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determined (verb)

1 determined

1. a решительный, полный решимости; непреклонный

determined chin — волевой подбородок

determined resistance — решительное сопротивление

determined opposition — решительное сопротивление

2. a определённый, установленный

determined price — определённая цена

Синонимический ряд:

1. decided (adj.) agreed; bent; closed; concluded; decided; fixed; intent; resolved; set; settled

2. firm (adj.) decisive; firm; tough; unbending; uncompromising; unyielding

3. resolute (adj.) inflexible; positive; resolute; rigid; rigorous; strenuous; sturdy

4. stubborn (adj.) dogged; obstinate; stubborn

5. closed (verb) closed; completed; consummated; did/done; ended; finished; halted; terminated; wound up; wrapped up

6. decided (verb) concluded; decided; figured; resolved; settled

7. determined (verb) bounded; delimited; demarcated; determined; limited; mark out; marked out; measured

8. discovered (verb) ascertained; caught on; discovered; find out; found out; heard; learned; saw/seen; tumbled; unearthed

9. established (verb) demonstrated; established; made out; proved/proved or proven; showed/shown or showed

10. predestined (verb) destined; doomed to; fated; foreordained; predestined; predetermined; preformed; preordained

11. ruled (verb) arbitrated; judged; refereed; ruled; umpired

Антонимический ряд:

flexible; fluctuating; inconstant; irresolute; uncertain; vacillating; wavering

English-Russian base dictionary > determined
2 determined

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[English Word] be determined to

[Swahili Word] -jifunga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

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[English Word] determined person

[English Plural] determined people

[Swahili Word] pinduani

[Swahili Plural] mapinduani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Derived Word] pinda V

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English-Swahili dictionary > determined
3 ruled

управлять; линованный

Синонимический ряд:

1. controlled (verb) controlled; directed; governed; overruled; reigned; swayed

2. decided (verb) concluded; decided; figured; resolved; settled

3. determined (verb) arbitrated; determined; judged; refereed; umpired

4. dominated (verb) dominated; domineered; predominated; preponderated; prevailed; reigned

5. ordered (verb) bossed; dictate to; ordered; tyrannised

English-Russian base dictionary > ruled
4 bounded

a мат. ограниченный

bounded context grammar — грамматика ограниченного контекста

uniformly bounded error — равномерно ограниченная ошибка

function of bounded — функция с ограниченным изменением

essentially bounded — существенно ограниченный

bounded variation — ограниченное изменение

Синонимический ряд:

1. finite (adj.) bound; checked; circumscribed; confined; curbed; finite; restrained; restricted

2. fixed (adj.) definite; fixed; limited

3. bordered (verb) bordered; defined; edged; fringed; hemmed; margined; outlined; rimmed; skirted; surrounded; verged

4. determined (verb) delimited; demarcated; determined; limited; mark out; marked out; measured

5. jumped (verb) bounced; bounded; hopped; hurdled; jumped; leaped; leapt or leaped; lopped; sprang; sprang or sprung/sprung; vaulted

6. met (verb) abutted; adjoined; butted; juxtaposed; met; neighboured; touched

English-Russian base dictionary > bounded
5 limited

1. a ограниченный, узкий

limited ideas — ограниченные идеи

limited to — ограниченный

limited risk — ограниченный риск

limited war — ограниченная война

limited price — ограниченная цена

limited attack — ограниченный удар

2. a с ограниченным числом

the accommodation is very limited — свободных комнат недостаточно

limited procurement — ограниченные заготовки

limited check — чек ограниченного пользования

limited cheque — чек ограниченного пользования

limited consumption — ограниченное потребление

limited availability — ограниченная доступность

3. a ограниченный, связанный ограничениями

limited monarchy — конституционная монархия

limited duty — ограниченная служба

limited market — ограниченный рынок

limited credit — ограниченный кредит

limited plasma — ограниченная плазма

band limited — с ограниченной полосой

4. a ком. с ограниченной ответственностью

limited liability company, limited company — акционерное общество с ограниченной ответственностью

limited range — ограниченная дальность

limited slip — ограниченное скольжение

limited license — ограниченная лицензия

limited roads — ограниченная сеть дорог

limited accord — ограниченное соглашение

Синонимический ряд:

1. definite (adj.) circumscribed; definite; determinate; fixed; narrow; precise

2. finite (adj.) bound; bounded; checked; curbed; finite; restrained

3. isolated (adj.) isolated; localised; restricted

4. little (adj.) borne; ineffectual; little; mean; paltry; petty; set; small; small-minded

5. local (adj.) insular; local; narrow-minded; parochial; provincial; small-town

6. moderate capacity (adj.) confined; cramped; faulty; inadequate; insufficient; moderate capacity; poor; unsatisfactory

7. reserved (adj.) modified; qualified; reserved

8. determined (verb) barred; bounded; circumscribed; confined; delimited; demarcated; determined; limited; mark out; marked out; measured; restricted

English-Russian base dictionary > limited
6 measured

1. a измеренный

measured mile — мерная миля

measured total depth — измеренная конечная глубина скважины

measured north or south — измеренный к северу или югу

measured ores — измеренные рудные запасы

2. a взвешенный, рассчитанный, обдуманный; осторожный, осмотрительный

measured words — обдуманные слова

3. a сдержанный; неторопливый

to speak in measured tones — говорить сдержанно; говорить ровным тоном

4. a размеренный, ритмичный

measured tread — мерная поступь

Синонимический ряд:

1. leisurely (adj.) deliberate; leisurely; unhurried

2. metrical (adj.) cadenced; metrical; pulsating

3. rhythmical (adj.) ascertained; guarded; in moderation; rhythmical; slow; stately; uniform

4. determined (verb) bounded; delimited; demarcated; determined; gauged; limited; mark out; marked out; measured; scaled

English-Russian base dictionary > measured
7 harden

verb (to make or become hard: Don't touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.) endurecer(se)

harden vb endurecerse

harden

tr['hɑːdən]

transitive verb

1 endurecer

2 figurative use insensibilizar

intransitive verb

1 endurecerse

harden ['hɑrdən] vt

: endurecer

harden

v.

• aguerrir v.

• curtir v.

• empedernir v.

• endurecer v.

• helar v.

• solidificar v.

• templar (Metalurgia) v.

'hɑːrdṇ, 'hɑːdṇ
1.

transitive verb

a) ( make hard) \<\<clay/cement\>\> endurecer*; \<\<skin\>\> endurecer*, curtir; \<\<steel/glass\>\> templar

b) (make tough, unfeeling) \<\<person\>\> endurecer*

to harden somebody TO something — acostumbrar a alguien a algo

to harden one's heart: you must harden your heart and tell him to go — tienes que hacerte fuerte y decirle que se vaya

c) ( make firm) \<\<resolve\>\> afianzar*

2.

vi

a) (become hard, rigid) endurecerse*

b) ( become inflexible) \<\<attitude\>\> volverse* inflexible

['hɑːdn]
1. VT

1) (=make hard) [+ substance] endurecer; [+ steel] templar; [+ skin] curtir, endurecer

2) (=make tough, harsh) endurecer

the experience had hardened her — la experiencia la había endurecido

to harden sb to adversity — acostumbrar a algn a hacerse fuerte ante la adversidad

to harden one's heart —

years of putting up with his violent outbursts had hardened her heart — después de años de sufrir sus arranques de violencia se le había endurecido el corazón

she hardened her heart and refused to have him back — hizo de tripas corazón or se hizo fuerte y se negó a aceptarlo de nuevo

3) (=make determined)

these experiences hardened her resolve — estas experiencias la afianzaron en su propósito

the workers' behaviour only served to harden the attitude of the managers — el comportamiento de los obreros solo contribuyó a reforzar la actitud de la dirección

4) (Comm) (=stabilize) estabilizar, consolidar

2. VI

1) (=become hard) [clay, arteries, icing] endurecerse; [cement] fraguar

2) (=become harsh, severe) [person, expression, eyes] endurecerse

his voice hardened — el tono de su voz se endureció, adoptó un tono más áspero

my heart hardened against her — mi corazón se volvió contra ella

what happened only caused him to harden in his determination to continue — lo que sucedió solo le afianzó más en su propósito de seguir

3) (Comm) (=stabilize) [prices, economy] estabilizarse, consolidarse

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['hɑːrdṇ, 'hɑːdṇ]
1.

transitive verb

a) ( make hard) \<\<clay/cement\>\> endurecer*; \<\<skin\>\> endurecer*, curtir; \<\<steel/glass\>\> templar

b) (make tough, unfeeling) \<\<person\>\> endurecer*

to harden somebody TO something — acostumbrar a alguien a algo

to harden one's heart: you must harden your heart and tell him to go — tienes que hacerte fuerte y decirle que se vaya

c) ( make firm) \<\<resolve\>\> afianzar*

2.

