:

a set of houses (rooms)

3. WIRTSCH Kollektion f

4. Sammlung f, besonders

a) mehrbändige Ausgabe (eines Autors)

b) (Schriften) Reihe f, (Artikel) Serie f

5. TECH

a) (Maschinen) Satz m, (-)Anlage f, Aggregat n

b) RADIO etc Gerät n, Apparat m

6. a) THEAT Bühnenausstattung f

b) FILM Szenenaufbau m

7. Tennis etc: Satz m

8. MATH

a) Zahlenreihe f

b) Menge f

9. set of teeth Gebiss n

10. (Personen)Kreis m:

a) Gesellschaft(sschicht) f, (literarische etc) Welt

b) pej Clique f

c) SCHULE Unterrichtsgruppe f:

the chic set die Schickeria

11. Sitz m, Schnitt m (von Kleidern)

12. a) Form f

b) Haltung f

13. Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m (einer Strömung etc):

the set of public opinion der Meinungstrend

14. fig Neigung f, Tendenz f ( beide:

toward[s] zu)

15. PSYCH (innere) Bereitschaft ( for zu)

16. (Sonnen- etc) Untergang m:

the set of day poet das Tagesende

17. TECH Schränkung f (einer Säge)

18. TECH → setting 10

19. ARCH Feinputz m

20. BOT

a) Ableger m, Setzling m

b) Fruchtansatz m

21. Kontertanz:

a) Tänzer(zahl) pl(f), -paare pl

b) Tour f, Hauptfigur f:

first set Quadrille f

22. MUS Serie f, Folge f, Zyklus m

23. JAGD Vorstehen n (des Hundes):

make a dead set at fig

a) jemanden scharf aufs Korn nehmen umg, herfallen über jemanden,

b) es auf einen Mann abgesehen haben (Frau)

24. JAGD (Dachs- etc) Bau m

B adj

1. festgesetzt (Tag etc):

set meal Menü n

2. a) bereit

b) fest entschlossen (on, upon doing zu tun):

all set startklar;

be all set for vorbereitet oder eingestellt sein auf (akk)

3. vorgeschrieben, festgelegt (Regeln etc):

set books pl ( oder reading) SCHULE Pflichtlektüre f

4. wohlüberlegt, einstudiert (Rede etc)

5. feststehend (Redewendungen etc)

6. fest (Meinung): → purpose Bes Redew

7. starr:

a set face ein unbewegtes Gesicht

8. US halsstarrig, stur

9. konventionell, formell (Party etc)

10. zusammengebissen (Zähne)

11. (ein)gefasst (Edelstein)

12. TECH eingebaut (Rohr etc)

13. set fair beständig (auf dem Barometer)

14. → hard-set

15. (in Zusammensetzungen) … gebaut, … gestaltet:

well-set gut gebaut

C v/t prät und pperf set

1. setzen, stellen, legen:

set the glass to one’s lips das Glas an die Lippen setzen;

set a match to ein Streichholz halten an (akk), etwas in Brand stecken (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit anderen entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. in einen Zustand (ver)setzen, bringen:

set sb free jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen, jemanden freilassen; → ease A 2, liberty Bes Redew, right A 5, B 5, etc

3. veranlassen zu:

set a party laughing eine Gesellschaft zum Lachen bringen;

set going in Gang setzen;

set sb thinking

a) jemanden nachdenklich machen, jemandem zu denken geben,

b) jemandem Denkanstöße oder einen Denkanstoß geben; → roar C 1

4. ein-, herrichten, (an)ordnen, zurechtmachen, besonders

a) THEAT die Bühne aufbauen, (Skisport) die Strecke abstecken

b) den Tisch decken

c) TECH (ein)stellen, (-)richten, regulieren

d) die Uhr, den Wecker stellen (by nach dem Radio etc):

set the alarm (clock) for five o’clock den Wecker auf 5 Uhr stellen

e) eine Säge schränken

f) ein Messer abziehen, schärfen

g) MED einen Bruch, Knochen (ein)richten

h) das Haar legen

5. MUS

a) vertonen

b) arrangieren

6. TYPO absetzen

7. AGR

a) Setzlinge (an)pflanzen

b) den Boden bepflanzen

8. a) die Bruthenne setzen

b) Eier unterlegen

9. a) einen Edelstein (ein)fassen

b) mit Edelsteinen etc besetzen

10. eine Wache aufstellen

11. eine Aufgabe, Frage stellen

12. jemanden anweisen ( to do sth etwas zu tun), jemanden an eine Sache setzen

13. a) etwas vorschreiben, bestimmen

b) einen Zeitpunkt festlegen, -setzen, ansetzen

c) ein Beispiel etc geben, eine Regel etc aufstellen

d) einen Rekord aufstellen: → fashion A 1, pace¹ A 1

14. einen Hund etc hetzen (on auf jemanden):

set spies on sb jemanden bespitzeln lassen, auf jemanden Spitzel ansetzen

15. Flüssiges fest werden lassen, Milch gerinnen lassen

16. die Zähne zusammenbeißen

17. den Wert bestimmen, festsetzen

18. einen Preis aussetzen (on auf akk)

19. Geld, sein Leben etc riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen

20. fig legen, setzen:

set one’s hopes on seine Hoffnung setzen auf (akk);

the scene is set in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;

the novel is set in Spain der Roman spielt in Spanien

D v/i

1. untergehen (Sonne etc):

his star has set fig sein Stern ist untergegangen

2. a) auswachsen (Körper)

b) ausreifen (Charakter)

3. beständig werden (Wetter etc): → B 13

4. a) fest werden (Flüssiges), erstarren (auch Gesicht, Muskel)

b) TECH abbinden (Zement etc)

c) gerinnen (Milch)

d) sich absetzen (Rahm)

5. brüten (Glucke)

6. gut etc sitzen (Kleidungsstück)

7. fig passen ( with zu)

8. sich bewegen, fließen, strömen:

the current sets to the north die Stromrichtung ist Nord

9. wehen, kommen ( from aus, von) (Wind)

