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favour, American favor ['feɪvə(r)]

faveur ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(f) service ⇒ 1 (b) préférer ⇒ 2 (a) être partisan de ⇒ 2 (b) favoriser ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d) ressembler à ⇒ 2 (e)

1 noun

(a) (approval) faveur f, approbation f;

∎ to be in favour (person) être bien en cour, être bien vu; (artist, fashion) être à la mode ou en vogue;

∎ to be out of favour (person) être mal en cour, ne pas être bien vu; (artist, book) ne pas être à la mode ou en vogue; (fashion) être démodé ou dépassé;

∎ she's in favour with the boss elle est bien vue du patron;

∎ he speaks in their favour il parle en leur faveur;

∎ to fall out of favour with sb perdre les bonnes grâces de qn;

∎ this method has rather fallen out of favour in recent years cette méthode a été plus ou moins abandonnée au cours de ces dernières années;

∎ to be restored or to return to favour rentrer en grâce;

∎ to find favour with sb trouver grâce aux yeux de qn, gagner l'approbation de qn;

∎ he is prepared to look with favour upon the suggestion il est prêt à approuver ou à examiner favorablement la proposition;

∎ he looks with favour upon us il est bien disposé à notre égard;

∎ to be in favour of sth être partisan de qch, être pour qch;

∎ to be in favour of doing sth être d'avis de ou être pour faire qch

(b) (act of goodwill) service m;

∎ will you do me a favour or do a favour for me? voulez-vous me rendre (un) service?;

∎ may I ask a favour of you or ask you a favour? puis-je vous demander un service?;

∎ I did it as a favour to her je l'ai fait pour lui rendre service;

∎ I ask you as a favour not to say anything je vous serais très reconnaissant de ne rien dire;

∎ do me a favour and play somewhere else soyez gentil, allez jouer ailleurs;

∎ she's not doing herself any favours by being so arrogant son arrogance la dessert;

∎ thank God for small favours remercions le ciel pour ses petits bienfaits; ironic encore heureux!;

∎ British familiar are you going to buy it? - do me a favour! tu vas l'acheter? - tu rigoles?

(c) (advantage)

∎ everything is in our favour tout joue en notre faveur, nous avons tout pour nous;

∎ the odds are in his favour il est (donné) favori;

∎ a point in her favour un bon point pour elle, un point en sa faveur;

∎ the magistrates decided in his favour les juges lui ont donné raison ou gain de cause;

∎ all those in favour raise your hand que tous ceux qui sont pour lèvent la main;

∎ he dropped the idea in favour of our suggestion il a laissé tomber l'idée au profit de notre suggestion;

∎ a will in favour of the children un testament en faveur des enfants;

∎ a cheque in favour of Jill Adam un chèque payable à Jill Adam;

∎ credit in your favour à votre crédit

(d) (partiality) faveur f, partialité f

(e) History (badge, ribbon) faveur f; old-fashioned (of sports fan) rosette f (aux couleurs d'une équipe)

(f) literary

∎ a woman's favours les faveurs fpl d'une femme;

∎ she was rather too free with her favours elle était un peu trop prodigue de ses faveurs

(g) (gift) petit cadeau m (offert aux invités lors d'une fête)

(h) British archaic (letter) communication f

2 transitive verb

(a) (prefer) préférer; (show preference for) montrer une préférence pour

(b) (support → suggestion, team) être partisan de, être pour; (→ candidate, project) favoriser, appuyer; (→ theory) soutenir;

∎ I favour allowing more time for the planning stage je suis partisan d'accorder plus de temps au stade préparatoire

(c) (benefit) favoriser, faciliter;

∎ the ground is quite firm, which favours this horse le terrain est très ferme, ce qui est favorable à ce cheval ou ce qui avantage ce cheval;

∎ circumstances that would favour a June election des circonstances (qui seraient) favorables à une élection en juin

(d) (honour) favoriser, gratifier;

∎ she favoured him with a smile elle l'a gratifié d'un sourire;

∎ he favoured us with his company il nous a fait l'honneur de se joindre à nous;

∎ favoured with talent talentueux, doué;

∎ favoured with good looks avantagé par la nature

(e) (resemble) ressembler à;

∎ he favours his mother il ressemble à ou tient de sa mère

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2 odds

noun plural

1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) probabilidades, posibilidades

2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) ventaja

odds

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plural noun

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odds

plural noun

1 (probability, chances) probabilidades nombre femenino plural, posibilidades nombre femenino plural

■ the odds are that... lo más probable es que...

■ the odds are against her winning lleva las de perder

■ the odds are in your favour llevas ventaja, tienes las de ganar

2 (in betting) apuestas nombre femenino plural

■ the odds are ten to one las apuestas están diez a uno

odds ['ɑdz] npl

1) chances: probabilidades fpl

2) : puntos mpl de ventaja (de una apuesta)

3)

to be at odds : estar en desacuerdo

odds

n.pl.

• posibilidades s.f.pl.

ɑːdz, ɒdz
plural noun

1) ( in betting) proporción en que se ofrece pagar una apuesta, que refleja las posibilidades de acierto de la misma

bookmakers are giving o laying odds of ten to one — los corredores de apuestas están dando or ofreciendo diez contra uno

by all odds — (AmE) sin lugar a dudas, indiscutiblemente

to pay over the odds — (BrE) pagar* más de la cuenta

2) (likelihood, chances) probabilidades fpl, posibilidades fpl

all the odds are in your favor — tienes todas las de ganar, lo tienes todo a tu favor

the odds on him recovering were never good — nunca hubo muchas probabilidades de que se recuperase

the pilot survived against (all) the odds — aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió

despite overwhelming odds — a pesar de tenerlo todo en contra

3) ( difference) (BrE colloq)

it makes no odds (to me) — (me) da igual or da lo mismo, no (me) importa

4) ( variance)

to be at odds with somebody/something: those two are always at odds with each other esos dos siempre están en desacuerdo; that's at odds with the official version — eso no concuerda con la versión oficial

[ɒdz]
NPL
1) (in betting) puntos mpl de ventaja

to give odds of 3 to 1 — ofrecer 3 puntos de ventaja a 1

what odds will you give me? — ¿cuánta ventaja me da?

