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1 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr3) (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.) pôr4) (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.) dar5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer8) (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.) pôr9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- 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* * *[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. -
2 set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
(to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.) desejar fortementeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
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3 set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
(to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.) almejarEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
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4 set one's seal to
(to give one's authority or agreement to: He set his seal to the proposals for reforms.) autorizar -
5 set-square
noun (a triangular instrument with one right angle, used in geometrical drawing etc.) esquadro* * *set-square[s'et skwɛə] n esquadro para desenho. -
6 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) dar exemplo -
7 set phrase
(a phrase which always occurs in one form, and which cannot be changed: `Of no fixed abode' is a set phrase.) frase feita -
8 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) dar exemplo -
9 set up house
(to establish one's own home: He'll soon be earning enough to set up house on his own.) montar casa -
10 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) dar o exemploEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set (someone) an example
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11 set phrase
(a phrase which always occurs in one form, and which cannot be changed: `Of no fixed abode' is a set phrase.) frase feita -
12 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) dar o exemploEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > set (someone) an example
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13 set up house
(to establish one's own home: He'll soon be earning enough to set up house on his own.) montar casa -
14 set-square
noun (a triangular instrument with one right angle, used in geometrical drawing etc.) esquadro -
15 to set in one’s ways
to set in one’s waysapegar-se a velhos hábitos. -
16 to set one’s face against
to set one’s face againstopor-se tenazmente. -
17 to set one’s hand to
to set one’s hand tometer mãos à obra. -
18 to set one’s mind on
to set one’s mind ondesejar muito. -
19 to set one’s sight on something
to set one’s sight on somethingestabelecer como objetivo.English-Portuguese dictionary > to set one’s sight on something
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20 monoplane
['monəplein](an aeroplane (usually small) with one set of wings.) monoplano* * *mon.o.plane[m'ɔnəplein] n monoplano.
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