vi

a) (become hard, rigid) endurecerse*

b) ( become inflexible) \<\<attitude\>\> volverse* inflexible

English-spanish dictionary > harden
8 determine

di'tə:min
verb

1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) determinar, decidir

2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) determinar, establecer

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- determination
- determined

determine vb determinar

El gerundio de determine se escribe determining

determine

tr[dɪ'tɜːmɪn]

transitive verb

1 (find out, ascertain - cause, position, meaning) determinar, establecer, averiguar

■ they still haven't determined the cause of death aún no han determinado la causa de la muerte

2 (influence) determinar, condicionar

■ your character is determined in part by heredity el carácter viene en parte determinado por la herencia

3 (settle, fix - date, price) decidir, fijar; (mark - boundary, limit) determinar, definir, demarcar

■ they determined a date for the wedding fijaron una fecha para la boda

4 formal use (resolve, decide) decidir, resolver, tomar la determinación de

■ the jury determined that the man was innocent el jurado decidió que el hombre era inocente

determine [di'tərmən] vt, - mined ; - mining

1) establish: determinar, establecer

2) settle: decidir

3) find out: averiguar

4) bring about: determinar

determine

v.

• decidir v.

• determinar v.

• fijar v.

• precisar v.

• señalar v.

dɪ'tɜːrmən, dɪ'tɜːmɪn
transitive verb

1) ( ascertain) establecer*, determinar

2)

a) ( influence) determinar, condicionar

determining factor — factor m determinante

b) ( mark) \<\<boundary/limit\>\> definir, demarcar*

3) (liter) ( resolve) decidir

to determine to + INF — decidir + inf, tomar la determinación de + inf

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Phrasal Verbs:

- determine on

[dɪ'tɜːmɪn]
VT
1) (=ascertain, define) [+ cause, meaning] determinar; [+ price, date] fijar, determinar; [+ scope, limits, boundary] definir, determinar

to determine what is to be done — determinar or decidir lo que hay que hacer

to determine whether sth is true — determinar si algo es verdad

2) (=be the deciding factor in) [+ fate, character] determinar

demand determines supply — la demanda determina la oferta

to be determined by — depender de

3) (=make determined)

to determine sb to do sth — hacer que algn se decida a hacer algo

this determined him to go — esto hizo que se decidiera a ir

4) (=resolve)

to determine to do sth — decidir hacer algo, determinar hacer algo

- determine on

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[dɪ'tɜːrmən, dɪ'tɜːmɪn]
transitive verb

1) ( ascertain) establecer*, determinar

2)

a) ( influence) determinar, condicionar

determining factor — factor m determinante

b) ( mark) \<\<boundary/limit\>\> definir, demarcar*

3) (liter) ( resolve) decidir

to determine to + INF — decidir + inf, tomar la determinación de + inf

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Phrasal Verbs:

- determine on

English-spanish dictionary > determine
9 anlegen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Lineal) set, position; (die Arme) put by one’s sides; (die Ohren) put ( oder lay) back; (Säugling) put to the breast; (Holz, Kohle) put ( oder lay) on; siehe auch II, III.1.

2. anlegen an (+ Akkod. Dat) put against, (Leiter) lean against

3. (anbringen) jemandem/einem Tier (Halfter, Halsband, Handschellen) apply (to), put on; einen Verband anlegen auch bandage s.o. up; jemandem Fesseln anlegen auch put s.o. in chains

4. geh. (Kleid, Schmuck etc.) put on; förm. don

5. (entwerfen) design; (Garten, Straße etc.) lay out; (Roman etc.) structure; (Kanal) cut, dig; (errichten) (Lager) pitch, make; eine breit angelegte Kampagne a broad ( oder widely-pitched) campaign, die Kampagne ist darauf angelegt zu (+ Inf.) the campaign is designed ( oder calculated) to (+ Inf.)

6. (beginnen) (Akte, Sammlung etc.) start; (Kartei) set up; (Konto) open; (Vorrat) get in

7. (Geld) invest (in + Dat in), sink into umg.; mit Zinsen anlegen put out at interest; (ausgeben) spend ( für on); wie viel willst du anlegen? how much do you want to spend?; angelegt

8. ETECH. (Spannung) feed

9. unpers.: es anlegen auf (+ Akk) be out for ( oder to + Inf.)

II vt/i: ( das Gewehr) anlegen aim, take aim, point at; (Karte, Dominostein) lay ( oder put) down

III v/i

1. anlegen auf (+ Akk) Schütze: (take) aim at

2. NAUT. land, put in, moor, (take) berth; längsseits: lie alongside; in einem Hafen anlegen call ( oder dock) at

IV v/refl start a fight ( oder an argument) ( mit with); Hand 1 1, Maßstab

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(Garten) to plant;

(Geld) to invest;

(Kleidung) to put on;

(Schiff) to dock; to berth; to land;

(Verband) to apply;

(Vorrat) to get in

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ạn|le|gen sep
1. vt

1) Leiter to put up (
an +acc against); Brett, Karte, Dominostein to lay (down) ( an +acc next to, beside); Lineal to position, to set
das Gewehr anlegen — to raise the gun to one's shoulder

das Gewehr auf jdn/etw anlegen — to aim the gun at sb/sth

den Säugling anlegen — to put the baby to one's breast

strengere Maßstäbe anlegen — to lay down or impose stricter standards ( bei in)

2) (geh = anziehen) to don (form)

3)

(= anbringen) jdm etw anlegen — to put sth on sb

See:

→ Zügel

4) Kartei, Akte to start; Datei to create; Vorräte to lay in; Garten, Gelände, Aufsatz, Bericht, Schaubild to lay out; Liste, Plan, Statistiken to draw up; Roman, Drama to structure

5) (= investieren) Geld, Kapital to invest; (= ausgeben) to spend (für on)

6)

es darauf anlegen, dass... — to be determined that...

du legst es wohl auf einen Streit mit mir an — you're determined to have a fight with me, aren't you?

See:

→ auch angelegt

2. vi

1) (NAUT) to berth, to dock

2) (CARDS) to lay down cards/a card (bei jdm on sb's hand)

3) (= Gewehr anlegen) to aim (
auf +acc at)
3. vr

sich mit jdm anlegen — to pick an argument or a quarrel or a fight with sb

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das

1) (a place for coming ashore.) landing

2) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lay

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an|le·gen

I. vt

1. (erstellen)

▪ etw \anlegen to compile sth

eine Liste \anlegen to draw up a list

2. HORT

▪ etw \anlegen to lay sth out

3. (ansammeln)

▪ etw \anlegen to lay sth in

sich dat einen Vorrat [o Vorräte] [an etw dat] \anlegen to lay oneself in a stock [of sth]

4. FIN (investieren)

▪ etw [in etw dat] \anlegen to invest sth [in sth]

▪ etw [für etw akk] \anlegen to spend sth [on sth]

5. (fig)

▪ es auf etw akk \anlegen to risk sth, to leave sth to chance

▪ es [mit etw dat] darauf \anlegen, dass jd etw tut to risk [with sth] that sb does sth

6. (daran legen)

▪ etw [an etw akk] \anlegen to place sth [against [or on] sth]; MATH to position sth [to sth]

eine Leiter \anlegen to put a ladder up

Karten \anlegen to lay down cards

7. (geh: anziehen)

▪ etw \anlegen to don sth

▪ jdm etw \anlegen to put sth on sb

8. (ausrichten)

▪ etw auf etw akk \anlegen to structure sth for sth

etw auf eine bestimmte Dauer \anlegen to plan sth [to last] for a certain period

▪ auf jdn/etw angelegt sein to be built for sb/sth

das Stadion ist auf 30.000 Besucher angelegt the stadium holds [or was built to hold] 30,000 spectators; s.a. Maßstab

II. vi

1. NAUT (festmachen)

▪ [irgendwo dat] \anlegen to berth [or dock] [somewhere]

2. MIL (zielen)

▪ [mit etw dat] [auf jdn] \anlegen to aim [at sb] [with sth]

„legt an - Feuer!“ “take aim - fire!”