10. sich neigen oder richten:

opinion is setting against him die Meinung richtet sich gegen ihn

11. BOT Frucht ansetzen (Blüte, Baum)

12. ZOOL sich festsetzen (Austern)

13. TECH sich verbiegen

14. JAGD vorstehen (Hund)

15. MED sich einrenken

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

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1.
[set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

set somebody ashore — jemanden an Land setzen

set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

2) (apply) setzen

set pen to paper — etwas zu Papier bringen

set a match to something — ein Streichholz an etwas (Akk.) halten

3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

4)

be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

set limits — Grenzen setzen

6) (bring into specified state)

set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

set somebody laughing — jemanden zum Lachen bringen

set a dog barking — einen Hund anschlagen lassen

set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

the news set me thinking — die Nachricht machte mich nachdenklich

7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen

is the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]

10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]

11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]

12) (fix) legen [Haare]

set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

13) (Printing) setzen

14)

set somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

set a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

set the police after somebody — die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen

set somebody against somebody — jemanden gegen jemanden aufbringen

15)

be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, set

1) (solidify) fest werden

has the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
3. noun
1) (group) Satz, der

set [of two] — Paar, das

a set of chairs — eine Sitzgruppe

a complete set of Dickens' novels — eine Gesamtausgabe der Romane von Dickens

chess set — Schachspiel, das

2) see service 1. 9)

3) (section of society) Kreis, der

racing set — Rennsportfreunde od. -fans

the fast set — die Lebewelt

4) (Math.) Menge, die

5)

set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der

7) (Tennis) Satz, der

8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das

9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die

10) (acting area for film)

on the set — bei den Dreharbeiten
4. adjective
1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

deep-set eyes — tief liegende Augen

2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

be a set book — Pflichtlektüre sein

3) (according to fixed menu)

set meal or menu — Menü, das

4) (ready)

something is set to increase — etwas wird bald steigen

be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

5) (determined)

be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

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(sport) n.

Satz ¨-e m. adj.

festgelegt adj.

festgesetzt adj. n.

Garnitur -en f.

Menge -n (Mathematik) f.

Reihe -n f.

Zusammenstellung f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: set)

= aufstellen v.

einstellen v.

erstarren v.

fest werden ausdr.

festlegen v.

festsetzen v.

legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

veranlassen v.

English-german dictionary > set
19 set

set
1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poner, colocar

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) poner

3) (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.) poner, fijar, acordar

4) (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.) mandar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) ponerse

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer, cuajar

8) (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.) poner

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) marcar

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) montar, engastar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) componer, encajar

2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fijo, determinado, establecido

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) listo, preparado

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fijo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fijo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado

3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) juego, colección, equipo

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparato

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupo, pandilla

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) marcado

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decorado

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- 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
- set upon

set¹ n

1. juego / colección

a tea set un juego de té

2. aparato

a television set un televisor

3. decorado / plató

the actors were good and the set was wonderful los actores eran buenos y el decorado era fantástico

4. set

game, set and match juego, set y partido

set² vb

1. poner

the English teacher set us a composition el profesor de inglés nos puso una redacción

have you set the alarm clock? ¿has puesto el despertador?

2. fijar / establecer

they've set a date for their wedding han fijado la fecha de la boda

3. ponerse

the sun was setting se ponía el sol

to set an example dar ejemplo

to set fire to something prender fuego a algo

to set someone free dejar a alguien en libertad

to set the table poner la mesa

El pasado y participio pasado de set es set; el gerundio se escribe setting

set sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ sets) set

set m Ten set ' set' also found in these entries: Spanish: acondicionar - ajedrez - ambientar - aparato - azuzar - camino - cartabón - componer - conjunta - conjunto - constituir - constituirse - dar - decorado - decorador - decoradora - dentadura - destinar - determinar - disponer - ejemplo - empeño - emprender - enfrentar - engarzar - equipo - erigirse - escala - escenografía - escuadra - establecer - examen - fijar - fijarse - fraguar - frase - granada - granado - grifería - grupo - hecha - hecho - hombro - hundida - hundido - incendiar - indisponer - inflamar - instalar - jet English: adventure - ascetic - backing - barricade - beset - cassette - cat - dead - deep-set - example - film set - fire - foundation - fund - gather in - goblet - heart - intentionally - jet-set - journey - light - loose - nationalist - odds - pace - paper - pattern - preset - radio set - radiocassette - reset - rest - sail - scene - set - set about - set against - set apart - set aside - set back - set book - set down - set in - set off - set on - set out - set up - set upon - set-up - setting

set

tr[set]

noun

1 (in hairdressing) marcado

■ shampoo and set, please lavar y marcar, por favor

2 (scenery) decorado; (place of filming) plató nombre masculino

■ all actors must be on the set at 9.00 am todos los actores deben estar en el plató a las 9.00

3 (position, posture) postura, posición nombre femenino

adjective

1 (placed) situado,-a

■ a village set on a hill un pueblo situado sobre una colina

■ the cottage is set in beautiful countryside la casita está enclavada en un paisaje precioso

2 (fixed, arranged) fijo,-a, determinado,-a, establecido,-a

■ we've got set hours of work tenemos un horario fijo de trabajo

■ meals are served at set times se sirven las comidas a horas determinadas

■ my day never follows a set pattern no tengo ninguna rutina establecida durante el día

3 (rigid, stiff) rígido,-a, forzado,-a; (opinion) inflexible; (idea) fijo,-a

4 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (book) prescrito,-a

5 (ready, prepared) listo,-a (for/to, para), preparado,-a (for/to, para); (likely) probable

■ is everyone set to go? ¿todos estáis listos para salir?

■ the Socialists seem set to win again parece que los socialistas volverán a ganar

transitive verb (pt & pp set)

1 (put, place) poner, colocar

■ she set the divorce papers (down) before him le puso los papeles de divorcio delante

2 (prepare - trap) tender, preparar; (- table) poner; (- camera, video) preparar; (- clock, watch, oven, etc) poner

■ set the table for dinner pon la mesa para la cena

■ I've set the alarm clock for 6.00 am he puesto el despertador a las 6.00

3 (date, time) fijar, señalar, acordar; (example) dar; (rule, record, limit) establecer; (precedent) sentar; (fashion) imponer, dictar

■ have you set a date for the wedding? ¿has fijado una fecha para la boda?

