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1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flatur

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) afdráttarlaus

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vindlaus

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flatur, goslaus

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) íbúð

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bé, lækkunarmerki

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) flatur

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flatlendi, sléttlendi

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja

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

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.) ákveða, áætla

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.) setja/leggja fyrir

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað

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

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

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.) stilla (á)

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður

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

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

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

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

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett

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

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið

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

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

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

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1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) toppur, efsti hluti e-s

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) efstur í bekknum

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) borðplata

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) lok; tappi

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) toppur; blússa, peysa

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) setja/bæta ofan á

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) vera hærri en

3) (to remove the top of.) fjarlægja efsta hluta (e-s)

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1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) sík

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) unalmas

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) egyértelmű

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) lapos; gumidefekt

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) állott

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lehangolódott, hamis ("lecsúszott")

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lakás

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) b, bé

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) lap(os felület); tenyér

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) homokzátony

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) (le)tesz

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

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.) megállapít

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.) kitűz, felad

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

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

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

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.) beállít

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) berak (hajat)

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

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) helyre rak

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) kötött; meghatározott; kötelező

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

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

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

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

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

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) készlet, sorozat

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

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

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

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

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

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1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) tető

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) osztályelső

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tető, lap

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) fedő

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) felső(rész)

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) befed

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) meghalad

3) (to remove the top of.) tetejez; megtisztít

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1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raso

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) aborrecido

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) completo

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vazio

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) choco

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) baixio

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[flæt] n 1 superfície plana, horizontal, achatada ou nivelada. 2 planície, plano, campo raso, terreno plano ou nivelado. 3 baixo, baixio, pântano. 4 Mus bemol. 5 simplório, otário, papalvo. • adj 1 liso, plano, raso, chato, sem relevo, nivelado, horizontal. 2 estirado, estendido, rente, arrasado. 3 raso, pouco fundo, achatado. 4 vazio, furado. 5 plano, claro. 6 chato, maçante, monótono, trivial, vulgar, insípido. 7 Mus bemol, abemolado. • adv 1 horizontalmente, de modo plano, chato. 2 positivamente, redondamente, planamente. 3 completamente, exatamente. 4 insipidamente. a flat lie mentira manifesta. flat against the wall encostado à parede. flat on the ground rente ao chão. he fell flat on the ground ele espatifou-se no chão. I must lay my clothes flat tenho de dobrar minha roupa. it fell flat fig isso malogrou. to go flat ficar choco (bebida), perder o gás. to lay flat arrasar, destruir.

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[flæt] n apartamento, andar, pavimento.

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr

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

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.) pôr

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.) dar

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

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

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

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.) pôr

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

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

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

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito

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

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

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

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

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

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção

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

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

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

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

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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[set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) ponto mais alto

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) primeiro lugar

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) tampo

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tampa

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa QUERY

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cobrir

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) ultrapassar

3) (to remove the top of.) cortar a parte de cima

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[tɔp] n 1 ponto mais alto, cume, pico, alto, topo, cumeeira. 2 parte ou superfície superior. 3 tampo (de mesa). 4 cargo mais alto. 5 pessoa mais importante. 6 auge, máximo, cúmulo, ápice. he worked to the top of his bent / ele trabalhou até o máximo de suas forças. 7 cofre (de automóvel). 8 convés. 9 tampa. 10 cabeceira (de mesa). he took the top of the table / ele sentou-se à cabeceira da mesa, ele assumiu a presidência. 11 parte superior de um sapato ou de uma bota, cano de bota. 12 tufo, coroa, copa, parte da planta acima do solo. 13 Naut cesto da gávea. 14 superfície da água. 15 pião. • vt+vi 1 tampar, cobrir, coroar. 2 estar no auge, no cúmulo, estar no alto. 3 alcançar, subir ao topo, ao auge. 4 elevar-se, subir alto, superar, passar por cima. 5 exceder, superar, sobrepujar, primar. it topped expectation / superou as expectativas. 6 acertar na parte superior. 7 cortar a parte superior. • adj 1 superior, primeiro. 2 maior. 3 principal. at the top of the hill no cume da montanha. at the top of his speed no máximo da sua velocidade. at the top of page ten no alto da página dez. at the top of his voice com toda a força de sua voz. at top speed com velocidade máxima. from top to bottom de cima para baixo. he came out top ele foi o primeiro (num exame, etc.). on (the) top of além de, também. to be at the top of the class ser o primeiro da classe. to be at the top of the tree fig ter um cargo alto. to go over the top a) Mil atacar. b) fig arriscar. top charging carregamento de alto forno. to sleep like a top dormir como uma pedra. to spin a top fazer girar o pião. to top off with, to top up with completar, finalizar.