3. KARTEN (dazulegen)

▪ [bei jdm] \anlegen to lay down [cards] [on sb's hand]

III. vr

▪ sich akk mit jdm \anlegen to pick an argument [or a fight] with sb

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (an etwas legen) put or lay < domino, card> [down] (an + Akk. next to); place, position <ruler, protractor> (an + Akk. on); put < ladder> up (an + Akk. against)

einen strengen Maßstab [an etwas (Akk.)] anlegen — apply strict standards [to something]

2) (an den Körper legen)

die Flügel/Ohren anlegen — close its wings/lay its ears back

die Arme anlegen — put one's arms to one's sides

3) (geh.): (anziehen, umlegen) don; put on

4) (schaffen) lay out <town, garden, plantation, street>; start < file, album>; compile <statistics, index>

5) (gestalten, entwerfen) structure < story, novel>

6) (investieren) invest

7) (ausgeben) spend ( für on)

8)

es darauf anlegen, etwas zu tun — be determined to do something

er legt es auf einen Streit an — he is determined to have a fight
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (landen) moor

2) (Kartenspiel) lay a card/cards

bei jemandem anlegen — lay a card/cards on somebody's hand

3) (Domino) play [a domino/dominoes]

4) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)
3.
reflexives Verb

sich mit jemandem anlegen — pick an argument or quarrel with somebody

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anlegen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Lineal) set, position; (die Arme) put by one’s sides; (die Ohren) put ( oder lay) back; (Säugling) put to the breast; (Holz, Kohle) put ( oder lay) on; → auch B, C 1

2.

anlegen an (+akk oder dat) put against, (Leiter) lean against

3. (anbringen) jemandem/einem Tier (Halfter, Halsband, Handschellen) apply (to), put on;

einen Verband anlegen auch bandage sb up;

jemandem Fesseln anlegen auch put sb in chains

4. geh (Kleid, Schmuck etc) put on; form don

5. (entwerfen) design; (Garten, Straße etc) lay out; (Roman etc) structure; (Kanal) cut, dig; (errichten) (Lager) pitch, make;

eine breit angelegte Kampagne a broad ( oder widely-pitched) campaign,

die Kampagne ist darauf angelegt zu (+inf) the campaign is designed ( oder calculated) to (+inf)

6. (beginnen) (Akte, Sammlung etc) start; (Datei) create; (Kartei) set up; (Konto) open; (Vorrat) get in

7. (Geld) invest (

in +dat in), sink into umg;

mit Zinsen anlegen put out at interest; (ausgeben) spend (

für on);

wie viel willst du anlegen? how much do you want to spend?; → angelegt

8. ELEK (Spannung) feed

9. unpers:

es anlegen auf (+akk) be out for ( oder to +inf)

B. v/t & v/i:

(das Gewehr) anlegen aim, take aim, point at; (Karte, Dominostein) lay ( oder put) down

C. v/i

1.

anlegen auf (+akk) Schütze: (take) aim at

2. SCHIFF land, put in, moor, (take) berth; längsseits: lie alongside;

in einem Hafen

anlegen call ( oder dock) at

D. v/r start a fight ( oder an argument) (

mit with); → Hand¹ 1, Maßstab

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (an etwas legen) put or lay <domino, card> [down] (an + Akk. next to); place, position <ruler, protractor> (an + Akk. on); put < ladder> up (an + Akk. against)

einen strengen Maßstab [an etwas (Akk.)] anlegen — apply strict standards [to something]

2) (an den Körper legen)

die Flügel/Ohren anlegen — close its wings/lay its ears back

die Arme anlegen — put one's arms to one's sides

3) (geh.): (anziehen, umlegen) don; put on

4) (schaffen) lay out <town, garden, plantation, street>; start <file, album>; compile <statistics, index>

5) (gestalten, entwerfen) structure <story, novel>

6) (investieren) invest

7) (ausgeben) spend ( für on)

8)

es darauf anlegen, etwas zu tun — be determined to do something

er legt es auf einen Streit an — he is determined to have a fight
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (landen) moor

2) (Kartenspiel) lay a card/cards

bei jemandem anlegen — lay a card/cards on somebody's hand

3) (Domino) play [a domino/dominoes]

4) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)
3.
reflexives Verb

sich mit jemandem anlegen — pick an argument or quarrel with somebody

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(Vorrat) v.

to lay down stock expr. (Schiff) v.

to put in to port expr. v.

to apply (to) v.

to apply v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anlegen
10 determinar

v.

1 to settle, to fix (fijar) (fecha, precio).

2 to establish, to determine.

determinar las causas de la muerte to establish o determine the cause of death

Ella determinó el método She determined the method.

Ella determina los límites She determines=demarcates the limits.

El cajero determinó su crédito The cashier ascertained his credit.

3 to cause, to bring about.

aquello determinó su dimisión that caused him to resign

4 to decide.

determinar hacer algo to decide to do something

5 to distinguish, to discern.

no pude determinar quién era I couldn't make out who he was

6 to determine to, to decide to.

Ella determinó casarse She determined to get married.

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determinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (decidir) to resolve, decide, determine

■ hemos determinado empezar en septiembre we've decided to start in September

■ tuvimos que determinar la raíz cuadrada de 361 we had to find the square root of 361

2 (señalar) to determine

3 (fijar) to fix, set, appoint

4 (estipular) to stipulate, specify

■ la ley determina cómo hacerlo the law stipulates how to do it

5 (causar) to bring about, cause

■ tales circunstancias determinaron la caída del Imperio such circumstances brought about the fall of the Empire

6 (hacer decidir) to make decide, decide

■ su actitud me determinó a obrar his attitude made me decide to do something

► verbo pronominal determinarse

1 (decidirse) to make up one's mind, decide

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verb

1) to determine

2) bring out

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- determinarse

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1. VT

1) (=establecer) to determine

el gen que determina el color de los ojos — the gene which determines eye colour

determinaron un precio tras largas negociaciones — after lengthy negotiations they determined o fixed a price

"precio por determinar" — "price to be agreed"

determinar el rumbo — (Aer, Náut) to set a course

el reglamento determina que... — the rule lays down o states that...

2) (=averiguar) [+ peso, volumen, causa] to determine; [+ daños] to assess

la policía logró determinar la verdad del asunto — the police succeeded in determining the truth of the matter

3) (=motivar) to bring about, cause

aquello determinó la caída del gobierno — that brought about o caused the fall of the government

4) (=decidir) to decide

determinaron asignarle más fondos al proyecto — they decided to allocate more funds to the project

esto la determinó a continuar sus estudios — this decided her to continue with her studies

5) (Ling) to determine

2.

See:

determinarse

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verbo transitivo

1) (establecer, precisar)

a) ley/contrato to state; persona to determine

b) ( por deducción) to establish, determine

determinar las causas del accidente — to determine o establish what caused the accident

se ha determinado que... — it has been established that...

2) ( motivar) to cause, bring about

3)

a) ( decidir) persona

determinar + inf — to decide o (frml) determine to + inf

b) ( hacer decidir)

determinar a alguien a + inf — to make somebody decide to + inf, to decide o determine somebody to + inf (frml)

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= determine, establish, fix, work out, have + a say in.

Ex. This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.

Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex. One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.

Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex. Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.

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* determinar el futuro = shape + the future.

* sin determinar = undefined.

* volver a determinar = respecify.

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verbo transitivo

1) (establecer, precisar)

a) ley/contrato to state; persona to determine

b) ( por deducción) to establish, determine

determinar las causas del accidente — to determine o establish what caused the accident

se ha determinado que... — it has been established that...

2) ( motivar) to cause, bring about

3)

a) ( decidir) persona

determinar + inf — to decide o (frml) determine to + inf

b) ( hacer decidir)

determinar a alguien a + inf — to make somebody decide to + inf, to decide o determine somebody to + inf (frml)

* * *

= determine, establish, fix, work out, have + a say in.

Ex: This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.

Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.

Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex: Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.

* determinar el futuro = shape + the future.

* sin determinar = undefined.

* volver a determinar = respecify.

