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A n2 ( single oar) godille f ;3 ( one of a pair of oars) aviron m.B vtr1 ( with one oar) faire avancer [qch] à la godille ;2 ( with two oars) faire avancer [qch] à l'aviron.C vi1 ( with one oar at stern) godiller ;2 ( with two oars) ramer en couple ; to scull up/down the river remonter/descendre la rivière à l'aviron. -
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set [set](verb: preterite, past participle set)1. nouna. [of oars, keys, golf clubs, spanners] jeu m ; [of chairs, saucepans, weights] série f ; [of clothes] ensemble m ; [of dishes, plates] service m• you can't buy them separately, they're a set vous ne pouvez pas les acheter séparément ils forment un lotd. ( = group of people) bande f2. adjectivea. ( = unchanging) [price, time, purpose] fixe ; [smile, jaw] figé ; [idea] (bien) arrêté ; [lunch] à prix fixeb. ( = prearranged) [time, date] fixé ; [book, subject] au programmec. ( = determined)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 qcha. ( = put) [+ object] placer• his stories, set in the Paris of 1890,... ses histoires, situées dans le Paris de 1890,...b. ( = adjust) régler ; [+ alarm] mettre• have you set the alarm clock? est-ce que tu as mis le réveil ?c. [+ arm, leg] plâtrerd. [+ date, deadline, limit] fixere. [+ task, subject] donner ; [+ exam, test] choisir les questions de ; [+ texts] mettre au programmef. ( = cause to be, do, begin) to set sth going mettre qch en marche• to set o.s. to do sth entreprendre de faire qcha. [sun, moon] se coucherb. [broken bone, limb] se ressouder ; [jelly, jam, concrete] prendrec. ( = start)5. compoundsa. ( = begin) se mettre àb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ argument, fact] opposerb. [+ person] monter contre[+ person] distinguera. ( = keep) mettre de côtéb. [+ objection] ignorer ; [+ differences] oubliera. [+ development, progress, clock] retarder• the disaster set back the project by ten years le désastre a retardé de dix ans la réalisation du projetb. ( = cost) (inf) it set me back £1000 ça m'a coûté 1 000 livresa. ( = put down) [+ object] poserb. ( = record) noter ; [+ rules, guidelines] établir= set off[+ idea, plan, opinion] exposer[complications, difficulties] survenir( = leave) se mettre en routeb. ( = enhance) mettre en valeura. attaquerb. ( = order to attack) he set his dogs on us il a lâché ses chiens sur nous► set outb. ( = attempt) he set out to explain why it had happened il a essayé d'expliquer pourquoi cela s'était produit► set up( = start business) s'établira. ( = place in position) mettre en placeb. [+ organization] fonder ; [+ business, company, fund] créer ; [+ system, procedure] mettre en place ; [+ meeting] organiserd. ( = strengthen) [food, drink] mettre d'attaquef. ( = falsely incriminate) (inf) monter un coup contre* * *[set] 1.1) ( 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 fthey'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)3) ( pair)my top/bottom set — ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier
5) ( television) poste mthe smart ou fashionable set — les gens mpl à la mode
7) ( scenery) Theatre décor m; Cinema, Television plateau m8) Mathematics ensemble m9) GB School (class, group) groupe m10) ( hair-do) mise f en plis2.1) ( fixed) (épith) [procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé; [time, price] fixe; [menu] à prix fixe; [formula] toute faite; [idea] arrêtéset phrase — expression f consacrée
set expression — locution f figée
to be set in one's ideas ou opinions — avoir des idées bien arrêtées
2) ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé3) School, University ( prescribed)5) ( determined)to be (dead) set against something/doing — être tout à fait contre quelque chose/l'idée de faire
to be set on something/on doing — tenir absolument à quelque chose/à faire
6) ( firm) [jam, honey] épais/épaisse; [cement] dur; [yoghurt] ferme3.1) (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 straight — lit ( align) remettre quelque chose droit [painting]; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans quelque chose
to set matters ou the record straight — fig mettre les choses au point
2) ( prepare) mettre [table]; tendre [trap]to set the stage ou scene for something — fig préparer le lieu de quelque chose
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
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°
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
6) (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay]; poser [problem]; créer [crossword puzzle]7) Cinema, Literature, Theatre, Television situerto set a book in 1960/New York — situer un roman en 1960/à New York
8) Music9) ( in printing) composer [text, type] (in en)10) Medicine immobiliser [broken bone]11) ( style)12) ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete]4.1) [sun] se coucher2) [jam, concrete] prendre; [glue] sécher3) Medicine [fracture] se ressouder•Phrasal Verbs:- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon••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)
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