■ you should set a good example deberías dar buen ejemplo

4 (price) fijar; (value) poner

■ he sets a minimum price on his services fija un precio mínimo para sus servicios

■ high values are set on safety se valora mucho la seguridad

5 (jewel, stone) montar, engastar

6 (text for printing) componer

7 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (broken bone) componer; (joint) encajar

8 (exam, test, problem) poner; (homework) mandar, poner; (task) asignar; (text) prescribir; (target, aim) fijar, proponer

■ the teacher set them some difficult questions in the exam el profesor les puso unas preguntas difíciles en el examen

9 (story, action) ambientar

■ the novel is set in Madrid la novela está ambientada en Madrid

■ the action is set in 1930s Spain la acción se desarrolla en la España de los años treinta

10 (provoke, start off) poner, hacer

■ you've set me thinking me has hecho pensar

■ this will certainly set tongues wagging esto sí que dará que hablar

11 (provide music for) arreglar, poner música a

12 (hair) marcar

13 (make firm - jelly) cuajar; (- cement) hacer fraguar; (- teeth) apretar

intransitive verb

1 (sun, moon) ponerse

2 (liquid, jelly) cuajar, cuajarse; (cement) fraguarse, endurecerse; (glue) endurecerse; (bone) soldarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all set estar listo,-a, estar preparado,-a

to be dead set against something oponerse rotundamente a algo

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be set on doing something estar empeñado,-a en hacer algo, estar resuelto,-a a hacer algo

to set fire to something prender fuego a algo

to set free poner en libertad, liberar

to set one's heart on something querer algo más que nada

to set somebody's mind at rest tranquilizar a alguien

to set the ball rolling / to set things in motion poner las cosas en marcha

to set the pace marcar el paso

to set the tone marcar las pautas

set lunch menú nombre masculino del día

set phrase frase nombre femenino hecha

set square cartabón nombre masculino, escuadra

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set

tr[set]

noun

1 (of golf clubs, brushes, tools, etc) juego; (books, poems) colección nombre femenino; (of turbines) equipo, grupo; (of stamps) serie nombre femenino

■ chess set juego de ajedrez

■ set of cutlery cubertería

■ set of dishes vajilla

■ set of saucepans batería de cocina

■ set of teeth dentadura

■ tea set juego de té

■ a boxed set un juego en estuche

2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (apparatus) aparato

■ they bought a TV set compraron un televisor

■ a wireless set una radio

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL conjunto

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) set nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (performance) actuación nombre femenino

■ the set included several new songs la actuación incluía varias canciones nuevas

■ the band played a short set la banda tocó pocos temas

6 (of people) grupo; (clique) pandilla, camarilla

7 (of pupils) grupo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a dead set at (attack) emprenderla con 2 (seduce) proponerse ligar con

set ['sɛt] v, set ; setting vt

1) seat: sentar

2) or set down place: poner, colocar

3) arrange: fijar, establecer

to set the date: poner la fecha

he set the agenda: estableció la agenda

4) adjust: poner (un reloj, etc.)

5) (indicating the causing of a certain condition)

to set fire to: prenderle fuego a

she set it free: lo soltó

6) make, start: poner, hacer

I set them working: los puse a trabajar

set vi

1) solidify: fraguar (dícese del cemento, etc.), cuajar (dícese de la gelatina, etc.)

2) : ponerse (dícese del sol o de la luna)

set adj

1) established, fixed: fijo, establecido

2) rigid: inflexible

to be set in one's ways: tener costumbres muy arraigadas

3) ready: listo, preparado

set n

1) collection: juego m

a set of dishes: un juego de platos, una vajilla

a tool set: una caja de herramientas

2) or stage set : decorado m (en el teatro), plató m (en el cine)

3) apparatus: aparato m

a television set: un televisor

4) : conjunto m (en matemáticas)

set

adj.

• fijo, -a adj.

• puesto, -a adj.

• resuelto, -a adj.

• rígido, -a adj.

n.

• conjunto (Matemática) s.m.

• equipo s.m.

• grupo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• muestra s.f.

• partida s.f.

• serie s.m.

• servicio de mesa s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to set")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: set) = encasar v.

• engastar v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

set
I

noun

1)

a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie f

a set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería

a set of saucepans — una batería de cocina

a matching set of sheets and pillowcases — un juego de cama

a set of dentures — una dentadura postiza

a boxed set — un juego en estuche

b) ( Math) conjunto m

2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes

3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m

4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)

set point — bola f de set, punto m para set (Méx), set point m (CS)

5)

a) ( Theat) ( stage) escenario m; ( scenery) decorado m

b) ( Cin) plató m

6) ( in hairdressing) marcado m

shampoo and set — lavado m y marcado

II

adjective

1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijo

meals are at set times — las comidas son a determinadas horas

there are no set times for visiting — no hay horas de visita establecidas

set book — ( Educ) obra f prescrita or del programa

a set phrase — una frase hecha

we ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día

2) (pred)

a) (ready, prepared)

to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)

is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?

all set (to go)? — ¿listos?

b) (likely, about to) (journ)

to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf

c) (determined, resolute)

he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse

she's absolutely set on that bicycle — está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta

he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea

3)

a) (rigid, inflexible)

to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas

b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado

III
1.