the odds on the horse are 5 to 1 — las apuestas al caballo están a 5 contra 1

short/long odds — pocas/muchas probabilidades

to lay odds on sth — (fig) hacer apuestas sobre algo

- pay over the odds

2) (=chances for or against) probabilidades fpl

the odds are in his favour — lo tiene todo a su favor

to fight against overwhelming odds — luchar con todo en contra

to succeed against all the odds — tener éxito en contra de todas las predicciones

the odds are that... — lo más probable es que...

the odds are too great — llevamos mucha desventaja es

the odds are against it — es poco probable

3) * (=difference)

what's the odds? — ¿qué importa?, ¿qué más da?

it makes no odds — da lo mismo, da igual

it makes no odds to me — me da igual

4) (=variance, strife)

to be at odds with sb over sth — estar reñido or en desacuerdo con algn por algo

to set two people at odds — enemistar a dos personas

5)

odds and ends — (=bits and pieces) trozos mpl, pedacitos mpl, corotos mpl (Col, Ven); [of cloth etc] retazos mpl, retales mpl ; [of food] restos mpl, sobras fpl

there were odds and ends of machinery — había piezas sueltas de máquinas

6)

all the odds and sods ** — todo quisque *, todo hijo de vecina *

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[ɑːdz, ɒdz]
plural noun

1) ( in betting) proporción en que se ofrece pagar una apuesta, que refleja las posibilidades de acierto de la misma

bookmakers are giving o laying odds of ten to one — los corredores de apuestas están dando or ofreciendo diez contra uno

by all odds — (AmE) sin lugar a dudas, indiscutiblemente

to pay over the odds — (BrE) pagar* más de la cuenta

2) (likelihood, chances) probabilidades fpl, posibilidades fpl

all the odds are in your favor — tienes todas las de ganar, lo tienes todo a tu favor

the odds on him recovering were never good — nunca hubo muchas probabilidades de que se recuperase

the pilot survived against (all) the odds — aunque parezca increíble, el piloto sobrevivió

despite overwhelming odds — a pesar de tenerlo todo en contra

3) ( difference) (BrE colloq)

it makes no odds (to me) — (me) da igual or da lo mismo, no (me) importa

4) ( variance)

to be at odds with somebody/something: those two are always at odds with each other esos dos siempre están en desacuerdo; that's at odds with the official version — eso no concuerda con la versión oficial

English-spanish dictionary > odds
3 odds

noun plural

1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) sjanser, odds, sannsynlighet

2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) ulikhet, forskjell

odds

subst. \/ɒdz\/ ( tar verb i flertall)

1) ( spill e.l.) odds

• the odds are 3 to 1

oddsen er 3 mot 1

• long\/large odds

høye odds

• short odds

lave odds

2) utsikter, sjanser, sannsynlighet, odds

• the odds are against him

han har alle odds mot seg

• the odds are in his favour

han har gode utsikter\/han har store sjanser

• the odds are that he will do it

alt tyder på at han kommer til å gjøre det

3) ( sport) handikap, fordel

• they give odds in this game

de gir handikap i dette spillet

4) forskjell, ulikhet

at odds uenig, på kant med

• be at odds with somebody over something

være uenig med noen om noe

• be at odds with life

ha kommet på kant med tilværelsen

by all odds (amer.) etter all sannsynlighet

• he is by all odds the best

han er etter all sannsynlighet den beste

fight against (heavy) odds kjempe mot overmakten

it makes no odds (hverdagslig, spesielt britisk) det spiller ingen rolle

lay\/give odds vedde

• lay\/give odds of 3 to 1

sette 3 mot 1 \/ vedde 3 mot 1

make odds even utligne forskjellen

over the odds ( britisk) over det akseptable, for mye

• she paid over the odds for the coat

hun betalte overpris for kåpen

shout the odds ( hverdagslig) snakke for mye ( hverdagslig) skryte ( hverdagslig) snakke høylytt

split the odds møtes på halvveien

take odds forklaring: gå med på et veddemål hvor sjansene er ulike

• I take odds of 3 to 1

jeg går med på oddsen 3 mot 1

what's the odds? ( hverdagslig) hva gjør det?, hvilken rolle spiller det?

English-Norwegian dictionary > odds
4 odds npl

[ɒdz]
1) Betting probabilità fpl

odds of 10 to 1 — una probabilità di 10 a 1

the odds on the horse are 5 to 1 — danno il cavallo 5 a 1

short/long odds — alta/bassa probabilità

the odds are in his favour — i pronostici sono a suo favore

to fight against overwhelming odds — lottare contro enormi difficoltà

to succeed against all the odds — riuscire contro ogni aspettativa

the odds are that... — è facile or probabile che...

the odds are against his coming — è poco probabile che venga

2)

(difference) what's the odds? fam — che differenza fa?, cosa cambia?

it makes no odds — non fa differenza, non importa

3)

(variance, strife) at odds — ai ferri corti

to be at odds with sb over sth — essere in disaccordo con qn su qc

English-Italian dictionary > odds npl
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odds [ɒdz]

1. plural noun

   a. (Betting) cote f

• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote

• the odds are 6 to 4 on la cote est à 4 contre 6

• the odds are 6 to 4 against la cote est à 6 contre 4

• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévu

   b. ( = balance of probability) chances fpl

• all the odds are against you vous n'avez pratiquement aucune chance d'y arriver

• the odds are against him coming il est pratiquement certain qu'il ne viendra pas

• the odds against another attack are very high une nouvelle attaque est hautement improbable

• the odds are on him coming il y a de fortes chances qu'il vienne

• to fight against heavy odds avoir peu de chances de réussir

• he succeeded against all the odds il a réussi alors que tout était contre lui

   c. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance

• it makes no odds to me ça m'est complètement égal

   d. to be at odds with sb over sth ne pas être d'accord avec qn sur qch

• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire

2. compounds

► odds and ends plural noun ( = objects) bricoles (inf) fpl

• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m

• he's the odds-on favourite for the job c'est le grand favori pour le poste

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[ɒdz]
plural noun

1) ( in betting) cote f (on sur)

what are the odds? — quelle est la cote?

the odds are 20 to 1 — la cote est 20 contre 1

the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté

2) (chance, likelihood) chances fpl

the odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable

the odds are against it — il y a peu de chances

the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive

the odds are in our favour — ( in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir

to win against the odds — gagner contre toute attente

to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable

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it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance

to pay over the odds for something — payer le prix fort pour quelque chose

at odds — ( in dispute) être en conflit; ( inconsistent) en contradiction

English-French dictionary > odds
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1 განსხვავება, სხვადასხვაობა

it makes no odd to me ეს ჩემთვის სულერთია

what's the odds? რა განსხვავებაა? / რა მნიშვნელობა აქვს?