adj. düz, yassı, yatay, kesin, kati, gazı kaçmış, tatsız, havası inmiş, patlak, durgun, tekdüze, kesat, hareketsiz, sabit, boğuk, kısık, bemol, boş, boşalmış (aku, pil vb.)

adv. düz olarak, yatay biçimde, tam olarak, bütünüyle, kesin olarak, açık olarak, faizsiz, asıl notadan aşağı olarak

n. düz şey, düz yüzey, düzlük, patlak lastik, bemol, apartman dairesi, kat

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1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) düz

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) sıkıcı

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) kesin

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) patlak

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) gazı kaçmış

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) pes, akortsuz

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) daire, kat

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) düzlük, düz taraf

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) düzlük, düz alan

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adj. kurulmuş, yapmacık, içten olmayan, sabit, değişmez, belirlenmiş, belirli, geleneksel, alışılmış, basmakalıp, kararlı, azimli, inatçı, dediğim dedik

n. set, seri, dizi, takım, yemek takımı, sahne, topluluk, grup, zümre, durum, hal, eğilim, gidiş yönü, gidişat, batma, vaziyet, batış, fide, fidan, yuva (porsuk vb.), alıcı

v. koymak; yerleştirmek, takmak, kurmak, hazırlamak; düzenlemek; ayarlamak, belirlemek; batmak (güneş), batmak; oturtmak; yapmak; kararlaştırmak; dizmek; dikmek, ekmek; şekil vermek; kuluçkaya yatırmak; kakma işi yapmak (taş); süslemek; yazmak, çizmek; saldırtmak, üzerine salmak; riske atmak, tehlikeye atmak; olgunlaşmak; yaptırmak; yerleşmek; katılaşmak, pıhtılaşmak, pekişmek; kesilmek (süt); oturmak; gelmek, esmek; avın yerini göstermek; kasılmak; meyve vermek

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) koymak

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

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.) saptamak, kararlaştırmak

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.) vermek

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

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

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

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.) ayarlamak, kurmak

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) saç yapmak, şekil vermek

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

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) (kırık çıkığı) yerine koymak/oturtmak

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) belirli, değişmez

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

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

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

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

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

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) set, takım

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

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

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

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

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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adj. üst, en yüksek, en iyi, tepe

n. üst, tepe, uç, doruk, tepe nokta, zirve, baş, üst parça, kapak, topaç

v. kapamak, üstünü kapamak, geçmek, aşmak, alt etmek, birinci olmak

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1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) tepe, zirve

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) en başarılı derece

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) üst

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) kapak

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) elbise üstü

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) üstünü kaplamak

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) üstüne çıkmak, aşmak

3) (to remove the top of.) (üst kısmını) çıkarıp/kesip atmak

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1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) raven