(pres p setting; past & past p set) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*

he set a pitcher of cider before us — nos puso una jarra de sidra delante

2)

a) (cause to be, become)

to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien

to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo

b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar

3)

a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*

set three places for dinner — pon cubiertos para tres para la cena

b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)

c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*

d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*

4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*

5)

a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*

b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*

c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*

d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*

to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo

e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar

6) (cause to do, start)

she set them to work in the garden — los puso a trabajar en el jardín

the news set my pulse racing — la noticia hizo que se me disparara el pulso

to set something going — poner* algo en marcha

7) (usu pass)

a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientar

the novel is set in Japan — la novela está ambientada en el Japón

b) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*

8)

a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavar

the posts are set in concrete — los postes están puestos en hormigón

the crown is set with rubies — la corona tiene incrustaciones de rubíes

b)

to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema

9) (turn, direct)

we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)

2.

vi

1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*

2)

a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*

b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

[set] (vb: pt, pp set)
1. N

1) (=matching series) [of golf clubs, pens, keys] juego m ; [of books, works] colección f ; [of tools] equipo m, estuche m ; [of gears] tren m ; [of stamps] serie f ; (Math) conjunto m

• the sofa and chairs are only sold as a set — el sofá y los sillones no se venden por separado

• a chess set — un ajedrez

• I need one more to make up the complete set — me falta uno para completar la serie

a complete set of Jane Austen's novels — una colección completa de las novelas de Jane Austen

• a set of crockery — una vajilla

• a set of cutlery — una cubertería

• they are sold in sets — se venden en juegos completos

• a set of kitchen utensils — una batería de cocina

• it makes a set with those over there — hace juego con los que ves allá

• set of teeth — dentadura f

• a train set — un tren eléctrico

2) (Tennis) set m

she was leading 5-1 in the first set — iba ganando 5 a 1 en el primer set

3) (Elec) aparato m ; (Rad) aparato m de radio; (TV) televisor m, televisión f

4) (Theat) decorado m ; (Cine) plató m

to be on the set — estar en plató

5) (Hairdressing)

to have a shampoo and set — hacerse lavar y marcar el pelo

6) esp pej (=group) grupo m, pandilla f ; (=clique) camarilla f

we're not in their set — no formamos parte de su grupo

they're a set of thieves — son unos ladrones

they form a set by themselves — forman un grupo aparte

• the fast set — la gente de vida airada

• the literary set — los literatos, la gente literaria

• the smart set — el mundo elegante, los elegantes
jet II, 4.
7) (Brit) (Scol) clase f

the mathematics set — la clase de matemáticas

8)

- make a dead set at sb

9) (=disposition) [of tide, wind] dirección f ; [of fabric] caída f ; [of dress] corte m, ajuste m ; [of head] porte m, manera f de llevar; [of saw] triscamiento m ; mind-set

10) (Hort) planta f de transplantar

onion sets — cebollitas fpl de transplantar

2. ADJ

1) (=fixed) [price, purpose] fijo; [smile] forzado; [opinions] inflexible, rígido; [talk] preparado de antemano; [expression] hecho; [date, time] señalado; (Scol) [books, subjects] obligatorio; [task] asignado

to be set in one's ways/opinions — tener costumbres/opiniones profundamente arraigadas

• set books — (Scol, Univ) lecturas mpl obligatorias

• with no set limits — sin límites determinados

• set menu — menú m, comida f corrida (Mex)

• a set phrase — una frase hecha

• set piece — (Art) grupo m ; (=fireworks) cuadro m ; (Literat etc) escena f importante; (Sport) jugada f ensayada, jugada f de pizarra

• he gave us a set speech — pronunció un discurso preparado de antemano

he has a set speech for these occasions — para estas ocasiones tiene un discurso estereotipado

• at a set time — a una hora señalada

there is no set time for it — para eso no hay hora fija

• there's no set way to do it — no hay una forma establecida or determinada de hacerlo

2) (=determined) resuelto, decidido

• to be (dead) set against (doing) sth — estar (completamente) opuesto a (hacer) algo

• to be set in one's purpose — tener un propósito firme, mantenerse firme en su propósito

• to be (dead) set on (doing) sth — estar (completamente) decidido a or empeñado en (hacer) algo

since you are so set on it — puesto que te empeñas en ello, puesto que estás decidido a hacerlo

3) (=ready) listo

• to be all set to do sth — estar listo para hacer algo

to be all set for — estar listo para

all set? — ¿(estás) listo?

• the scene was set for... — (fig) todo estaba listo para...

4) (Culin)

the fruit is set — el fruto está formado

the jelly is set — la gelatina está cuajada

5) (=disposed)

the tide is set in our favour — la marea fluye para llevarnos adelante; (fig) la tendencia actual nos favorece, llevamos el viento en popa

the wind is set strong from the north — el viento sopla recio del norte

3. VT

1) (=place, put) poner

set the chairs by the window — pon las sillas junto a la ventana

she set the dish before me — puso el plato delante de mí

to set a plan before a committee — exponer un plan ante una comisión

• the film/ scene is set in Rome — la película/escena se desarrolla or está ambientada en Roma

• to set fire to sth, set sth on fire — prender fuego a algo

• a novel set in Madrid — una novela ambientada en Madrid

• to set places for 14 — poner cubiertos para 14 personas

• to set a poem to music — poner música a un poema

• what value do you set on it? — ¿en cuánto lo valoras?; (fig) ¿qué valor tiene para ti?

2) (=arrange) poner, colocar; (=adjust) [+ clock] poner en hora; [+ mechanism] ajustar; [+ hair] marcar, fijar; [+ trap] armar

bricks set in mortar — ladrillos puestos en argamasa

• the alarm clock is set for seven — el despertador está puesto para las siete

I set the alarm for seven o'clock — puse el despertador a las siete

• I'll set your room — (US) voy a limpiar y arreglar su habitación

• to set the table — poner la mesa

• he sets his watch by Big Ben — pone su reloj en hora por el Big Ben; see sail 1., 1)

3) (=mount) [+ gem] engastar, montar

4) (Med) [+ broken bone] encajar, reducir

5) (Typ) [+ type] componer

6) (=fix, establish) [+ date, limit] fijar, señalar; [+ record] establecer; [+ fashion] imponer; [+ dye, colour] fijar