●●at odds:

his words and action are at odds მისი სიტყვები და მოქმედება არ ემთხვევა ერთმანეთს

they are at odds ერთმანეთში ვერ თანხმდებიან // ერთამნეთთან კარგი დამოკიდებულება არა აქვთ

2 უპირატესობა

the odds are in our favour უპირატესობა ჩვენს მხარეზეა

3 შანსი

what are the odds you'll win? მოგების რა შანსი გაქვთ?

short odds თითქმის თანაბარი შანსები

long odds უთანასწორო, უთანაბრო შანსები

English-Georgian dictionary > odds
7 odds

odds [ɒdz]

1 plural noun

(a) (in betting) cote f;

∎ the odds are ten to one against la cote est de dix contre un;

∎ the odds are ten to one on la cote est de un contre dix;

∎ they're offering long/short odds against Jackson Jackson a une bonne/faible cote;

∎ I'll lay or give you odds of twenty to one that she'll leave him je te parie à vingt contre un qu'elle le quittera;

∎ British I ended up paying over the odds en fin de compte, je l'ai payé plus cher qu'il ne valait ou que sa valeur

(b) (chances) chances fpl;

∎ what are the odds on his getting the job? quelles chances a-t-il d'avoir le poste?;

∎ the odds are she's been lying to us all along il y a de fortes chances qu'elle nous ait menti depuis le début;

∎ the odds are on/against her accepting il y a de fortes chances/il y a peu de chances (pour) qu'elle accepte;

∎ the odds are that he'll succeed il y a gros à parier qu'il réussira;

∎ the odds are in favour of the socialists winning il y a de fortes chances pour que les socialistes l'emportent

(c) (great difficulties)

∎ against all the odds contre toute attente;

∎ they won against overwhelming odds ils ont gagné alors que tout était contre eux

(d) British familiar (difference)

∎ it makes no odds ça ne change rien^□ ;

∎ it makes no odds to me ça m'est égal^□ ;

∎ it makes no odds what I say ce que je dis ne sert à rien;

∎ what's the odds? (what does it matter?) qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?^□

(e) (idioms)

∎ odds and ends (miscellaneous objects) objets mpl divers, bric-à-brac m inv; (leftovers) restes mpl;

∎ British familiar odds and sods (miscellaneous objects) objets mpl divers^□, bric-à-brac^□ m inv; (people) gens mpl divers^□ ;

∎ her desk is always covered with odds and ends son bureau est toujours encombré de tout un bric-à-brac;

∎ I've still a few odds and ends to do j'ai encore quelques bricoles ou petites choses à faire

2 at odds adjective

∎ to be at odds with sb (over sth) (be in disagreement) ne pas être d'accord avec qn (à propos de qch); (be on bad terms) être brouillé avec qn (à propos de qch);

∎ to be at odds with oneself être mal dans sa peau;

∎ to be at odds with the world en vouloir au monde entier;

∎ his latest statement is at odds with his earlier account sa dernière déposition ne concorde pas avec son premier récit des faits;

∎ the way she was dressed was completely at odds with her personality ce qu'elle portait ne correspondait pas du tout à sa personnalité;

∎ the minister is at odds with the government on this issue le ministre est en conflit avec son gouvernement sur ce point;

∎ his lavish lifestyle is totally at odds with his professed political beliefs son train de vie luxueux est en contradiction avec les convictions politiques qu'il affiche

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8 odds

[ɔdz]
npl

( in betting) szanse pl wygranej; ( fig) szanse pl powodzenia

the odds are that… — wszystko wskazuje na to, że…

the odds are in favour of/against his coming — wszystko wskazuje na to, że przyjdzie/nie przyjdzie

to succeed against all the odds — odnieść ( perf) sukces mimo wszelkich przeciwności

it makes no odds — (to) nie ma znaczenia, bez różnicy

to be at odds (with) — ( in disagreement) nie zgadzać się (z +instr); ( at variance) nie pasować (do +gen), kłócić się (z +instr)

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noun plural

1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) szanse

2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) przewaga

English-Polish dictionary > odds
9 favor

§ წყალობა, სამსახური, დახმარება; ხელშეწყობა, ხელის მიმართვა, მფარველობა

§ (favour)

1 კეთილგანწყობა, კეთილგანწყობილება

he won her favor მისი კეთილგანწყობა მოიპოვა

he’s out of favor with his boss თავისი უფროსი არა სწყალობს / თავის უფროსთან არა არის კარგად

in favor of სასარგებლოდ

2 პატივის დადება, სამსახურის გაწევა

do me a favor and take the child to school სამსახური გამიწიე და ბავშვი სკოლაში წაიყვანე

he did it as a favor ეს პატივსაცემად გააკეთა

can I ask a favor of you? ერთ თხოვნას ვერ შემისრულებ?