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) dolgočasen

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) gladek

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) prazen

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) postan

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) znižan

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) stanovanje

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) nižaj

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) ploskev

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) ravnina

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raven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zveneč

music molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit; slang flat broke — brez pare

flat calm — mrtva tišina

to give a flat denial — gladko odkloniti, zanikati

a flat lie — debela laž

to meet with a flat refusal — biti odločno zavrnjen

figuratively he fell as flat as a pancake — popolnoma mu je spodletelo

to lay flat — zravnati z zemljo

flat prices — nizke enotne cene

flat race — dirka brez ovir

his singing is flat — poje za pol tona prenizko

to go into a flat spin — zmesti se

that's flat — to je moja zadnja beseda

flat nonsense — popoln nesmisel

jocosely B flat — stenica

to tell flat — naravnost povedati

American flat silver — srebrn pribor

ravno, plosko; na dolgo in široko; povsem, naravnost; prenizko (peti)

to fall flat — pasti kot dolg in širok; figuratively ne se posrečiti, spodleteti

to go flat out — na vso moč se truditi

ravnina, ploskev; plitvina; music nižaj; theatre zadnja kulisa; music črna klavirska tipka; plosek čoln; nizka košara; prazna zračnica; familiarly tepec

transitive verb & intransitive verb

sploščiti (se)

American to flat out — stanjšati se; figuratively izjaloviti se

stanovanje (najeto); Scottish nadstropje

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) postaviti

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

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.) določiti

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.) dati

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

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

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

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.) naravnati

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) nakodrati, urediti

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

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

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) ustaljen

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

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

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

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

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) z vdelanim (diamantom itd.)

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) zbirka

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

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

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

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

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

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poetically sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis; tennis set, partija (6 iger); commerce kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra; printing zlog; theatre oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki; hunting nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca ( towards k, proti); figuratively oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange — dve ali tri istovrstne menice

a set of cards — niz igralnih kart

a set of contradictions — niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij

set of current — smer toka

the set of day (life) — konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)

set of furniture — garnitura pohištva

set of houses — skupina (kompleks) hiš

a fine set of men — dobro moštvo

set of swindlers — banda, klika sleparjev

dead set hunting nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino

set of false teeth — umetno zobovje

the best set — elita

the fast set — lahkoživi svet

full set of bill of lading commerce sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)

the racing set — krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke

smart set — mondena družba

wireless set — radijski aparat

he is one of my set — on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)

he has a set towards preaching — on rad pridiga

to make a dead set at figuratively čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga

določen, odrejen (čas), ustaljen, predpisan; pravilen, konvencionalen; tog, nepremičen; stalen (o ceni); American trmast; premišljen, pripravljen (govor); zaseden ( with z), zavzet, (popolnoma) zaposlen, okupiran (on, upon s.th. s čim)

at the set day — na določeni dan

set egg — jajce z razvitim piščetom v lupini

set fair — stalno lepo vreme

set form — predpisan formular

set piece — (gradbeni) oder, na katerem se delajo razne figure za ognjemet

set phrase — ustaljen izraz (reklo, fraza)

set scene — kulise, sestavljene iz bolj ali manj gotovih delov

set resolution — trden sklep

set speech — vnaprej pripravljen, naštudiran govor

set time — dogovorjen (odrejen, določen) čas

close-set — na gosto postavljen

hard-set — v škripcih

people with set opinions — ljudje z ustaljenimi nazori

well-set — stasit, lepe rasti, postaven

well set up in wine — dobro založen, oskrbljen z vinom

I am set on s.th. — srčno si želim česa, mnogo mi je do česa, hlepim po čem

his teeth were set — stiskal je zobe

postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za); naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu); razpisati (nagrado) (on na); stisniti (zobe); theatre uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj ( with z); sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla ( with z);

zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figuratively); ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati ( from od, iz); gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za); lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) — začeti, pripraviti (kaj)

to set s.o. against — nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za

to be set on (upon) s.th. — trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj

to set alar(u)m — naravnati budilko na potrebni čas

to set the axe to s.th. — začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj

to set the broken bones (a fracture) — naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)

to set books to be read — določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati

this hat set me back a pound slang ta klobuk me je stal en funt

to set bounds to s.th. — omejiti kaj

to set one's cap at colloquially prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)