• to set a course for — salir rumbo a

• to set one's heart on sth — tener algo como máximo deseo

• to set limits to sth — señalar límites a algo

• the meeting is set for Tuesday — (US) la reunión se celebrará el martes

• to set a period of three months — señalar un plazo de tres meses

• to set a record of ten seconds — establecer un récord de diez segundos

the world record was set last year — el récord mundial se estableció el año pasado

• to set a time for a meeting — fijar una hora para una reunión
example
7) (=assign) [+ task] dar

to set Lorca for 2001 — poner una obra de Lorca en el programa de estudios para 2001

Cela is not set this year — este año Cela no figura en el programa

• to set an exam in French — preparar un examen de francés

• to set sb a problem — dar a algn un problema que resolver

• to set sb a task — dar a algn una tarea que hacer

8) (=cause to start)

• the noise set the dogs barking — el ruido hizo ladrar a los perros

• to set a fire — (US) provocar un incendio

• to set sth going — poner algo en marcha

• to set sb laughing — hacer reír a algn

• to set everyone talking — dar que hablar a todos

• it set me thinking — me puso a pensar

• to set sb to work — poner a algn a trabajar

9) (=cause to pursue)

• to set a dog on sb — azuzar un perro contra algn

I was set on by three dogs — me atacaron tres perros

• we set the police on to him — le denunciamos a la policía

what set the police on the trail? — ¿qué puso a la policía sobre la pista?

10) (=make solid) [+ cement] solidificar, endurecer; [+ jelly] cuajar

4. VI

1) (=go down) [sun, moon] ponerse

the sun was setting — se estaba poniendo el sol

2) (=go hard) [concrete, glue] endurecerse; (fig) [face] congelarse

3) (Med) [broken bone, limb] componerse

4) (Culin) [jelly, jam] cuajarse

5) (=begin)

to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

5.

CPD

set designer N — (Theat) director(a) m / f de arte, decorador(a) m / f

set point N — (Tennis) punto m de set

set square N — escuadra f ; (with 2 equal sides) cartabón m

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

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[set]
I

noun

1)

a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie f

a set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería

a set of saucepans — una batería de cocina

a matching set of sheets and pillowcases — un juego de cama

a set of dentures — una dentadura postiza

a boxed set — un juego en estuche

b) ( Math) conjunto m

2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes

3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m

4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)

set point — bola f de set, punto m para set (Méx), set point m (CS)

5)

a) ( Theat) ( stage) escenario m; ( scenery) decorado m

b) ( Cin) plató m

6) ( in hairdressing) marcado m

shampoo and set — lavado m y marcado

II

adjective

1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijo

meals are at set times — las comidas son a determinadas horas

there are no set times for visiting — no hay horas de visita establecidas

set book — ( Educ) obra f prescrita or del programa

a set phrase — una frase hecha

we ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día

2) (pred)

a) (ready, prepared)

to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)

is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?

all set (to go)? — ¿listos?

b) (likely, about to) (journ)

to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf

c) (determined, resolute)

he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse

she's absolutely set on that bicycle — está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta

he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea

3)

a) (rigid, inflexible)

to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas

b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado

III
1.

(pres p setting; past & past p set) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*

he set a pitcher of cider before us — nos puso una jarra de sidra delante

2)

a) (cause to be, become)

to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien

to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo

b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar

3)

a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*

set three places for dinner — pon cubiertos para tres para la cena

b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)

c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*

d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*

4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*

5)

a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*

b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*

c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*

d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*

to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo

e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar

6) (cause to do, start)

she set them to work in the garden — los puso a trabajar en el jardín

the news set my pulse racing — la noticia hizo que se me disparara el pulso

to set something going — poner* algo en marcha

7) (usu pass)

a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientar

the novel is set in Japan — la novela está ambientada en el Japón

b) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*

8)

a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavar

the posts are set in concrete — los postes están puestos en hormigón

the crown is set with rubies — la corona tiene incrustaciones de rubíes

b)

to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema

9) (turn, direct)

we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)

2.

vi

1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*

2)

a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*

b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

English-spanish dictionary > set
20 carta

f.

1 letter (escrito).

echar una carta to post o (British) mail a letter (United States)

carta abierta open letter (en periódico)

carta de agradecimiento letter of thanks, thank you letter

carta de amor love letter

carta bomba letter bomb

carta certificada recorded o (British) certified letter (United States)

carta de crédito (commerce) letter of credit

carta postal postcard (Am)

carta de presentación letter of introduction; (para un tercero) covering letter (con currículum) (British), cover letter (United States)

carta de recomendación reference (letter)

carta urgente express letter

2 (playing) card (naipe).

jugar a las cartas to play cards

echar las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune (with cards)

3 menu.

a la carta à la carte; (menú) pay-per-view (televisión, programación)

comer a la carta to eat à la carte

carta de vinos wine list

4 map (mapa).

carta astral star chart

5 charter (document).

cartas credenciales letters of credence

carta Magna constitution (constitución)

carta de naturaleza naturalization papers

carta de trabajo work permit

carta verde green card

* * *

carta

► nombre femenino

1 (misiva) letter

2 (naipe) card

3 (minuta) menu

4 (documento jurídico) charter

5 (mapa) chart

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la carta à la carte

dar carta blanca a alguien to give somebody a free hand, give somebody carte blanche

echar una carta to post a letter, US mail a letter

echar las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune

jugárselo todo a una carta figurado to put all one's eggs in one basket

no saber a qué carta quedarse figurado not to know what to do

poner las cartas sobre la mesa figurado to put one's cards on the table

tomar cartas en un asunto figurado to take part in an affair

carta abierta open letter

carta blanca carte blanche

carta certificada registered letter

carta de ajuste TELEVISIÓN test card

carta de naturaleza / carta de ciudadanía naturalization papers plural

carta de navegación navigation chart

carta de presentación / carta de recomendación letter of introduction

carta de vinos wine list

carta urgente express letter

'Cartas al director' (de un periódico) "Letters to the editor"

* * *

noun f.