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determinar [A1 ]

vt

A (establecer, precisar)

1 «ley/contrato» to state; «persona» to determine

aún no han determinado las pautas a seguir the guidelines still haven't been determined o laid down

2 (por deducción) to establish, determine

determinar las causas del accidente to determine o establish what caused the accident

de estos datos se puede determinar el costo the cost can be worked out o determined from this information

se ha determinado que … it has been established that …

B (motivar) to cause, bring about

las circunstancias que determinaron la caída del imperio the circumstances which brought about o caused the fall of the empire

ha determinado un desplazamiento hacia las afueras it has led many people to move o has led to many people moving to the outskirts

C

1 (decidir) «persona»: determinar + INF; to decide o ( frml) determine to + INF

determinaron tomar medidas al respecto they decided o determined to take measures to deal with it

2 (hacer decidir) determinar a algn A + INF to make sb decide to + INF, to decide o determine sb to + INF ( frml)

la oposición de sus padres lo determinó a hacerlo his parents' opposition made him decide to do it, his parents' opposition decided o determined him to do it

■ determinarse

v pron

to decide

debes determinarte por una u otra opción you must decide o make up your mind one way or the other

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determinar ( conjugate determinar) verbo transitivo
1 (establecer, precisar)
a) [ley/contrato] to state;

[ persona] to determine
b) ( por deducción) to establish, determine

2 ( motivar) to cause, bring about
determinar verbo transitivo
1 (concretar, especificar) to fix, set
2 (tomar una decisión) to decide on
3 (averigurar, aclarar) las causas del secuestro están por determinar, the motives for the kidnapping are still unknown
4 (condicionar) to determine
5 (causar) to bring about
' determinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionar
- pesar
- precisar
- repetida
- repetido
- establecer
- navegar
English:
determine
- pin down
- shape
- test case
- trace back
- date
- decide
- diagnose
- govern
- means
- plot

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determinar

♦ vt

1. [fijar] [fecha, precio] to settle on, to fix;
[lugar] to decide;
se casarán en fecha aún sin o [m5] por determinar they will marry on a date that has yet to be decided o fixed;

reuniones para determinar los términos del acuerdo meetings to settle the terms of the agreement;

según determina la ley,… as stipulated by law,…;

la normativa de tráfico determina que… traffic regulations state that…

2. [averiguar] to establish, to determine;

determinar las causas de la muerte to determine o establish the cause of death;

el lugar exacto del accidente es difícil de determinar it is difficult to determine o establish the exact spot where the accident occurred;

determinaron que el accidente se debió a un error humano they established that the accident was the result of human error

3. [motivar] to cause, to bring about;

protestas generalizadas determinaron su dimisión widespread protests caused him to resign;

aquello determinó su decisión that led to his decision

4. [decidir] to decide;

determinar hacer algo to decide to do sth;

la tormenta lo determinó a salir antes the storm made him decide to leave early

5. [distinguir] to distinguish, to discern;

no pude determinar quién era I couldn't make out who he was

6. Der to settle, to decide;

el juez determinó su ingreso en prisión the judge ordered that he be sent to prison

♦ See also the pronominal verb determinarse

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determinar

v/t

1 ( establecer) determine

2

:

eso me determinó a llamarlo that made me decide to call him

* * *

determinar vt

1) : to determine

2) : to cause, to bring about

♦ See also the reflexive verb determinarse

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determinar vb

1. (fijar) to set [pt. & pp. set] / to fix

hay que determinar la fecha de la boda we have to set a date for the wedding

2. (decidir) to decide

determinó que nos acompañaría a última hora he decided to come with us at the last minute

3. (averiguar) to determine

no han podido determinar la causa del accidente they haven't been able to determine the cause of the accident

Spanish-English dictionary > determinar
11 determine

1. transitive verb
1) (decide) beschließen

2) (make decide) veranlassen

determine somebody to do something — jemanden dazu veranlassen, etwas zu tun

3) (be a decisive factor for) bestimmen

4) (ascertain, define) feststellen; bestimmen
2. intransitive verb
(decide)

determine on doing something — beschließen, etwas zu tun

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[di'tə:min]
verb

1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) bestimmen

2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) feststellen

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- determined
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de·ter·mine

[dɪˈtɜ:mɪn, AM -ˈtɜ:r-]

vt

1. (decide)

▪ to \determine sth etw entscheiden

▪ to \determine that... beschließen, dass...

it has yet to be \determined ( form) eine Entscheidung darüber steht noch aus form

2. (find out)

▪ to \determine sth etw ermitteln [o feststellen] [o SCHWEIZ a. eruieren]

to \determine the cause of sth den Grund einer S. gen herausfinden

▪ to \determine that... feststellen, dass...; (give as result) ergeben, dass...

▪ to \determine when/where/who/why... herausfinden, wann/wo/wer/warum...

3. (influence)

▪ to \determine sth etw bestimmen

it will be \determined by how much money is available es wird davon abhängen, wie viel Geld uns zur Verfügung steht

genetically \determined genetisch festgelegt

4. (cause to decide)

▪ to \determine sb to do sth jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun

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[dI'tɜːmɪn]
vt

1) (= be a decisive factor in) sb's character, future etc bestimmen, determinieren

2) (= settle, fix) conditions, price festlegen, festsetzen

3) (= ascertain) cause, nature, position ermitteln, bestimmen

4) (= resolve) beschließen

5) (JUR) contract beenden

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determine [dıˈtɜːmın; US -ˈtɜr-]

A v/t

1. eine Streitfrage etc entscheiden

2. etwas beschließen ( auch to do zu tun), einen Zeitpunkt etc bestimmen, festsetzen

3. etwas feststellen, ermitteln, bestimmen

4. bedingen, bestimmen, maßgebend sein für:

demand determines the price

5. jemanden bestimmen, veranlassen ( beide:

to do zu tun)

6. besonders JUR einen Vertrag etc beend(ig)en, aufheben, ablaufen lassen

7. Logik: determinieren, bestimmen

B v/i

1. (on) sich entscheiden (für), sich entschließen (zu):

determine on doing sth sich dazu entschließen, etwas zu tun

2. besonders JUR enden, ablaufen (Vertrag etc)

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1. transitive verb
1) (decide) beschließen

2) (make decide) veranlassen

determine somebody to do something — jemanden dazu veranlassen, etwas zu tun

3) (be a decisive factor for) bestimmen

4) (ascertain, define) feststellen; bestimmen
2. intransitive verb
(decide)

determine on doing something — beschließen, etwas zu tun

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v.

beenden v.

beschließen v.

bestimmen v.

entscheiden v.

eruieren v.

festlegen v.

feststellen v.

untersuchen v.

English-german dictionary > determine
12 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

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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
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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
13 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*

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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
14 vouloir

vouloir [vulwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. indirect transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

4. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. to want

• vouloir faire qch to want to do sth

• il ne veut pas y aller he doesn't want to go

• il veut absolument un VTT he's desperate to have a mountain bike

• il veut absolument venir he's determined to come

• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?

• il sait ce qu'il veut he knows what he wants

• il joue bien quand il veut he plays well when he wants to

• tu l'as voulu you asked for it

• tu l'auras voulu it'll have been your own fault

• il en veut (inf) ( = veut réussir) he wants to win

• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...

• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?

• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?

• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister

• vouloir qch de qn to want sth from sb

• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?

• vouloir un certain prix de qch to want a certain price for sth

• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way

► vouloir que

• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be done

• je veux que tu viennes tout de suite I want you to come at once

• il veut absolument qu'elle parte he is determined that she should leave

• il ne veut pas qu'elle y aille he doesn't want her to go

   b. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?

• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...

• elle fait de lui ce qu'elle veut she does what she likes with him

• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...

• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)

• sans vouloir vous vexer no offence meant

• qu'il le veuille ou non whether he likes it or not

• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?

• comme tu veux as you like

• comme vous voulez as you like

• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way

• si tu veux if you like

• si vous voulez if you like

• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like

• je n'en veux plus I don't want any more

• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?

• sans le vouloir unintentionally

► que veux-tu ?

• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it

• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost

   c. (au conditionnel) je voudrais un stylo I would like a pen

• je voudrais écrire I would like to write

• je voudrais qu'il m'écrive I would like him to write to me

• il aurait voulu être médecin he would have liked to be a doctor

• je ne voudrais pas abuser I don't want to impose

• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!

   d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us

► bien vouloir

• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it

• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come

• je voudrais bien y aller I'd love to go

• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...

• je veux bien encore un peu de café I'd like some more coffee

• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please

• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't mind

• moi je veux bien, mais... fair enough (inf), but...

   e. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...

• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?

• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, please

   f. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!

• veuillez quitter la pièce immédiatement please leave the room at once

   g. ( = essayer de) to try

• elle voulut se lever mais elle retomba she tried to get up but she fell back

   h. ( = s'attendre à) to expect

• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?

• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?

• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?

   i. ( = affirmer) to claim

• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...

• la légende veut qu'il soit né ici according to legend he was born here

   j. ( = requérir) to require

• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...

• comme le veut la loi according to the law

• comme le veut la tradition according to tradition

   k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...

• le malheur a voulu qu'il prenne cette route he had the misfortune to take this road

   l. (locutions)

► en vouloir à qn to hold something against sb

• les deux frères s'en veulent à mort the two brothers absolutely hate each other

• en vouloir à qn de qch to hold sth against sb

• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that

• je m'en veux d'avoir accepté I could kick myself (inf) for agreeing

• ne m'en veuillez pas don't hold it against me

• ne m'en voulez pas (inf) don't hold it against me

• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?