3 მხარდაჭერა

he is in favor of your plan შენს გეგმას მხარს უჭერს

he spoke in our favor ჩვენს სასარგებლოდ ილაპარაკა

I’m in favor of starting immediately ახლავე წასვლის მომხრე ვარ

it speaks in his favor ეს მის სასარგებლოდ მეტყველებს

under the favor of მფარველობის ქვეშ // მხარდაჭერით

4 წყალობა (სწყალობს), ხელის შეწყობა

fortune favors the brave ბედი მამაცებს სწყალობს

5 უპირატესობის მინიჭება, მფარველობა, მხარის დაჭერა, წყალობა (სწყალობს)

he did not favor our proposal ჩვენს წინადადებას მხარი არ დაუჭირა

I favor practical work პრაქტიკული სამუშაო მირჩევნია

6 პატივისდება

she favored us with a song პატივი დაგვდო და გვიმღერა

the odds are in our favour უპირატესობა ჩვენს მხარეზეა

to load with favours / reproaches პატივისცემით / საყვედურებით ავსება

many were in favor of this proposal ბევრი ამ წინადადებას მიემხრო

the arrival of the new battalion turned the scales in our favour ახალი ბატალიონის შემოსვლამ სასწორი ჩვენს მხარეს დახარა

the judgement was in his favour განაჩენი მის საარგებლოდ გამოიტანეს

our boss discriminates against women / in favour of women ჩვენი უფროსი კაცებს / ქალებს ანიჭებს უპირატესობას

the judge decided the case in our favor მოსამართლემ საქმე ჩვენს სასარგებლოდ გადაწყვიტა

English-Georgian dictionary > favor
10 against

preposition

1) gegen

as against — gegenüber

protect something against frost — etwas vor Frost schützen

be warned against doing something — davor gewarnt werden, etwas zu tun

2) (in return for) gegen

rate of exchange against the dollar — Wechselkurs des Dollar

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[ə'ɡenst]
preposition

1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) gegen

2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) gegen

3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) an

4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) gegen

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against

[əˈgen(t)st]

I. prep

1. (opposing) gegen + akk

, wider geh + akk

▪ to be \against sb/sth gegen jdn/etw sein

▪ to be \against sb's doing sth dagegen sein, dass jd etw tut

\against one's better judgement wider besseren Wissen geh

to have/say sth \against sb etw gegen jdn haben/sagen

2. (competing) gegen + akk

\against time/the clock gegen die Zeit/die Uhr

3. (unfavourable) gegen + akk

[the] odds are \against sb/sth die Chancen stehen gegen jdn/etw

4. (protecting) gegen + akk

to guard oneself \against sb/sth sich akk gegen jdn/etw [o vor jdm/etw] schützen

5. (comparing)

\against her situation, we're doing okay im Vergleich zu ihrer Situation geht es uns gut

the dollar rose \against the euro der Dollar stieg gegenüber dem Euro

to weigh sth \against sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen

6. (contrasting) gegen + akk

7. (contacting) gegen + akk

his back was \against the door er lehnte mit dem Rücken an der Tür

8. (counter to) gegen + akk

\against the wind/current gegen den Wind/die Strömung

\against the light/sun gegen das Licht/die Sonne

9. (across)

\against the grain quer zur [o gegen die] Maserung

10. (in exchange for) gegen + akk

II. adv inv

the odds are 2 to 1 \against die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1 dagegen

there was a majority with only 14 voting \against es gab eine Mehrheit bei nur 14 Gegenstimmen

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[ə'genst]
1. prep

1) (opposition, protest) gegen (+acc)

he's against her going —

everybody's against me! — alle sind gegen mich!

to have something/nothing against sb/sth — etwas/nichts gegen jdn/etw haben

against that you have to consider... — Sie müssen aber auch bedenken...

against my will, I decided... — wider Willen habe ich beschlossen...

against their wishes — entgegen ihrem Wunsch

to fight against sb — gegen or wider (liter) jdn kämpfen

2) (indicating impact, support, proximity) an (+acc), gegen (+acc)

to hit one's head against the mantelpiece — mit dem Kopf gegen or an das Kaminsims stoßen

push all the chairs right back against the wall — stellen Sie alle Stühle direkt an die Wand

3) (= in the opposite direction to) gegen (+acc)

4) (= in front of, in juxtaposition to) gegen (+acc)

against the light — gegen das Licht

5) (= in preparation for) sb's arrival, departure, one's old age für (+acc); misfortune, bad weather etc im Hinblick auf (+acc)

against the possibility of a bad winter — für den Fall, dass es einen schlechten Winter gibt

6)

(= compared with) (as) against — gegenüber (+dat)

she had three prizes ( as) against his six — sie hatte drei Preise, er hingegen sechs

the advantages of flying (as) against going by boat — die Vorteile von Flugreisen gegenüber Schiffsreisen

against the euro — gegenüber dem Euro

7) (FIN: in return for) gegen

the visa will be issued against payment of... — das Visum wird gegen Zahlung von... ausgestellt

to draw money against security — gegen Sicherheit(sleistung) or Deckung Geld abheben

2. adj pred
(= not in favour) dagegen
how many against? — wie viele sind dagegen?

See:

→ academic.ru/28733/for">for

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against [əˈɡenst; əˈɡeınst]

A präp

1. gegen:

against the enemy;

against the wind;

be against sth gegen etwas sein;

he was against it er war dagegen;

be against sb doing sth dagegen sein, dass jemand etwas tut;

be against the national interests den nationalen Interessen zuwiderlaufen; → expectation 1, law¹ 1, prediction

2. gegenüber:

(over) against the town hall dem Rathaus gegenüber;

my rights against the landlord meine Rechte gegenüber dem Vermieter

3. an (dat oder akk), vor (dat oder akk), gegen:

against the wall

4. gegen (einen Hintergrund):

dark trees against a clear sky

5. (im Austausch) gegen, für:

payment against documents WIRTSCH Zahlung gegen Dokumente

6. gegen, im Hinblick auf (akk):

purchases made against tomorrow’s earnings

7. (in Vorsorge) für:

he has saved some money against his old age er hat einiges Geld fürs Alter gespart

8. auch as against gegenüber, verglichen mit, im Vergleich zu

B adv dagegen:

vote against dagegen oder mit Nein stimmen

adv. abk

1. advance

2. LING adverb

3. LING adverbial (adverbially)

4. adversus, against

5. advertisement

6. advocate

v. abk

1. MATH vector

2. velocity v

3. verb

4. verse

5. JUR SPORT versus, against

6. very

7. vide, see

8. voice

9. ELEK volt ( volts pl) V

10. ELEK voltage

11. volume

vs. abk

1. verse

2. JUR SPORT besonders US versus, against

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preposition

1) gegen

as against — gegenüber

protect something against frost — etwas vor Frost schützen

be warned against doing something — davor gewarnt werden, etwas zu tun

2) (in return for) gegen

rate of exchange against the dollar — Wechselkurs des Dollar

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adv.

auflehnt adv.

dagegen adv.

gegen adv.

wieder adv.

wiederum adv.