1) letter

2) card

3) charter

4) map

5) menu

* * *

SF

1) (Correos) letter

• echar una carta (al correo) — to post a letter

- a carta cabal

era honrado a carta cabal — he was totally honest

es un caballero a carta cabal — a true o real gentleman

- tomar cartas en el asunto

carta abierta — open letter

carta adjunta — covering letter

carta certificada — registered letter

carta de acuse de recibo — letter of acknowledgement

carta de amor — love letter

carta de asignación — letter of allotment

carta de aviso — letter of advice

carta de despido — letter of dismissal, pink slip (EEUU) *

carta de dimisión — letter of resignation

carta de pésame — letter of condolence

carta de presentación — letter of introduction

esta exposición es la mejor carta de presentación del pintor — this exhibition is the best introduction to the painter

carta de recomendación — [para un trabajo] letter of recommendation; [como presentación] letter of introduction

carta de solicitud — (letter of) application

carta pastoral — pastoral letter

carta postal — LAm postcard

carta tipo — standard letter

carta urgente — special-delivery letter

2) (Jur, Com) (=documento)

carta blanca — carte blanche

dar carta blanca a algn — to give sb carte blanche

tener carta blanca — to have a free hand, have carte blanche

carta de ciudadanía — naturalization papers pl

carta de crédito — letter of credit

carta de crédito documentaria — documentary letter of credit

carta de crédito irrevocable — irrevocable letter of credit

carta de emplazamiento — summons

carta de hidalguía — letters patent of nobility pl

carta de intenciones — letter of intent

carta de naturaleza — naturalization papers pl

- adquirir o tomar carta de naturaleza

carta de pago — receipt, discharge in full

carta de pedido — (Com) order

carta de portes — bill of lading

carta de venta — bill of sale

carta ejecutoria — letters patent of nobility pl

carta verde — (Aut) green card, certificate of insurance (EEUU)

cartas credenciales — credentials

3) (=estatuto) charter

la Carta de las Naciones Unidas — the United Nations Charter

Carta de Derechos — Bill of Rights

Carta Magna — (=constitución) constitution; Brit ( Hist) Magna Carta

Carta Social (Europea) — (European) Social Charter

4) (Naipes) card

una baraja de cartas españolas — a pack of Spanish (playing) cards

• echar las cartas a algn — to tell sb's fortune ( with cards)

fui a una pitonisa a que me echara las cartas — I went to a fortune-teller to have my fortune told with cards

• jugar a las cartas — to play cards

- ¡carta canta!

- enseñar las cartas

- poner las cartas boca arriba o sobre la mesa

- no saber a qué carta quedarse

- a cartas vistas

carta de figura — picture card

5) (Culin) menu

• a la carta — à la carte

carta de vinos — wine list

6) (=mapa) (Geog) map; (Náut) chart

carta acotada — contour map

carta astral — star chart

carta bomba — letter-bomb

carta de flujo — flowchart

carta de marear — chart

carta de navegación, carta de viaje, carta de vuelo — flight plan

carta geográfica, carta marítima — chart

carta meteorológica — weather chart, weather map

carta náutica, carta naval — chart

7) (TV)

carta de ajuste — test card

* * *

femenino

1) (Corresp) letter

¿hay carta para mí? — are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?

echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter

carta de despido/renuncia — letter of dismissal/resignation

carta de solicitud — letter of application

- carta abierta

- carta blanca

- carta bomba

- carta certificada

- carta de agradecimiento

- carta de amor

- carta de ciudadanía

- carta de nacionalización or de naturaleza

- carta de pago

- carta de presentación

- carta de recomendación

- carta urgente

- carta verde

2) ( naipe) card

jugar a las cartas — to play cards

dar las cartas — to deal the cards

a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene

- cartas del Tarot

3) ( de organización) charter; ( de país) constitution

- Carta Magna

4) ( en restaurante) menu

comer a la carta — to eat à la carte

- carta de vinos

5) (ant) ( mapa) map

•

- carta astral

- carta de ajuste

- carta de navegación

- carta de vuelo

* * *

= card, envelope, letter, charter.

Ex. Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex. Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.

Ex. Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.

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* a la carta = a la carte.

* baraja de cartas = pack of playing cards, deck of playing cards, deck of cards.

* carta abierta = open letter.

* carta adjunta = covering letter.

* carta aeronáutica = aeronautical chart.

* carta autógrafa = autograph letter.

* carta blanca = free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* carta bomba = letter bomb.

* carta certificada = registered letter.

* carta comercial = business letter.

* carta de adhesión = letter of support.

* carta de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you letter.

* carta de amor = love letter.

* carta de apoyo = letter of support.

* carta de baraja = playing card.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de derechos = charter of rights.

* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.

* carta de intenciones = letter of intent.

* carta de invitación = letter of invitation, invitation letter.

* Carta de la ONU, la = UN charter, the.

* carta de navegación = aeronautical chart, navigational chart.

* carta de nombramiento = letter of appointment.

* carta de pedido = order letter.

* carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.

* carta de privilegios = charter.

* carta de recomendación = testimonial, letter of recommendation, letter of reference, reference letter.

* carta de referencia = reference.

* carta de rescate = ransom note.

* carta de servicios = service offer.

* carta de vinos = wine list.

* carta interminable = epistle.

* Carta Magna, la = Magna Carta, the.

* carta marina = navigational chart.

* carta modelo = model letter.

* carta náutica = nautical chart.

* carta personal = personal letter.

* carta real = charter.

* cartas al director = letter to the editor.

* carta verde = green card.

* contestar una carta = answer + letter.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* franquear una carta = frank + letter.

* juego de cartas = euchre.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* redacción de cartas = letter writing.

* registro de salida de cartas = outward letterbook.

* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.

* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

* * *

femenino

1) (Corresp) letter

¿hay carta para mí? — are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?

echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter

carta de despido/renuncia — letter of dismissal/resignation

carta de solicitud — letter of application

- carta abierta

- carta blanca

- carta bomba

- carta certificada

- carta de agradecimiento

- carta de amor

- carta de ciudadanía

- carta de nacionalización or de naturaleza

- carta de pago

- carta de presentación

- carta de recomendación

- carta urgente

- carta verde

2) ( naipe) card

jugar a las cartas — to play cards

dar las cartas — to deal the cards

a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene

- cartas del Tarot

3) ( de organización) charter; ( de país) constitution

- Carta Magna

4) ( en restaurante) menu

comer a la carta — to eat à la carte

- carta de vinos

5) (ant) ( mapa) map

•

- carta astral

- carta de ajuste

- carta de navegación

- carta de vuelo

* * *

= card, envelope, letter, charter.

Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex: Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.

Ex: Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* baraja de cartas = pack of playing cards, deck of playing cards, deck of cards.

* carta abierta = open letter.

* carta adjunta = covering letter.

* carta aeronáutica = aeronautical chart.

* carta autógrafa = autograph letter.

* carta blanca = free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* carta bomba = letter bomb.

* carta certificada = registered letter.

* carta comercial = business letter.

* carta de adhesión = letter of support.

* carta de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you letter.

* carta de amor = love letter.

* carta de apoyo = letter of support.

* carta de baraja = playing card.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de derechos = charter of rights.

* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.

* carta de intenciones = letter of intent.

* carta de invitación = letter of invitation, invitation letter.

* Carta de la ONU, la = UN charter, the.

* carta de navegación = aeronautical chart, navigational chart.

* carta de nombramiento = letter of appointment.

* carta de pedido = order letter.

* carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.

* carta de privilegios = charter.

* carta de recomendación = testimonial, letter of recommendation, letter of reference, reference letter.

* carta de referencia = reference.

* carta de rescate = ransom note.

* carta de servicios = service offer.

* carta de vinos = wine list.

* carta interminable = epistle.

* Carta Magna, la = Magna Carta, the.

* carta marina = navigational chart.

* carta modelo = model letter.

* carta náutica = nautical chart.

* carta personal = personal letter.

* carta real = charter.

* cartas al director = letter to the editor.

* carta verde = green card.

* contestar una carta = answer + letter.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* franquear una carta = frank + letter.

* juego de cartas = euchre.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* redacción de cartas = letter writing.

* registro de salida de cartas = outward letterbook.

* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.

* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.

* * *

carta

feminine

A ( Corresp) letter

¿hay carta para mí? are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?

carta de despido/renuncia letter of dismissal/resignation

carta de solicitud letter of application

Compuestos:

● carta abierta

open letter

● carta blanca

carte blanche

le dieron carta blanca she was given carte blanche o a free hand

● carta bomba

letter bomb

● carta certificada

registered letter

● carta circular

circular

● carta comendatoria

( frml) letter of recommendation, reference

● carta de agradecimiento

thank-you letter

● carta de amor

love letter

● carta de apoyo

reference, letter of recommendation

● carta de ciudadanía

naturalization papers (pl)

tradiciones que ya han adquirido carta de ciudadanía en nuestro país traditions which have been adopted o which are now totally accepted in our country

● carta de crédito

letter of credit

● carta de intenciones

letter of intent

● carta de introducción

letter of introduction

● carta de nacionalización or de naturaleza

naturalization papers (pl)

● carta de pago

receipt, official receipt

● carta de pésame

letter of condolence

● carta de portes

bill of lading, manifest

● carta de presentación

letter of introduction

● carta de recomendación

reference, letter of recommendation

● carta pastoral

pastoral

● cartas credenciales

fpl credentials (pl)

● carta urgente

special-delivery letter

● carta verde

green card

B (naipe) card

baraja de cartas deck o ( BrE) pack of cards

jugar a las cartas to play cards

barajar/dar las cartas to shuffle/deal the cards

a carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely and utterly honest

es un caballero a carta cabal he's a perfect o real gentleman

echarle las cartas a algn to tell sb's fortune

fue a que le echaran las cartas he went to have his fortune told

jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right

jugarse la última carta to play one's last card

todavía no me he jugado la última carta I still have one card up my sleeve o left to play

jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw

no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think, I don't know which story ( o version etc) to believe

poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table

tomar cartas en algo to intervene in sth

voy a tener que tomar cartas en el asunto I'm going to have to step in o intervene

Compuestos:

● cartas de tarot or del Tarot

fpl Tarot cards (pl)

● cartas españolas

fpl Spanish playing cards (pl) (suits: bastos, espadas, copas, oros)

● cartas francesas or de póker

fpl French playing cards (pl) (suits: spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds)

C (de una organización) charter; (de un país) constitution

Compuestos:

● Carta Constitucional or Fundamental

( frml); Constitution

● carta de derechos humanos

human rights charter, charter of human rights

● Carta de la ONU

UN Charter

● Carta de las Naciones Unidas

United Nations Charter

● Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea

(UE) Charter of Fundamental Rights

● Carta Magna

( Hist) Magna Carta; (constitución) ( frml) constitution

● Carta Social

(UE) social chapter o charter

D (en un restaurante) menu

comer a la carta to eat à la carte

Compuesto:

carta de vinos

wine list

E ( ant) (mapa) map

Compuestos:

● carta astral

astral chart

● carta de ajuste

test card

● carta de colores

color* chart

● carta de flujo

flowchart

● carta del cielo

astral chart

● carta de marear

chart

● carta de navegación

chart

● carta de viaje

chart

● carta de vuelo

flight plan

● carta marina

chart

● carta meteorológica

weather chart

* * *

carta sustantivo femenino
1 (Corresp) letter;
◊ ¿hay carta para mí? are there any letters for me?;

echar una carta al correo to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter;
carta adjunta or explicatoria covering letter;
carta blanca carte blanche;
carta certificada registered letter;
carta de amor love letter;
carta de recomendación reference, letter of recommendation;
carta urgente special-delivery letter
2 ( naipe) card;
◊ jugar a las cartas to play cards;

dar las cartas to deal the cards;
echarle las cartas a algn to tell sb's fortune;
poner las cartas sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table
3 ( en restaurante) menu;
◊ comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