• je ne t'en veux pas I'm not angry with you► en vouloir à qch to be after sth

• il en veut à son argent he's after her money

• ils en voulaient à sa vie they wanted him dead

• ils en voulaient à sa réputation they wanted to ruin his reputation► vouloir dire to mean

• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?

• ça veut dire qu'il ne viendra pas it means he won't come

2. <

• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth

• je ne veux pas de lui comme chauffeur I don't want him as a driver

• je l'accompagnerai si elle veut de moi I'll go with her if she'll have me

3. <

► se vouloir

• ce journal se veut objectif this newspaper claims to be unbiased

• son discours se veut rassurant what he says is meant to be reassuring

4. <

• bon vouloir goodwill

• attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait on sb's pleasure

• cette décision dépend du bon vouloir du ministre this decision depends on the minister's goodwill

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1. vulwaʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( exiger) to want

qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?

comme le veut la loi — as the law demands

le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate — you're normally required to wear a tie

2) (désirer, souhaiter)

que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?

comme tu veux — as you wish

je voudrais un kilo de poires — I'd like a kilo of pears

je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply

il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough

il suffisait de vouloir — all you needed was the will to do it

on dira ce qu'on voudra — they can say what they like

tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook

sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally

il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir — he hurt me without meaning to

‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’

que tu le veuilles ou non — whether you like it or not

elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari — she twists her husband around her little finger

elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains — she can do anything with her hands

je ne vous veux aucun mal — I don't wish you any harm

tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that

après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?

comment veux-tu que je le sache? — how should I know?

pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? — why should he refuse?

que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!

j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!

tu l'auras voulu! — it'll be all your own fault!

3) ( accepter)

voulez-vous fermer la fenêtre? — would you mind closing the window?

voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do

on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants — please refer to the following works

voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please

veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line

si vous voulez bien me suivre — if you'd like to follow me

veux-tu te taire! — will you be quiet!

ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture — they were kind enough to lend us their car

elle n'a pas voulu signer — she would not sign

le moteur ne veut pas partir — the engine won't start

elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more

je veux bien te croire — I'm quite prepared to believe you

si l'on veut bien se rappeler que — if one remembers that

je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but

‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’

4) ( signifier)

vouloir dire — to mean

qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?

tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? — you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?

5) ( prétendre)

comme le veut la tradition — as tradition has it

leur théorie veut que — according to their theory

on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect

2.

en vouloir verbe transitif indirect

1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)

il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!

2) ( garder rancune)

en vouloir à quelqu'un — to bear a grudge against somebody

je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé — I hold it against them for not being honest with me

ne m'en veux pas — please forgive me

3) ( avoir des vues sur)

en vouloir à quelque chose — to be after something

3.

se vouloir verbe pronominal

1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be

2) ( chercher à être) to try to be

3) ( se reprocher)

s'en vouloir — to be cross with oneself

s'en vouloir de — to regret

je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle — I really regret being so hard on her

je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you

il ne faut pas vous en vouloir — you mustn't blame yourself

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vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way

II vulwaʀ
nom masculin Philosophie will

bon vouloir — goodwill

attendre le bon vouloir de quelqu'un — to wait on somebody's pleasure sout

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vulwaʀ
1. vt

1) (= exiger, désirer) to want

Elle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.

Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.

Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.

Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.

Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?

Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.

Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...

On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.

vouloir faire — to want to do

vouloir que qn fasse — to want sb to do

Que veux-tu que je te dise? — What do you want me to say?

sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally

Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.

2) [destin, circonstances]

le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...

la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...

3) (souhait vis-à-vis de qn)

vouloir qch à qn — to wish sth for sb

quelqu'un qui vous veut du bien — a well-wisher

que me veut-il? — what does he want with me?

4) (= consentir)

je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to

Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.

Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.

5)

en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge

Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.

je lui en veux d'avoir fait ça — I resent his having done that

6)

en vouloir à qch (convoitise) — to be after sth

Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.

7) (formules de politesse)

veuillez patienter — please wait

8) (autres locutions)

oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like

en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life

vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want

La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.

Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.

vouloir dire — to mean

Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — What does that mean?

Que veut dire ce mot? — What does this word mean?

mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?

2. nm

le bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure

dépendre du bon vouloir de qn — to depend on sb's goodwill

selon son bon vouloir — at his pleasure

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vouloir verb table: vouloir

A nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.

B vtr

1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;

2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;

3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;

4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;

5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.

C en vouloir vtr ind

1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;

2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;

3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.

D se vouloir vpr

1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;

2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;

3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!

Idiomes

vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!

I

[vulwar] nom masculin

(soutenu)

bon vouloir goodwill

mauvais vouloir ill will

II

[vulwar] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR POUR BUT]

1. [être décidé à obtenir] to want

je le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or not

vouloir absolument (obtenir) quelque chose to be set on (getting) something

quand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!

si tu veux mon avis if you ask me

lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my hand

vouloir que: je ne veux pas que tu lui dises I don't want you to tell him

je veux absolument que tu ranges ta chambre I insist (that) you tidy up your bedroom

vouloir faire quelque chose to want to do something

elle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see her

arrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrow

je ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!

je ne veux plus en parler I don't want to talk about it any more

à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?

vouloir quelque chose de: il veut 45 000 euros de son studio he wants 45,000 euros for his bedsit

vouloir quelque chose de quelqu'un to want something from somebody

que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?

(en usage absolu)

quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to it

il peut être vraiment désagréable quand il veut he can be a real nuisance when he wants to

vouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)

2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim

3. [avoir l'intention de]

vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do something

sans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...

je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning to

je ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!

vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?

vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?

4. [essayer de]

vouloir faire to want ou to try to do

en voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her

tu veux me faire peur? are you trying to frighten me?

5. [s'attendre à] to expect

tu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?

pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'on se fasse cambrioler? why do you assume we might be burgled?

que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?

que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?

6. (familier) [sexuellement] to want

B.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]

1. [dans un choix] to want, to wish

jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!

on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou like

je me débrouillerai seule — comme tu voudras! I'll manage on my own — suit yourself!

où va-t-on? — où tu veux where are we going? — wherever you want

je pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!

tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you like

tu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!

2. [dans une suggestion] to want

veux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?

tu veux une fessée? do you want your bottom smacked?

voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?

3. [dans un souhait]

je ne veux que ton bonheur I only want you to be happy

j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with you

quand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to me

comme je voudrais avoir des enfants! how I'd love to have children!

elle voudrait vous dire quelques mots en privé she'd like a word with you in private

je voudrais vous y voir! I'd like to see how YOU'd cope with it!

aller au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?

4. [dans une demande polie]

veuillez m'excuser un instant (will you) please excuse me for a moment

veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...

veuillez recevoir, Monsieur, mes salutations distinguées yours sincerely (UK) ou truly (US)

veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marie

voudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?

nous voudrions une chambre pour deux personnes we'd like a double room

je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure

voulez-vous me suivre please follow me

5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]

veux-tu (bien) me répondre! will you (please) answer me?

voulez-vous ne pas toucher à ça! please don't touch that!

ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?

un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!

C.[SUJET: CHOSE]

1. [se prêter à, être en état de]

les haricots ne veulent pas cuire the beans won't cook

la télé ne marche que quand elle veut (humoristique) the TV only works when it feels like it

2. [exiger] to require

la tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...

la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...

comme le veulent les usages as convention dictates

les lois le veulent ainsi that is what the law says

[prétendre]

comme le veut une vieille légende as an old legend has it

3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]

la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...

le malheur voulut qu'il fût seul ce soir-là unfortunately he was alone that night

le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened

4. [s'efforcer de]

le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse

5.

vouloir dire

a. [avoir comme sens propre] to mean

b. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggest

je me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around means

cela ne veut rien dire it doesn't mean anything

ça veut tout dire! that says it all!

ça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!

tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!

6. GRAMMAIRE to take

D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]

bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do something

je veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!

un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes please

poussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!

bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...

je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of them

moi je veux bien! (it's) fine by me!

il a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!

il t'a cogné? — je veux! (familier) : je veux (familier) did he hit you? — and how ou he sure did!

que veux-tu, que voulez-vous: c'est ainsi, que voulez-vous! that's just the way it is!

j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?

si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like

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vouloir de verbe plus préposition

1. [être prêt à accepter]

vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something

je ne veux pas d'une relation sérieuse I don't want a serious relationship

2. (locution)

en vouloir (familier) : elle en veut

a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to win

b. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keen

il faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk again

en vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebody

je ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with me

décidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against me

tu ne m'en veux pas? no hard feelings?

elle m'en voulait de mon manque d'intérêt pour elle she resented my lack of interest in her

elle lui en veut d'avoir refusé she holds it against him that he said no

en vouloir à quelqu'un/quelque chose [le convoiter]: elle en veut à ma fortune she's after my money

en vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage something

qui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?