English-german dictionary > against
11 stack

stack [stæk]

1 noun

(a) (pile) tas m, pile f;

∎ a huge stack of books une pile énorme de livres

(b) familiar (large quantity) tas m;

∎ stacks of… des tas de…;

∎ I've written a stack of or stacks of postcards j'ai écrit un tas de cartes postales;

∎ we've got stacks of time on a largement le temps;

∎ she has stacks of money elle est bourrée de fric

(c) Agriculture (of hay, straw) meule f

(d) (chimney) cheminée f; (of locomotive) cheminée f

(e) Aviation avions mpl en attente, empilage m;

∎ the stack is twenty planes high il y a vingt avions qui attendent le feu vert de la tour de contrôle pour atterrir

(f) Computing (file) pile f

(g) Military (of rifles) faisceau m

(h) (in library)

∎ the stack or stacks les rayons mpl

(i) British (measure of firewood) ≃ 3 stères mpl (3,06 mètres cubes)

(j) (idiom) American familiar

∎ to blow one's stack exploser, piquer une crise

2 transitive verb

(a) (pile → chairs, boxes etc) empiler;

∎ stack the glasses in the cupboard empilez les verres dans l'armoire;

∎ oil cans were stacked in pyramids des bidons d'huile étaient empilés en pyramide

(b) Agriculture (hay) mettre en meule ou meules

(c) (fill → room, shelf) remplir;

∎ his desk was stacked high with files des piles de dossiers s'entassaient sur son bureau

(d) Computing empiler

(e) Aviation (planes) mettre en attente (à altitudes échelonnées)

(f) (fix, rig → committee) remplir de ses partisans;

∎ to stack the cards or the deck truquer les cartes;

∎ figurative he's playing with a stacked deck (in his favour) les dés sont pipés en sa faveur; (against him) les dés sont pipés contre lui;

∎ figurative the cards or the odds are stacked against us nous sommes dans une mauvaise situation;

∎ a woman in this profession starts with the cards stacked against her dans ce métier les femmes partent avec un handicap;

∎ the election system is heavily stacked against the smaller parties ce mode de scrutin défavorise fortement les petits partis

3 intransitive verb

s'empiler

4 stacks adverb

British familiar vachement;

∎ it's stacks easier c'est vachement plus facile

➲ stack up

1 separable transitive verb

(pile up) empiler

2 intransitive verb

(a) American familiar (add up, work out)

∎ I don't like the way things are stacking up je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les événements^□ ;

∎ I wanted someone honest and dynamic and that's how Jan stacks up je voulais quelqu'un d'honnête et de dynamique et Jan fait parfaitement l'affaire^□

(b) (compare) se comparer;

∎ our product stacks up well against theirs notre produit soutient bien la comparaison avec le leur;

∎ how does he stack up against or with the other candidates? que vaut-il comparé aux autres candidats?

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > stack
12 favor

favor sustantivo masculino
a) (ayuda, servicio) favor^{( conjugate favor)};

◊ ¿me puedes hacer un favor? can you do me a favor?;
vengo a pedirte un favor I've come to ask you (for) a favor; ¿me harías el favor de copiarme esto? would you copy this for me, please?; hagan el favor de esperar would you mind waiting, please?
b) ( en locs)

◊ a favor in favor^{( conjugate favor)};
dos votos a favor two votes in favor; en favor de in favour of; estar a favor de algo/algn/hacer algo to be in favor^{( conjugate favor)} of sth/sb/doing sth; por favor please
favor sustantivo masculino
1 favour, US favor: ¿me puedes hacer un favor?, could you do me a favour?
2 favores (de una mujer) favours Locuciones: estar a favor de, to be in favour of
por favor, please ' favor' also found in these entries: Spanish: abogar - abonar - admitir - aguantar - alegar - alta - alto - apestosa - apestoso - aquí - asiento - baja - bajo - balanza - cara - cobrar - cobrarse - coger - correrse - decir - declararse - delante - desgracia - desobedecer - envolver - favorecer - fuego - guardar - hacer - instante - interceder - introducir - lanza - liquidación - luz - pagar - parar - partidaria - partidario - pedir - por - pronunciarse - resolverse - salir - silencio - soborno - su - voto - abdicar - atención English: against - argue - argument - ask - assessment - believe in - biased - bring - bring in - campaign - carefully - carve up - charity - come out - complete - con - disregard - disturb - divulge - do - electioneering - favor - favour - feature - fetch in - find - for - fragile - get - hand out - hand up - kindly - longhand - lower - make out - mind - oblige - odds - path - please - plus - put back - put through - really - receipt - redeeming - repay - report - return - ring up

favor

tr['feɪvə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun-transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=favour favour{

favor ['feɪvər] vt

1) support: estar a favor de, ser partidario de, apoyar

2) oblige: hacerle un favor a

3) prefer: preferir

4) resemble: parecerse a, salir a

favor n

: favor m

in favor of: a favor de

an error in his favor: un error a su favor

favor (US)

n.

• beneficio s.m.

• bondad s.f.

• favor s.m.

• fineza s.f.

• merced s.f. (US)

v.

• agraciar v.

• apoyar v.

• favorecer v.

• servir v.

• sufragar v.

I
BrE favour 'feɪvər, 'feɪvə(r) noun

1) u

a) ( approval)

to find favor with somebody — (frml) ser* bien recibido por alguien, tener* buena acogida por parte de alguien (frml)

to gain/lose favor — ganar/perder* aceptación

to fall from o out of favor: that idea has fallen out of favor with them esa idea ha perdido popularidad entre ellos; she's fallen from favor with his family ha caído en desgracia con su familia; to curry favor with somebody — tratar de congraciarse con alguien, tratar de ganarse el favor de alguien

b) ( partiality) favoritismo m

to show favor to somebody — favorecer* a alguien

2)

in favor — a favor

to speak in favor of somebody o in somebody's favor — hablar a or en favor de alguien

to be/speak in favor of something/-ing — estar*/hablar a favor de algo/+ inf

the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante

the wind is in our favor — llevamos or tenemos el viento a nuestro favor

3) c ( act of kindness) favor m

can I ask you a favor o ask a favor of you? — ¿puedo pedirte un favor?