carta de vinos wine list
carta sustantivo femenino
1 letter
carta abierta, open letter
carta certificada, registered letter
carta de presentación, letter of introduction
2 (de un restaurante) menu: comeremos a la carta, we'll eat à la carte
carta de vinos, wine list
3 Naipes card
jugar a las cartas, to play cards
4 Av Náut chart
5 (documento oficial) papers
carta blanca, carte blanche
carta de naturaleza, naturalization papers 6 carta magna, constitution
♦ Locuciones: figurado adquirir carta de naturaleza, to become widely accepted
echarle las cartas a alguien, to tell somebody's fortune
no saber a qué carta quedarse, not to know what to think about sthg
figurado poner las cartas sobre la mesa, to put o lay one's cards on the table
tomar cartas en un asunto, to intervene in an affair
' carta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- acompañar
- anónima
- anónimo
- astral
- atentamente
- avión
- certificar
- desalentador
- desalentadora
- destilar
- destinataria
- destinatario
- dictar
- disimulo
- don
- encabezamiento
- estimada
- estimado
- grafológica
- grafológico
- jugarse
- olvidarse
- personal
- recomendación
- sacar
- saludar
- sellar
- señora
- servidor
- servidora
- tenor
- a
- anexo
- borrador
- buzón
- cerrado
- certificado
- cifrar
- comercial
- comodín
- contenido
- contestar
- corazón
- correo
- de
- despachar
- destinado
- difamatorio
English:
acknowledge
- acknowledgement
- address
- answer
- apologetic
- attachment
- bear
- best
- bomb
- card
- carte blanche
- chain letter
- chart
- charter
- compose
- convey
- cover letter
- covering
- date
- direct
- egg
- express
- faithfully
- forget
- formality
- from
- get
- gram
- heading
- include
- insufficient
- leeway
- letter
- letter bomb
- letterhead
- look forward to
- love
- manage
- menu
- missive
- notepaper
- on
- penfriend
- post
- postmark
- receive
- receiver
- recipient
- redirect
- reference

* * *

carta nf

1. [escrito] letter;

echar una carta to Br post o US mail a letter

Comp
carta abierta open letter;
carta de agradecimiento letter of thanks, thank you letter;

carta de amor love letter;

carta blanca carte blanche;

dar carta blanca a alguien to give sb carte blanche o a free hand;

tiene carta blanca para conceder un crédito she is solely responsible for deciding whether or not to give somebody a loan;

carta bomba letter bomb;

carta certificada Br recorded o US certified letter;

carta pastoral pastoral letter;

carta de pésame letter of condolence;
Am carta postal postcard;
carta de presentación [para un tercero] letter of introduction;
[con un currículum] Br covering letter, US cover letter;
carta de recomendación reference (letter);

carta urgente express letter

2. [naipe] (playing) card;

baraja de cartas pack o deck of cards;

jugar a las cartas to play cards;

echar las cartas a alguien to tell sb's fortune [with cards];

voy a ir a que me echen las cartas I'm going to have my fortune told;

Comp

carta sobre la mesa, pesa once you've played a card, you can't change your mind;

Comp

enseñar las cartas to show one's hand;

Comp

jugar a cartas vistas [con honradez] to act openly;
[con certeza] to act with certainty;
Comp

jugar bien sus cartas to play one's cards right;

Comp

jugarse la última carta to play one's last card;

Comp

jugarse todo a una carta to put all one's eggs in one basket;

Comp

no saber a qué carta quedarse to be unsure;

Comp

poner las cartas boca arriba o [m5] sobre la mesa to put one's cards on the table

Comp
carta falsa low card
3. [menú] menu;

a la carta [menú] à la carte;
[televisión, programación] pay-per-view;
comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

no tienen menú del día y hay que comer a la carta they don't have a set menu, you have to choose from the à la carte menu;

un servicio a la carta a tailor-made service

Comp
carta de vinos wine list
4. [mapa] map;
Náut chart
Comp
carta astral star chart, astrological chart;
carta de marear sea chart;

carta marina sea chart;

carta meteorológica weather map

5. [documento] charter

Comp
Náut carta de contramarca letter of reprisal;
cartas credenciales letters of credence;
Com carta de crédito letter of credit; Com carta de crédito documentaria documentary letter of credit; Náut carta de fletamento charter party;
carta fundacional founding charter;

carta general form letter;

carta de hidalguía letters patent of nobility;
Dep carta de libertad:
dar la carta de libertad a alguien to give sb a free transfer;

Carta Magna [constitución] constitution;
Náut carta de marca letters-of-marque;
carta de naturaleza naturalization papers;
Com carta de pago receipt; Com carta de pedido order;
la Carta Social the Social Charter;

carta de trabajo work permit;
Com carta de venta bill of sale;
carta verde green card [for international car insurance]

6. TV carta de ajuste Br test card, US test pattern

7. Comp

a carta cabal through and through;

es un hombre íntegro a carta cabal he's honest through and through;

adquirir o [m5] tomar carta de naturaleza [costumbre, práctica] to become widely accepted;

tomar cartas en un asunto to intervene in a matter

* * *

carta

f

1 letter

2 GASTR menu;

a la carta à la carte

3 ( naipe) playing card;

jugar a las cartas play cards;

jugar a cartas vistas play straight;

jugarse todo a una carta risk everything on one throw;

tomar cartas en el asunto intervene in the matter;

poner las cartas boca arriba fig put one’s cards on the table;

honrado a carta cabal utterly honest;

no saber a qué carta quedarse not know what to do;

echar las cartas a alguien tell s.o.’s fortune

4 ( mapa) chart

* * *

carta nf

1) : letter

2) naipe: playing card

3) : charter, constitution

4) menú: menu

5) : map, chart

6)

tomar cartas en : to intervene in

* * *

carta n

1. (escrito) letter

estoy escribiendo una carta I'm writing a letter

2. (naipe) card / playing card

juguemos a las cartas let's play cards

3. (lista de comidas) menu

pide lo que quieras de la carta order whatever you want from the menu

carta de navegación chart

Spanish-English dictionary > carta

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