this cement sets quickly — ta cement hitro otrdi

to set chairs for everybody — namestiti stole za vse

his character has set — njegov značaj je dozorel

to set the clock (the watch) — naravnati uro

to set close printing staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set at defiance — izzvati, kljubovati

to set a dog on s.o. — spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga

to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) — izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi

to set s.o. at ease — pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)

to set an end to s.th. — napraviti konec čemu

to set an engine going — spraviti stroj v pogon

to set an example — dati zgled

to set eyes on s.th. — upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj

to set one's face against colloquially odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti

how far did I set you? — (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?

to set the fashion — dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)

to set s.o. on his feet — postaviti koga na noge (tudi figuratively)

to set fire to (at) s.th. — podnetiti, zažgati kaj

to set s.th. on fire — požgati, zažgati kaj

to set the Thames on fire figuratively napraviti nekaj osupljivega

to set foot in a house — prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo

to set on foot — postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek

to set foot on s.th. — stopiti na kaj

to set free (at liberty) — izpustiti na prostost

to set a glass in a sash — vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir

to set one's hand to s.th. — podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj

to set a hen — posaditi kokoš na jajca

to set one's house in order — spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figuratively spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme

to set a lady's hair — urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami

to set one's hand to a task — lotiti se naloge

I set my hand and seal to this document — s tem podpisujem to listino

to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. — poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj

to set s.o.'s heart at rest — napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga

the jelly has (is) set — želé se je strdil

to set at large — dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi

to set a company laughing — spraviti družbo v smeh

to set ono's life on a chance figuratively staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to set s.th. in a proper light — postaviti kaj v pravo luč

to set little (much) by s.th. — malo (visoko) kaj ceniti

to set one's mind on — obrniti svoje misli na

to set to music — uglasbiti

my muscle sets — mišica se mi napne

to set s.o. at naught — rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga

to set o.s. against s.th. — upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu

public opinion sets strongly against them — javno mnenje jim je sovražno

to set o.s. — lotiti se; sport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start

to set the pace — regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt

to set paper colloquially napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu

to set pen to paper — lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati

to set the police after s.o. — poslati policijo za kom

to set a price on s.th. — določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj

to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) — razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe

to set s.th. before the public — prinesti kaj pred javnost

to set a razor — nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju

to set s.o. at rest — pomiriti, umiriti koga

to set a question at rest — urediti (rešiti) vprašanje

to set s.o. right — popraviti, korigirati koga

to set right (to rights, in order) — spraviti v red, popraviti

to set roaring (in a roar) — spraviti v krohot

to set a handle with rubies — vdelati rubine v ročaj

to set sail — dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju

to set a saw — izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh

to set seal to s.th. — staviti pečat na kaj

to set seed — posejati seme

to set shoulder to the wheel figuratively pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti

to set spies on s.o. — vohuniti za kom

to set spurs to the horse — z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati

to set a stake into the ground — zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo

his star sets figuratively njegova zvezda zahaja

to set store by s.th. slang visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu

to set the table — pogrniti mizo

to set a task — dati, naložiti nalogo

to set one's teeth — stisniti zobe (tudi figuratively)

to set s.o.'s teeth on edge — izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce

to set s.o. thinking — dati komu misliti

to set a trap — nastaviti past (zanko)

to set at variance — spreti, razdvojiti

to set veils — razpeti jadra

to set s.o. in the way — pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot

to set s.o. on his way archaic spremiti koga del (kos) poti

to set wide printing staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami

to set one's wits to another's — meriti se s kom v diskusiji

to set one's wits to a question — iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem

to set one's wits to work — predati se resnemu razmišljanju

to set the watch nautical postaviti straže na njihova mesta

it sets him well — dobro mu pristaja

the weather has set fair — vreme je postalo lepo

to set s.o. to work — spraviti koga k delu

to set o.s. to work — lotiti se dela

1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) vrh

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) prvo mesto, čelo

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) zgornja stran

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) pokrov

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) zgornji del

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) prekriti

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) preseči

3) (to remove the top of.) odsekati vrh

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vrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov; nautical krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira, figuratively smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj; figuratively višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji); plural slang visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"

at the top — na vrhu

from top to toe — od glave do pet

on (the) top — nad, vrh, vrh tega

the top of the school — najboljši učenec šole

the top of all creation — krona ustvaritve

top of the milk figuratively najboljša točka programa

at the top of one's voice na — ves glas

at the top of one's speed, on top — z največjo hitrostjo

off one's top — slang prismojen

to the top of one's bent — kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvo

from top to bottom — od zgoraj navzdol

the top of the water — površje vode

the top of the morning to you! (Irish) lepo jutro vam (želim)!

to be (to become) top — biti (postati) prvak; biti na čelu

to be on top — biti močnejši, biti na površju

to be at the top of the tree figuratively biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmilu

he is top of his class — on je prvi v razredu

he is tops — on je sijajen dečko

to blow one's top — slang razjeziti se, razburiti se

to come out on top — iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)

to come to the top — priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspeh

to go over the top — military jurišati iz rova; figuratively slang tvegati skok, poročiti se

the car ran at the top of its speed — avto je drvel z največjo hitrostjo

to shout at the top of one's voice — na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpiti

to take the top of the table zavzeti — mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figuratively predsedovati

to take the top off — odpiti peno (piva);

najvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi; colloquially prvorazreden, izvrsten

top boy — najboljši učenec

top dog figuratively prvak, zmagovalec

top line — naslovna vrsta

top prices — najvišje cene

top speed — največja hitrost

to be in top form (shape) — biti v najboljši formi

opremiti s konico, z vrhom; pokriti, (o)kronati; agronomy odrezati vršičke; doseči vrh; zadeti, pogoditi, udariti (vrh, teme); biti višji, zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto, prekositi, nadkriliti; commerce preseči, priti čez (ceno); slang obglaviti, obesiti

to top a hill — priti na vrh griča

he tops me by 3 inches — ʌ cole je višji od mene

to be topped — biti premagan

that tops all I ever saw — to prekaša vse, kar sem (le) kdaj videl

he tops 5 feet — nekaj čez 5 čevljev je visok

the dog topped the fence — pes je preskočil plot

to top one's part theatre odlično igrati svojo vlogo

to top the class — biti najboljši v razredu;

dvigati se, vzpenjati se nad; izkazati se, odlikovati se; vladati nad, prevladovati

vrtavka, volk (igrača)

old top — slang stara bajta, starina

to sleep like a top — spati kot ubit (kot polh)

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1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) tasainen, litteä

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) tylsä

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) ehdoton

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) puhjennut, tyhjennyt

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) väljähtynyt

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) alennettu, alavireinen

1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) kerrostaloasunto, huoneisto

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) alennusmerkki

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) lape, kämmen

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) tasanne

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) asettaa, panna

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

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.) määrätä

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.) antaa

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

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

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

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.) säätää

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) laittaa (tukka)

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

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) panna kohdalleen

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) vakio

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

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

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

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

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

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sarja

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

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

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

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

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

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1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) huippu, yläosa

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) huippu

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) pinta

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) kansi

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) pusero

1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.)

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.)

3) (to remove the top of.)