to do somebody a favor — hacerle* un favor a alguien

II

BrE favour transitive verb

a) ( be in favor of) \<\<proposal\>\> estar* a favor de, ser* partidario de, apoyar

a spot favored by anglers — un lugar que goza de popularidad entre los pescadores

b) ( benefit) favorecer*

c) ( treat preferentially) favorecer*, tratar con favoritismo

d) favored past p

most favored nation — nación f más favorecida

the o a favored few — una minoría selecta

(US) ['feɪvǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=kindness) favor m

I don't expect any favours in return — no espero que me devuelvas/devuelvan etc el favor

• he did it as a favour (to me) — (me) lo hizo como un favor

• to ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

• to do sb a favour — hacer un favor a algn

do me the favour of closing the door — ¿me hace el favor de cerrar la puerta?

do me a favour! * — iro ¡haz el favor! iro

do me a favour and clear off * — ¡haz el favor de largarte! *

do yourself a favour and get a haircut — si te cortas el pelo te harás un favor

those suits you wear do you no favours — esos trajes que te pones no te favorecen nada

2) (=approval)

• to curry favour with sb — tratar de ganar el favor de algn

• to fall from favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

• to find favour with sb — [person] ganarse la aceptación de algn; [suggestion, product, style] tener buena acogida por parte de algn, ser bien acogido por algn

• to gain favour with sb — ganarse la aceptación de algn

• to be in favour with sb — [person] gozar del favor de algn; [product, style] gozar de la aceptación de algn

• to lose favour — perder aceptación

• he's currently out of favour with the prime minister — actualmente no goza del favor del primer ministro

British companies are clearly out of favour — se ve claramente que las compañías británicas no tienen aceptación

to fall out of favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

• to win sb's favour — ganarse la aceptación de algn

• his proposals were not looked upon with favour — sus propuestas no fueron consideradas favorablemente

3) (=support, advantage) favor m

• to be in favour of (doing) sth — estar a favor de (hacer) algo, ser partidario de (hacer) algo

he is in favour of the death penalty — está a favor de or es partidario de la pena de muerte

I am in favour of selling the house — soy partidario de or estoy a favor de vender la casa

the result of the vote was 111 in favour and 25 against — el resultado de la votación fue 111 votos a favor y 25 en contra

the traffic lights are in our favour — los semáforos están a favor nuestro

it's in our favour to act now — nos beneficia actuar ahora

a cheque made out in favour of — un cheque extendido a nombre de

• the court found in their favour — el tribunal falló a or en su favor

balance in your favour — saldo m a su favor

• that's a point in his favour — es un punto a su favor

4) (=favouritism) favoritismo m

to show favour to sb — favorecer a algn, tratar a algn con favoritismo

5)

your favour of the 5th inst — † (Comm) su atenta del 5 del corriente

6) (Hist) (=token) prenda f, favor † m

7) favours euph (sexual) favores mpl

2. VT

1) (=support) [+ idea, scheme, view] estar a favor de, ser partidario de

he favours higher taxes — está a favor de or es partidario de impuestos más elevados

2) (=be beneficial to) favorecer

the scholarship programme favours boys — el programa de becas favorece a los chicos

circumstances that favour this scheme — circunstancias fpl que favorecen este plan, circunstancias fpl propicias para este plan

3) (=prefer, like) preferir

they favour British-made cars — prefieren los coches de fabricación británica

4) (=treat with favouritism) tratar con favoritismo

5) frm (=honour)

to favour sb with sth — honrar a algn con algo

he eventually favoured us with a visit — hum por fin nos honró con su visita, por fin se dignó a visitarnos

6) (=resemble) parecerse a, salir a

he favours his father — se parece a su padre, sale a su padre

7) (=protect) [+ injured limb] tener cuidado con

8) (Sport)

he is favoured to win — es el favorito para ganar

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I
BrE favour ['feɪvər, 'feɪvə(r)] noun

1) u

a) ( approval)

to find favor with somebody — (frml) ser* bien recibido por alguien, tener* buena acogida por parte de alguien (frml)

to gain/lose favor — ganar/perder* aceptación

to fall from o out of favor: that idea has fallen out of favor with them esa idea ha perdido popularidad entre ellos; she's fallen from favor with his family ha caído en desgracia con su familia; to curry favor with somebody — tratar de congraciarse con alguien, tratar de ganarse el favor de alguien

b) ( partiality) favoritismo m

to show favor to somebody — favorecer* a alguien

2)

in favor — a favor

to speak in favor of somebody o in somebody's favor — hablar a or en favor de alguien

to be/speak in favor of something/-ing — estar*/hablar a favor de algo/+ inf

the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante

the wind is in our favor — llevamos or tenemos el viento a nuestro favor

3) c ( act of kindness) favor m

can I ask you a favor o ask a favor of you? — ¿puedo pedirte un favor?

to do somebody a favor — hacerle* un favor a alguien

II

BrE favour transitive verb

a) ( be in favor of) \<\<proposal\>\> estar* a favor de, ser* partidario de, apoyar

a spot favored by anglers — un lugar que goza de popularidad entre los pescadores

b) ( benefit) favorecer*

c) ( treat preferentially) favorecer*, tratar con favoritismo

d) favored past p

most favored nation — nación f más favorecida

the o a favored few — una minoría selecta

English-spanish dictionary > favor
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

•

- 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
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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]
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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

English-spanish dictionary > set
14 set

1. I
abs

1) the sun is setting солнце садится /заходит/

2) his power has begun to set его могущество /власть/ слабеет; his star has set его звезда закатилась; his glory has set его слава померкла

3) cement has set цемент схватился /затвердел/; the glue did not set клей не засох; the jelly has set желе застыло; blood (the white of the egg, etc.) set кровь и т.д. свернулась; the milk set молоко свернулось /створожилось/; all his muscles set все его мускулы напряглись; his face set его лицо-окаменело /застыло/

4) young trees set молодые деревца принялись; the blossoms were abundant but they failed to set цветение было бурным, но плоды не завязались
2. II
1) set at some time the sun sets early (late, etc.) солнце заходит рано и т.д.; set in some manner the sun sets slowly солнце медленно садится