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se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitif

je me voudrais plus audacieux I'd like to be bolder

le livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy

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s'en vouloir verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself

je m'en veux de l'avoir laissé partir I feel bad at having let him go

je m'en voudrais! (familier) not likely!

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s'en vouloir verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque)

elles s'en veulent à mort they really hate each other

en veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale

(familier) [en abondance]

il y avait des glaces en veux-tu en voilà there were ice creams galore

il lui faisait des compliments en veux-tu en voilà he was showering her with compliments

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si l'on veut locution adverbiale

1. [approximativement] if you like

2. [pour exprimer une réserve]

il est fidèle... si l'on veut! he's faithful... after a fashion!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vouloir

15 settled

1. a постоянный, неизменный

settled melancholy — постоянная грусть

settled habit — укоренившаяся привычка

2. a устойчивый; прочный

settled weather — устойчивая погода

3. a твёрдый, определённый

settled opinion — определённое мнение

4. a прочно обосновавшийся

5. a заселённый, колонизированный

the settled portions of the island — заселённые части острова

thickly settled — плотно заселённый

6. a осевший

settled yeast — осевшие дрожжи

7. a спокойный, уравновешенный

settled face — спокойное лицо

his life has settled into a comfortable pattern — его жизнь вошла в спокойную колею

8. a степенный, размеренный

settled life — размеренный образ жизни

9. a решённый, улаженный

it is quite a settled thing — это дело решённое

10. a оплаченный

11. a завещанный, закреплённый

Синонимический ряд:

1. acclaimed (adj.) accepted; acclaimed; accredited; accustomed; acknowledged; admitted; affirmed; allowed; recognized

2. determined (adj.) bent; decided; decisive; destined; determined; fated; intent; resolute; resolved

3. firm (adj.) certain; firm; fixed; stated; stipulated

4. inveterate (adj.) bred-in-the-bone; confirmed; deep-dyed; deep-rooted; deep-seated; dyed-in-the-wool; entrenched; hard-shell; ingrained; inveterate; irradicable; set; sworn

5. alighted (verb) alighted; alit; landed; lighted or lit; lit; perched; roosted; sat down; set down; touch down; touched down

6. cleaned up (verb) cleaned up; wound up

7. cleared (verb) cleared; cleared off; discharged; liquidated; paid; paid up; quit; satisfied; squared

8. fixed (verb) arranged; attend to; concerted; dispose of; ensconced; established; fixed; installed; laid; negotiated; placed; put; seated; set; stuck

9. resolved (verb) concluded; decided; determined; figured; reconciled; rectified; resolved; ruled; smooth over; straighten out

10. sank (verb) gravitated; sank; settled

11. stilled (verb) allayed; becalmed; calmed; composed; lulled; quieted; soothed; stilled; tranquilized; tranquillised

English-Russian base dictionary > settled

16 empeñar

v.

1 to pawn, to give as a guarantee, to hock, to pledge.

Ricardo empeñó su reloj Richard pawned his watch.

2 to engage, to compromise.

Ricardo empeñó su palabra Richard engaged his word.

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empeñar

► verbo transitivo

1 (objetos) to pawn, US hock

2 (palabra) to pledge

■ empeñó su palabra he pledged his word

► verbo pronominal empeñarse

1 (endeudarse) to get into debt

2 (insistir) to insist (en, on)

■ se empeñó en venir con nosotros he insisted on coming with us

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar empeñado,-a to be in debt

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verb

to pawn, pledge

- empeñarse

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto de valor] to pawn, pledge

2) (=comprometer) [+ palabra] to give; [+ persona] to engage, compel

3) (=comenzar) to start

2.

See:

empeñarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)

empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt

b) < palabra> to give
2.
empeñarse v pron

1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt

2)

a) ( esforzarse)

empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf

empeñarse en hacer las cosas bien — to strive to do things well

b) ( proponerse)

empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf

se ha empeñado en lograrlo — he's determined to achieve it

c) ( obstinarse) to insist

empeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing

se empeñó en que estudiara medicina — she insisted that he studied medicine

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= pawn, hock, pledge.

Ex. Land may be pawned or mortgaged.

Ex. Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.

Ex. Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)

empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt

b) < palabra> to give
2.
empeñarse v pron

1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt

2)

a) ( esforzarse)

empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf

empeñarse en hacer las cosas bien — to strive to do things well

b) ( proponerse)

empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf

se ha empeñado en lograrlo — he's determined to achieve it

c) ( obstinarse) to insist

empeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing

se empeñó en que estudiara medicina — she insisted that he studied medicine

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= pawn, hock, pledge.

Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.

Ex: Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.

Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.

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empeñar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock ( colloq)

empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta ( fam); to get o go heavily o deep in debt

2 (comprometer) ‹palabra› to give

cumplió con la palabra empeñada he was as good as his word

■ empeñarse

v pron

A (endeudarse) to get o go into debt

B

1 (esforzarse) empeñarse EN + INF to strive to + INF ( frml), to make an effort to + INF

yo siempre me empeño en hacer las cosas bien I always strive to o make an effort to do things well

2 (obstinarse) to insist

si se empeña, déjalo pagar a él if he insists, let him pay

empeñarse EN + INF to insist ON -ING

se empeñó en venir con nosotras he insisted on coming with us

¿por qué te empeñas en seguir llamándome? why do you persist in calling me?

empeñarse EN QUE + SUBJ:

se empeñó en que estudiara medicina she insisted that he studied medicine, she insisted on him studying medicine

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empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock (colloq)

b) ‹ palabra› to give

empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñarse en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
' empeñar' also found in these entries:
English:
pawn

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empeñar

♦ vt

1. [joyas, bienes] to pawn

2. [palabra] to give;

empeñó su palabra en lograr un consenso he gave his word that he would reach an agreement

♦ See also the pronominal verb empeñarse

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empeñar

v/t pawn

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empeñar vt

1) : to pawn

2) : to pledge, to give (one's word)

♦ See also the reflexive verb empeñarse

Spanish-English dictionary > empeñar

17 resolved

1. a решительный; полный решимости; твёрдый

men of resolved temper — люди с решительным характером

2. a урегулированный, обсуждённый; обсуждавшийся

an often resolved scheme — неоднократно обсуждавшийся план

Синонимический ряд:

1. decided (adj.) bent; decided; decisive; intent; resolute; set; settled

2. determined (adj.) bent on; determined; fixed on; insistent; intent on; prone; set on

3. analysed (verb) analysed; anatomised; break down; dissected

4. analyzed (verb) analyzed; anatomized; broke down/broken down; decomposed

5. decided (verb) concluded; decided; determined; figured; ruled

6. explained (verb) clear up; deciphered; explained; figure out; unravelled

7. settled (verb) reconciled; rectified; settled; smooth over; straighten out

8. solved (verb) broke/broken; cleared up; dissolved; figured out; fixed; puzzled out; solved; unfolded; unraveled; worked or wrought; worked out or wrought out

English-Russian base dictionary > resolved

18 set

set [set]

(verb: preterite, past participle set)

1. noun

   a. [of oars, keys, golf clubs, spanners] jeu m ; [of chairs, saucepans, weights] série f ; [of clothes] ensemble m ; [of dishes, plates] service m

• I need two more to make up the set il m'en manque deux pour avoir le jeu complet

• in sets of three par trois

• you can't buy them separately, they're a set vous ne pouvez pas les acheter séparément ils forment un lot

• a set of dining-room furniture un ensemble de salle à manger

• painting set boîte f de peinture

• chess set jeu m d'échecs

   b. (Tennis) set m

   c. also TV set poste m de télévision

   d. ( = group of people) bande f

   e. (British) ( = class) groupe m de niveau

   f. (Cinema) plateau m ; ( = scenery) décor m

• on the set sur le plateau

2. adjective

   a. ( = unchanging) [price, time, purpose] fixe ; [smile, jaw] figé ; [idea] (bien) arrêté ; [lunch] à prix fixe

• set in one's ways routinier

• the set meal le menu

• the set menu le menu

• set phrase expression f figée

   b. ( = prearranged) [time, date] fixé ; [book, subject] au programme

   c. ( = determined)

► to be set on (doing) sth vouloir (faire) qch à tout prix

► to be (dead) set against sth s'opposer (absolument) à qch

   d. ( = ready) prêt

• on your marks, get set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez !

• to be all set to do sth être prêt à or pour faire qch

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = put) [+ object] placer

• the house is set on a hill la maison est située sur une colline

• his stories, set in the Paris of 1890,... ses histoires, situées dans le Paris de 1890,...