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- sleep like a top

1 [u] comando; controllo; direzione; autorità; padronanza: to take (o to assume) control of, assumere il controllo di; to lose control, perdere il controllo di sé; to maintain control, tenere in pugno la situazione; mantenere il controllo; to regain control of st., riacquistare il controllo di qc.; He lost control of the lorry and went off the road, ha perso il controllo del camion ed è uscito di strada; She has no control over the children, non ha autorità sui bambini; to be in control, comandare; essere al comando; to be in control of the situation, dominare la situazione; avere la situazione sotto controllo; ( di situazione, ecc.) to be beyond sb. 's control, essere indipendente dalla volontà di q.; to gain control of, prendere il controllo di, tenere a freno: We gained control of the company, abbiamo acquisito il controllo della società; to get the situation under control, prendere il controllo della situazione; to keep control of, tenere sotto controllo; controllare; to keep sb. [st.] under control, tenere q. [qc.] sotto controllo; tenere a freno q. [qc.]: Keep your temper under control!, tieni a freno i nervi!; stai calmo!; to bring st. under control, riuscire a contenere qc.; out of control, ingovernabile; incontrollabile; fuori controllo; ( di veicolo, ecc.) non rispondere ai comandi

2 [uc] limitazione; freno; regolamentazione; controllo; contenimento: to impose a control over spending, imporre un freno alle spese; birth control, controllo (o limitazione) delle nascite; wage control, contenimento dei salari; traffic control, regolamentazione del traffico; (agric.) biological control, lotta biologica ( contro i parassiti)

3 controllo; verifica; collaudo; sorveglianza: control experiment, esperimento di controllo; (aeron.) ground control, controllo a terra; passport (o immigration) control, controllo (o verifica) dei passaporti; (ind.) quality control, controllo della (o di) qualità; to relax controls, rendere meno rigidi i controlli; to tighten controls, rafforzare i controlli

4 (tecn.) (dispositivo di) comando; regolatore: remote control, regolatore a distanza; telecomando; DIALOGO → - Showing guest to room- The remote control for the TV is on the bed-side table, il telecomando per la TV è sul comodino; the controls of a plane, i comandi di un aereo; to be at the controls, avere il comando; control device, dispositivo di comando; (TV) contrast control, regolatore del contrasto; (TV) volume control, regolatore del volume

5 persona a cui fa capo un agente segreto

6 (al pl.) (scient.) gruppo di controllo

7 ( sport) controllo: control of the ball, controllo della palla

8 ( sport, = control station) posto di controllo ( nelle corse)

9 ( occultismo) spirito guida

● (rag.) control account, conto sinottico; mastrino □ (elettr., ecc.) control board, quadro di controllo (o di comando) □ (comput.) control bus, bus di controllo □ (aeron.) control car, navicella dell'equipaggio ( di un aerostato) □ control character, (comput.) carattere di controllo; (telegr.) carattere di controllo □ (stat.) control chart, diagramma (o schema) di controllo □ (aeron.) control column (o control stick), barra di comando; cloche □ (comput.) control computer, computer di controllo □ ( slang spreg. USA) control freak, uno che vuole avere il controllo di tutto; uno che non lascia spazio agli altri; dominatore □ (elettron.) control grid, griglia di controllo □ (scient.) control group, gruppo di controllo □ (comput.) control key, tasto Control; tasto CTRL □ (comput.) control memory, memoria di controllo □ (comput.) control menu, menu di sistema □ (fin.) control of liquidity, controllo della liquidità □ control panel, (comput.) pannello di controllo; (elettr., ecc.) = control board ► sopra □ (fis. nucl.) control rod, barra di controllo □ control room, (elettr.) cabina di comando; (cinem., radio, TV, miss.) sala di controllo; (naut.) camera di manovra ( di un sommergibile) □ (comput.) control signal, segnale di controllo □ (comput.) control statement, istruzione di controllo □ control station, centrale di comando □ (fin.) control stock, partecipazione di controllo □ (aeron.) control surface, piano (o superficie) mobile; governale □ (leg.) control survey, perizia in contraddittorio □ (aeron.) control tower, torre di controllo □ (comput.) control word, parola di controllo □ (fin.) exchange control, il controllo dei cambi □ to get sb. [st.] under control, frenare q. [sedare, reprimere qc.]: It took a long time to get the rioters under control, ci volle molto tempo per sedare il tumulto □ ( di veicolo) to go out of control, diventare ingovernabile: My car went out of control, persi il controllo della vettura.