2) set somewhere set ashore сойти на берег

3) set at some time the jelly hasn't set yet желе еще не застыло; set in some manner cement (mortar, glue, etc.) sets quickly цемент и т.д. быстро застывает /схватывается/; her hair sets easily ее волосы легко укладывать, у нее послушные волосы; his lips set stubbornly его губы упрямо сжались; his teeth set stubbornly он упрямо стиснул зубы
3. III
1) set smth. set a broken bone (dislocated joints, etc.) вправить кость и т.д.; set one's hair укладывать волосы; set the table накрывать на стол; set the stage расставлять декорации; set the scene подготовить обстановку; set the sails а) ставить паруса; б) отправляться в плавание; set a piano настраивать пианино; set a palette подготавливать палитру; set a razor править бритву; set a saw разводить пилу; set a clock (the hands of the watch, the alarm-clock) поставить часы; set the focus of a microscope настроить микроскоп; set a map ориентировать карту

2) set smb., smth. set guards /sentries, watches/ расставлять часовых /караульных и т.п./; set the guard (the pickets) выставлять караул (пикеты)

3) set smth. set the wedding day (the time, a date, a price, etc.) назначать день свадьбы и т.д.; set a fine устанавливать размер штрафа; set the course разработать /выработать/ курс; set standards (limits, a time-limit, boundaries, etc.) устанавливать нормы и т.д.; set requirements определять / вырабатывать/ требования; set a punishment наложить взыскание

4) set smth. set an examination-paper (questions, problems, etc.) составлять письменную экзаменационную работу и т.д.; set a new style (a tone) задавать новый стиль (тон); set the fashion вводить моду; set a new model (a pattern) внедрять новый образец (покрой); set the расе задавать темп; set a record устанавливать рекорд; set a precedent создавать прецедент; set a good (bad) example подавать хороший (дурной) пример

5) set smth. set a trap (a snare) поставить капкан (силки); set an ambush устроить засаду
4. IV
1) set smth. somewhere set the books back положить /поставить/ книги на место; set the chairs back отодвигать стулья; set back one's shoulders расправить плечи; the dog set its ears back собака прижала уши; set the clock (one's watch, the alarm, the hand of the watch, etc.) back one hour перевести часы /отвести часы/ на один час назад; set one's watch forward one hour поставить /перевести/ часы на один час вперед; set a house well (some distance /some way/, a fair distance, etc.) back from the road (from the street, etc.) построить /поставить/ дом вдали и т.д. от дороги и т.д.; set the book (one's knitting, the newspaper, etc.) aside отложить в сторону /отодвинуть/ книгу и т.A; set down one's load (one's suitcase, a box, etc.) опустить свой груз и т.д. (на землю)-, set the tray down поставить (на стол и т.я.) поднос; set the chair upright поднять стул; set smb. somewhere set the dogs apart растащить [дерущихся] собак; set the children apart отделять /изолировать/ детей

2) set smb., smth. in some direction the current set them (the boat, the ship, etc.) northward (seawards, etc.) течением их и т.д. понесло к северу и т.д.
5. V
set smb. smth.

1) set the boys (the students, the employees, etc.) a difficult job (an easy task, a difficult problem, the job of cleaning the yard, etc.) (заплавать мальчикам и т.д. трудную работу и т.д., set oneself a difficult task ставить перед бабой трудную задачу; set him a sum задавать ему арифметическую задачу; set one's son a goal поставить перед своим сыном цель

2) set the children (the younger boys, youngsters, other people, etc.) a good example подавать детям и т.д. хороший пример; set smb. smth. to do smth. set smb. a standard /a pattern/ to follow служить для кого-л. образцом, которому надо следовать
6. VI
set smth., smb. in some state

1) set the window (the door, the gates, etc.) open открывать /оставлять открытым/ окно и т.д.; set the door ajar приоткрывать дверь, оставить дверь полуоткрытой; set one's hat (one's tie, one's skirt, etc.) straight поправить шляпу и т.д., надеть шляпу и т.д. как следует; set the prisoners (the bird, etc.) free освобождать /выпускать на свободу, на волю/ узников и т.д.; set the dog loose спускать собаку (с цепи, с поводка и т.п.); a good night's rest will set you right за ночь вы отдохнете и снова будете хорошо себя чувствовать; why didn't you set the boy right? почему же вы не поправили мальчика?; I can soon set that right я могу это быстро уладить или исправить; set errors right исправлять ошибки; it would set him (myself) right in their eyes это оправдает его (меня) в их глазах; set things /matters/ straight /right/ уладить дела; set things ready приводить все в готовность; set smb.'s curiosity agog возбуждать чье-л. любопытство

2) set a melody half a tone higher (lower) транспонировать мелодию на полтона выше (ниже); set a piano too high настроить фортепиано слишком высоко
7. VII
1) set smb. to do smth. set the men to chop wood (the men to saw wood, the boys to dig a field, the pupils to work at their algebra, the girl to shell peas, the pupils to sing, etc.) заставлять рабочих колоть дрова и т.д.; I set him to work at mowing the lawn я велел ему /дал ему задание/ постричь газон; я вменил ему в обязанность подстригать газон; whom did you set to do this? кому вы поручили это сделать?; I set myself to study the problem я решил взяться за изучение этого вопроса; he set himself to finish the job by the end of May он твердо решил /поставил себе целью/ закончить работу к концу мая

2) set smth. to do smth. set a machine (a device, a mechanism, etc.) to work приводить в действие /завалять. запускать/ машину и т.д.; set the alarm clock to wake us at seven заводить будильник, чтобы он поднял нас в семь часов, поставить будильник на семь часов