• he set the scheme before the committee il a présenté le projet au comité

• she set a high value on independence elle accordait un grand prix à son indépendance

• we must set the advantages against the disadvantages il faut peser le pour et le contre

   b. ( = adjust) régler ; [+ alarm] mettre

• set your watch to 2pm mettez votre montre à 14 heures

• have you set the alarm clock? est-ce que tu as mis le réveil ?

   c. [+ arm, leg] plâtrer

• to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn

   d. [+ date, deadline, limit] fixer

• let's set a time for the meeting fixons l'heure de la réunion

• he has set a new record il a établi un nouveau record

   e. [+ task, subject] donner ; [+ exam, test] choisir les questions de ; [+ texts] mettre au programme

• I set them a difficult translation je leur ai donné une traduction difficile

• I set him the task of clearing up je l'ai chargé de ranger

   f. ( = cause to be, do, begin) to set sth going mettre qch en marche

• to set sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn

• I set him to work at once je l'ai mis au travail aussitôt

• to set o.s. to do sth entreprendre de faire qch

4. intransitive verb

   a. [sun, moon] se coucher

• the setting sun le soleil couchant

   b. [broken bone, limb] se ressouder ; [jelly, jam, concrete] prendre

   c. ( = start)

► to set to work se mettre au travail

5. compounds

► set-aside noun (European Union) jachère f obligatoire

► set piece noun (in music competition) morceau m imposé ; (Sport) combinaison f calculée

► set point noun (Tennis) balle f de set

► set-to (inf) noun

( = fight) bagarre f ; ( = quarrel) prise f de bec (inf)

► set-top box noun (TV) décodeur m

► set about inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = begin) se mettre à

• to set about doing sth se mettre à faire qch

   b. ( = attack) attaquer

► set against separable transitive verb

   a. [+ argument, fact] opposer

   b. [+ person] monter contre

► set apart separable transitive verb

[+ person] distinguer

► set aside separable transitive verb

   a. ( = keep) mettre de côté

   b. [+ objection] ignorer ; [+ differences] oublier

► set back separable transitive verb

   a. [+ development, progress, clock] retarder

• the disaster set back the project by ten years le désastre a retardé de dix ans la réalisation du projet

   b. ( = cost) (inf) it set me back £1000 ça m'a coûté 1 000 livres

► set down separable transitive verb

   a. ( = put down) [+ object] poser

   b. ( = record) noter ; [+ rules, guidelines] établir

► set forth

1. intransitive verb

= set off

2. separable transitive verb

[+ idea, plan, opinion] exposer

► set in intransitive verb

[complications, difficulties] survenir

• a reaction set in after the war une réaction s'est amorcée après la guerre

• the rain has set in for the night il va pleuvoir toute la nuit► set off

1. intransitive verb

( = leave) se mettre en route

• to set off on a journey partir en voyage

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ bomb] faire exploser ; [+ firework] faire partir ; [+ alarm, riot] déclencher

   b. ( = enhance) mettre en valeur

► set on separable transitive verb

   a. attaquer

   b. ( = order to attack) he set his dogs on us il a lâché ses chiens sur nous

► set out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave, depart) partir ( in search of à la recherche de)

   b. ( = attempt) he set out to explain why it had happened il a essayé d'expliquer pourquoi cela s'était produit

• to set out to do sth tenter de faire qch

2. separable transitive verb

[+ books, goods] exposer ; [+ chessmen, cakes] disposer ; [+ reasons, ideas] exposer

► set to intransitive verb

( = start) commencer ; ( = start work) s'y mettre (inf)

► set up

1. intransitive verb

( = start business) s'établir

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = place in position) mettre en place

• to set up camp établir un camp

   b. [+ organization] fonder ; [+ business, company, fund] créer ; [+ system, procedure] mettre en place ; [+ meeting] organiser

• to set up an inquiry ouvrir une enquête

• to set up house s'installer

• to set up shop s'établir

• to set sb up in business lancer qn dans les affaires

• he's all set up now il est bien lancé maintenant

• I've set it all up for you je vous ai tout installé

   c. ( = pose) I've never set myself up as a scholar je n'ai jamais prétendu être savant

   d. ( = strengthen) [food, drink] mettre d'attaque

   e. ( = equip) munir ( with de)

   f. ( = falsely incriminate) (inf) monter un coup contre

• I've been set up je suis victime d'un coup monté

► set upon inseparable transitive verb se jeter sur

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[set] 1.
noun

1) ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f; ( of cutlery) service m; ( of encyclopedias) collection f; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série f

a new set of clothes — des vêtements neufs

they're sold in sets of 10 — ils sont vendus par lots mpl de 10

a set of fingerprints — des empreintes fpl digitales

a set of traffic lights — des feux mpl (de signalisation)

2) (kit, game)

a chess set — un jeu d'échecs

a magic set — une mallette de magie

3) ( pair)

a set of sheets — une paire de draps

a set of footprints — l'empreinte des deux pieds

a set of false teeth — un dentier

my top/bottom set — ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier

one set of grandparents lives in Canada — deux de mes grands-parents habitent au Canada

both sets of parents agreed with us — ses parents comme les miens étaient d'accord avec nous

4) Sport ( in tennis) set m

5) ( television) poste m

6) ( group) ( social) monde m; ( sporting) milieu m

the smart ou fashionable set — les gens mpl à la mode

7) ( scenery) Theatre décor m; Cinema, Television plateau m

8) Mathematics ensemble m

9) GB School (class, group) groupe m

10) ( hair-do) mise f en plis

to have a shampoo and set — se faire faire un shampooing et une mise en plis
2.
adjective

1) ( fixed) (épith) [procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé; [time, price] fixe; [menu] à prix fixe; [formula] toute faite; [idea] arrêté

I had no set purpose — je n'avais pas d'objectif précis

set phrase — expression f consacrée

set expression — locution f figée

to be set in one's ideas ou opinions — avoir des idées bien arrêtées

to be set in one's ways — avoir ses habitudes

the weather is set fair — le temps est au beau fixe

2) ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé

3) School, University ( prescribed)

there are five set topics on the history syllabus — il y a cinq sujets au programme d'histoire

4) ( ready) prêt ( for pour)

to be (all) set to leave — être prêt à partir

5) ( determined)

to be (dead) set against something/doing — être tout à fait contre quelque chose/l'idée de faire

he's really set against my resigning — il est tout à fait contre ma démission

to be set on something/on doing — tenir absolument à quelque chose/à faire

6) ( firm) [jam, honey] épais/épaisse; [cement] dur; [yoghurt] ferme
3.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp set)

1) (place, position) placer [object]; monter [gem]

to set something before somebody — lit placer quelque chose devant quelqu'un; fig présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un

to set something in the ground — enfoncer quelque chose dans le sol

to set something into something — encastrer quelque chose dans quelque chose

to set something straight — lit ( align) remettre quelque chose droit [painting]; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans quelque chose

to set something upright — redresser quelque chose

a house set among the trees — une maison située au milieu des arbres

to set matters ou the record straight — fig mettre les choses au point

his eyes are set very close together — ses yeux sont très rapprochés

2) ( prepare) mettre [table]; tendre [trap]

set three places — mets trois couverts

to set the stage ou scene for something — fig préparer le lieu de quelque chose

the stage is set for the final — tout est prêt pour la finale

to set one's mark ou stamp on something — laisser sa marque sur quelque chose

3) (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lancer [fashion, trend]; donner [tone]; établir [precedent, record]

to set a good/bad example to somebody — montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à quelqu'un

to set one's sights on — viser

4) ( adjust) mettre [quelque chose] à l'heure [clock]; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm, timer]; programmer [magnétoscope]

to set the oven to 180° — mettre le four sur 180°

to set the video to record the film — programmer le magnétoscope pour enregistrer le film

set your watch by mine — règle ta montre sur la mienne

I set the heating to come on at 6 am — j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures

5) ( start)

to set something going — mettre quelque chose en marche [machine]

to set somebody laughing/thinking — faire rire/réfléchir quelqu'un

to set somebody to work doing — charger quelqu'un de faire

6) (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay]; poser [problem]; créer [crossword puzzle]

to set an exam — préparer les sujets d'examen

to set a book for study — mettre un texte au programme

to set somebody the task of doing — charger quelqu'un de faire

7) Cinema, Literature, Theatre, Television situer

to set a book in 1960/New York — situer un roman en 1960/à New York

the film is set in Munich — le film se passe à Munich

8) Music

to set something to music — mettre quelque chose en musique

9) ( in printing) composer [text, type] (in en)

10) Medicine immobiliser [broken bone]

11) ( style)

to set somebody's hair — faire une mise en plis à quelqu'un

to have one's hair set — se faire faire une mise en plis

12) ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete]
4.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp set)

1) [sun] se coucher

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

3) Medicine [fracture] se ressouder

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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

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to be well set-up — (colloq) ( financially) avoir les moyens (colloq)

to make a (dead) set at somebody — (colloq) GB se lancer à la tête de quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > set

19 decidido

adj.