1 avere il controllo di; controllare; comandare: to control the market, controllare il mercato NOTA D'USO: - to check o to control?-

2 (tecn.) azionare; comandare; regolare: The gates are controlled by the porter, il cancello è azionato dal portiere; The flow is controlled by a valve, il flusso è regolato da una valvola

3 tenere a freno; trattenere; dominare: to control one's irritation, dominare la propria irritazione; to control one's tears, trattenere le lacrime; to control a horse, tenere a freno un cavallo

4 regolamentare; controllare: to control immigration, regolamentare l'immigrazione

5 tenere sotto controllo; contenere; circoscrivere; arginare: to control expenditures, contenere le spese

6 ( sport) controllare: to control the ball, controllare la palla

● to control oneself, controllarsi; dominarsi; frenarsi.

1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.

2) (kit, game)

3) (pair)

4) sport (in tennis) set m.

5) (television) apparecchio m.

6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.

7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.

8) mat. insieme m.

9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.

10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega

11) mus. pièce f.

12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.

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passato, participio passato set III

1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [ menu] a prezzo fisso; [ formula] tutto compreso; [ idea] radicato

2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso

3) scol. univ. (prescribed) [ book] previsto dal programma; [ topic] fondamentale

4) mai attrib. (ready) pronto

5) (determined)

6) (firm) [jam, honey, yoghurt] denso; [ cement] duro, rappreso

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verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) (place) mettere, porre [ object]; montare, incastonare [ gem]

2) (prepare) preparare, apparecchiare [ table]; tendere [ trap]

3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [ fashion]; dare [ tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]

4) (adjust) regolare [ clock]; mettere, puntare [ alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]

5) (start)

6) (impose) [ teacher] dare, assegnare [homework, essay]; porre [ problem]

7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]

8) mus.

9) tip. comporre [text, type]

10) med. immobilizzare [ broken leg]

11) (style)

12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [ jam]; fare solidificare [ concrete]

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) [ sun] tramontare

2) (harden) [ jam] rapprendersi; [ concrete] solidificarsi; [ glue] asciugare, asciugarsi

3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi

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- 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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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) mettere

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

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.) fissare, stabilire

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.) dare

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

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

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

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.) rimettere, regolare

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) mettere in piega

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

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

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stabilito, prestabilito

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

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) saldo, determinato

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

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

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) tempestato, ornato

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) collezione, raccolta

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

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

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) messa in piega

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

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

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1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.

2) (kit, game)

3) (pair)

4) sport (in tennis) set m.

5) (television) apparecchio m.

6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.

7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.

8) mat. insieme m.

9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.

10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega

11) mus. pièce f.

12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.

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passato, participio passato set III

1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [ menu] a prezzo fisso; [ formula] tutto compreso; [ idea] radicato

2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso

3) scol. univ. (prescribed) [ book] previsto dal programma; [ topic] fondamentale

4) mai attrib. (ready) pronto

5) (determined)

6) (firm) [jam, honey, yoghurt] denso; [ cement] duro, rappreso

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verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) (place) mettere, porre [ object]; montare, incastonare [ gem]

2) (prepare) preparare, apparecchiare [ table]; tendere [ trap]

3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [ fashion]; dare [ tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]

4) (adjust) regolare [ clock]; mettere, puntare [ alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]

5) (start)

6) (impose) [ teacher] dare, assegnare [homework, essay]; porre [ problem]

7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]

8) mus.

9) tip. comporre [text, type]

10) med. immobilizzare [ broken leg]

11) (style)

12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [ jam]; fare solidificare [ concrete]

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) [ sun] tramontare

2) (harden) [ jam] rapprendersi; [ concrete] solidificarsi; [ glue] asciugare, asciugarsi

3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi

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- 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