1 determined, bound and determined, decisive, daring.

2 decided, clear-cut, unquestionable.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: decidir.

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decidido

► participio pasado

1→ link=decidir decidir

► adjetivo

1 determined, resolute

■ está decidido a acabar el trabajo he's determined to finish the job

■ ya lo tengo decidido I've made up my mind

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(f. - decidida)

adj.

1) decisive

2) determined

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ADJ

1) (=firme) [apoyo] wholehearted; [paso, gesto] purposeful; [esfuerzo, intento] determined; [defensor, partidario] staunch, strong; [actitud, persona] resolute

dio su apoyo decidido al proyecto — he gave his solid o wholehearted support to the project

hubo un decidido apoyo a su propuesta entre la derecha — there was solid support for his proposal from the right

andaba con paso decidido — she walked purposefully o with a purposeful stride

los más decididos saltaron al agua — the most resolute jumped into the water

2)

estar decidido: voy a dejar el trabajo, ya estoy decidido — I'm going to leave my job, I've made up my mind o I've decided

estar decidido a hacer algo — to be resolved o determined to do sth

estaba decidida a irse con él — she'd made up her mind to go with him, she was resolved o determined to go with him

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- da adjetivo

a) [ser] <persona/tono> (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined

pueden contar con mi decidido apoyo — you can count on my wholehearted support

b) [estar]

decidido a + inf — determined o resolved to + inf

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= determined, set, purposeful, assertive, resolute, single-minded, hell-bent.

Ex. The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.

Ex. With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.

Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.

Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex. The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.

Ex. This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.

Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.

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* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* decidido a = bent on.

* decidido de antemano = foregone.

* decidido previamente = foregone.

* estar decidido a = be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* haber decidido = be intent on.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* totalmente decidido a = dead set on.

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- da adjetivo

a) [ser] <persona/tono> (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined

pueden contar con mi decidido apoyo — you can count on my wholehearted support

b) [estar]

decidido a + inf — determined o resolved to + inf

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= determined, set, purposeful, assertive, resolute, single-minded, hell-bent.

Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.

Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.

Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.

Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.

Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.

Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.

* completamente decidido a = dead set on.

* decidido a = bent on.

* decidido de antemano = foregone.

* decidido previamente = foregone.

* estar decidido a = be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* haber decidido = be intent on.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* totalmente decidido a = dead set on.

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decidido -da

adjective

1 [ SER] ‹persona/tono› (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined

pueden contar con mi decidido apoyo you can count on my wholehearted support

2 [ ESTAR]

(a hacer algo): me voy con él, estoy decidida I'm going with him, my mind is made up o I've made my decision

decidido A + INF:

estoy decidido a terminar con esta situación I've made up my mind o I'm determined o I've decided to put an end to this situation

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Del verbo decidir: ( conjugate decidir)

decidido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
decidido
decidir
decidido
◊ -da adjetivo

a) [ser] ‹persona/tono› (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determined

b) [estar] decidido a hacer algo determined o resolved to do sth

decidir ( conjugate decidir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide;

◊ decidí comprarlo I decided to buy it

b) ‹ persona› to make … decide;

◊ lo que me decidió what made me decide

2 ‹ asunto› to settle;
‹ resultado› to decide
verbo intransitivo
to decide;
◊ tiene que decidido entre los dos she has to choose o decide between the two;

decidido sobre algo to decide on sth
decidirse verbo pronominal
to decide, to make up one's mind;
decididose a hacer algo to decide to do sth;
decididose por algo to decide on sth
decidido,-a adjetivo determined, resolute
decidir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to decide: tú decides, it's up to you
el penalty en el último minuto decidió el partido, the last-minute penalty decided the game

' decidido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decidida
- determinada
- determinado
- elección
- empeñada
- empeñado
- emplazamiento
- lanzado
- resuelto
English:
concerted
- dead
- decide
- decided
- decision
- decisive
- determined
- foregone
- format
- purposeful
- resolute
- self-determined
- splash out
- strong-minded
- distinct
- intent
- order
- settle
- single
- yet

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decidido, -a adj
[persona, gesto, modo de andar] determined, purposeful;
camina con paso decidido he walks with a purposeful stride;

¿estás decidido? mira que luego no puedes echarte atrás is your mind made up? there's no going back later on, you know;

estar decidido a hacer algo to be determined to do sth;

están decididos a terminar con la corrupción they are determined to put an end to corruption

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decidido

I part → decidir

II adj decisive;

estar decidido be determined (a to)

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decidido, -da adj

: decisive, determined, resolute

♦ decididamente adv

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decidido adj (persona) determined

Spanish-English dictionary > decidido

20 empeñado

adj.

1 stubbornly determined, determined, hell-bent, earnest.

2 pawned.

3 pledged.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: empeñar.

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ADJ

1) [objeto de valor] pawned

- estar empeñado hasta los ojos

2) (=empecinado) determined

estar empeñado en hacer algo — to be determined to do sth

3) [discusión] bitter, heated

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( esforzado)

empeñado en algo — committed to something

empeñado en la búsqueda de una solución — committed to finding a solution

b) ( resuelto) determined

empeñado en + inf — determined to + inf

está empeñado en hacerlo — he's determined to do it

c) ( obstinado)

está empeñado en que nos quedemos — he's insistent that we should stay

2) ( endeudado) in debt

estamos demasiado empeñados — we're too heavily o deep in debt

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* empeñado en = hell-bent on, bent on, dead set on.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( esforzado)

empeñado en algo — committed to something

empeñado en la búsqueda de una solución — committed to finding a solution

b) ( resuelto) determined

empeñado en + inf — determined to + inf

está empeñado en hacerlo — he's determined to do it

c) ( obstinado)

está empeñado en que nos quedemos — he's insistent that we should stay

2) ( endeudado) in debt

estamos demasiado empeñados — we're too heavily o deep in debt

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* empeñado en = hell-bent on, bent on, dead set on.

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empeñado -da

adjective

A

1 (esforzado) empeñado EN algo committed TO sth

estamos todos empeñados en las tareas de reconstrucción we are all committed to the task of reconstruction

el grupo está empeñado en la búsqueda de una solución the group is committed to o intent on finding a solution, the group is determined to find a solution

2 (obstinado) determined empeñado EN + INF determined to + INF

ya que estás tan empeñado en saberlo since you're so determined to find out o set on finding out

está empeñado en hacerlo solo he's determined to do it alone

empeñado EN QUE + SUBJ:

está empeñado en que nos quedemos a cenar he's insistent that we should stay to dinner, he's determined that we should stay for dinner

B (endeudado) in debt

ya estamos demasiado empeñados we're already too heavily o deep in debt, we're already up to our ears in debt ( colloq)

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Del verbo empeñar: ( conjugate empeñar)

empeñado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
empeñado
empeñar
empeñado
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ( resuelto) determined;

◊ está empeñado en hacerlo he's determined to do it

b) ( obstinado):

◊ está empeñado en que nos quedemos he's insistent that we should stay

2 ( endeudado) in debt
empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock (colloq)

b) ‹ palabra› to give

empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñadose en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeñado,-a adjetivo estar empeñado
1 (tener deudas) to be in debt
2 (estar decidido, obstinado) to be determined (to do sthg) está empeñado en ser actor, he's firmly resolved to be an actor
3 (en una casa de empeños) todas sus joyas estaban empeñadas, all her jewellery was pawned
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
' empeñado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeñada
English:
pawn
- set
- bent
- determined

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empeñado, -a adj

1. [en prenda] in pawn

2. [endeudado] in debt;

Comp

estar empeñado hasta las cejas to be up to one's eyes in debt

3. [obstinado] determined;

estar empeñado en algo to be set on sth;

estaba empeñada en una bici nueva she had her heart set on a new bike;

estar empeñado en hacer algo to be determined to do sth;

el gobierno está empeñado en acabar con el desempleo the government is determined to eliminate unemployment;

estaba empeñado en que viéramos su casa he was determined that we should see his house

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empeñado

adj

1 ( endeudado) in debt

2

:

estar empeñado en hacer algo be determined to do sth

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empeñado, -da adj

: determined, committed

Spanish-English dictionary > empeñado

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