3) set smth. to do smth. set a pattern to be followed подавать пример; создавать пример для подражания
8. VIII
set smb., smth. doing smth. set everybody (the company, people, me, etc.) thinking (singing, running, etc.) заставить всех и т.д. (при)задуматься и т.д.; set smb. talking а) заставить кого-л. говорить, разговорить кого-л.; I set him talking about the new invention (about the discovery, about marriage, etc.) я навел его на разговор о новом изобретении и т.д.; б) дать кому-л. пищу для разговоров; this incident set people talking этот случай /инцидент/ вызвал всякие пересуды; my jokes set the whole table (the company, the audience, the boys, etc.) laughing мой шутки смешили всех за столом и т.д.; set them wondering вызвать у них удивление; the smoke set her coughing от дыма она закашлялась; who has set the dog barking? кто там прошел?, почему лает собака?; set tongues wagging вызывать толки /пересуды/, давать пищу для сплетен; the news set my heart beating эта новость заставила мое сердце забиться; it's time we set the machinery (the machine, the engine, etc.) going пора запустить механизм и т.д. /привести механизм и т.д. в действие/; when anybody entered the device set the bell ringing когда кто-нибудь входил, срабатывало устройство и звонок начинал звонить; а strong wind set the bells ringing от сильного ветра колокола зазвонили; set a top spinning запускать волчок; а false step will set stones rolling один неверный шаг set и камни покатятся вниз; set a plan going начать осуществление плана; we must set things going надо начинать действовать
9. XI
1) be set in (near, round, on, etc.) smth. her house is set well back in the garden (near the road, some way back from the street, on a hill, etc.) ее дом стоит а глубине сада и т.д.; а town (a country-seat, a village, etc.) is set in a woodland (on an island, north of /from/ London, etc.) город и т.д. расположен в лесистой местности и т.д.; а boundary stone is set between two fields поля разделяет межевой камень; а balcony is set round the house вокруг дома идет балкон; the second act (the scene, the play, etc.) is set in ancient Rome (in a street, in Paris, etc.) действие второго акта и т.д. происходит в древнем Риме и т.д.; а screen is set in a wall экран вделан /вмонтирован/ в стену; there was a little door set in a wall в стене была маленькая дверка; а ruby (a diamond, etc.) was set in a buckle (in a gold ring, in an earring, etc.) в пряжку и т.д. был вделан /вставлен/ рубин и т.д.; а ruby is set in gold рубин в золотой оправе /оправлен золотом/; his blue eyes are set deep in a white face на его бледном лице глубоко посажены голубые глаза; the young plants should be set at intervals of six inches эти молодые растения надо сажать на расстоянии шести дюймов [друг от друга]; be set with smth. the coast is set with modem resorts на побережье раскинулось множество современных курортов; the tops of the wall were set with broken glass верхний край стены был утыкан битым стеклом; the room is set with tables and chairs комната заставлена столами и стульями; tables were set with little sprays of blue flowers столы были украшены маленькими букетиками синих цветов: the field was set with daisies поле было усеяно маргаритками; the sky was set with stars небо было усыпано звездами; а bracelet (a ring, a crown, a sword-handle, a valuable ornament, etc.) was set with diamonds (with jewels, with gems, with rubies, with pearls, with precious stones, etc.) браслет и т.д. был украшен /усыпан/ бриллиантами и т.д.; а gold ring set with two fine pearls золотое кольцо с двумя большими жемчужинами

2) be set in some direction the course is set to the west курс проложен на запад

3) be set on smth., smb. he (his mind, his heart) was set on it ему этого очень хотелось; his heart was set on her a) он любил лишь ее; б) все его помыслы были связаны с ней; be set on doing smth. be set on going to the stage (on coming here again, etc.) твердо решить пойти на сцену и т.д.; be set on going to the sea окончательно решить стать моряком; be set on having a motor bike (on winning, on finding him, etc.) поставить своей целью приобрести мотоцикл и т.д.; be set against smth.,smb. he is set against all reforms (against having electric light in the house, against this marriage, against the trip, etc.) он решительно [настроен] против всяких реформ и т.д.; he is set against her он и слышать о ней не хочет; be set against doing smth. he was violently set against meeting her он упорно отказывался встретиться /от встречи/ с ней /противился встрече с ней/

4) be set on by smb. she was set on by robbers (by a lot of roughs in the dark, by a dog, etc.) на нее напали грабители и т.д.

5) be set the table is set стол накрыт; the sails are set паруса подняты; be set for smb., smth. the table is set for six стол накрыт на шесть человек /персон/; the table is set for dinner (for lunch, etc.) стол накрыт к обеду и т.д.; be set in some state slaves (prisoners, hostages, etc.) were set free /at liberty/ рабы и т.д. были освобождены /отпущены на волю/; this must be set in order a) это надо привести в порядок; б) это надо разместить /разложить/ по порядку; the motor was set in motion включили мотор

6) be set at some time the mortar is already set цемент уже схватился /затвердел/; the jelly is not set yet желе еще не застыло; has the type for the book been set yet? эту книгу уже набрали?; it was all set now теперь все было готово /подготовлено/; be set in some manner his lips (his jaws, his teeth) were firmly set in an effort to control himself он плотно сжал губы (челюсти, зубы), пытаясь овладеть собой; his mind and character are completely set он вполне сформировался /сложился/ как личность; be set to do smth. be set to go there быть готовым пойти туда; two pumps (machines, wheels, etc.) were set to work два насоса и т.д. были включены /приведены в действие/; be set for smth. be set for the talk (for the meeting, for the game, for the journey, etc.) быть готовым к разговору и т.д.; the scene is set for the tragedy (for the drama, for the climax, etc.) события (в книге, в пьесе и т.п.) подводят /подготавливают/ (читателя, зрителя и т.п.) к трагедии и т.д.; he was all set for a brilliant career у него были все задатки для блестящей карьеры

7) be set over smb. he was set over people ему была дана власть над людьми; he was set over his rivals его ставили выше его соперников

8) be set against smth. one's expenses must be set against the amount received расходы следует соразмерить с доходами; the advantages must be set against the disadvantages надо учесть все плюсы и минусы; against these gains must be set the loss of prestige оценивая эти выгоды, нельзя забывать об ущербе в связи с потерей престижа; it's no good when theory is set against practice плохо, когда теорию противопоставляют практике; when one language is set against another... когда один язык сравнивают /сопоставляют/ с другим...

9) be set for some time the examination (the voting, his departure, etc.) is set for today (for May 2, etc.) экзамен и т.д. назначен на сегодня и т.д., the party is all set for Monday at my place решено вечеринку провести в понедельник у меня; the time and date of the meeting have not yet been set дата и время собрания еще не установлены; be set by smth., smb. rules (standards, terms, fees, etc.) are set by a committee (by the law, by the headmaster, etc.) правила и т.д. устанавливаются комиссией и т.д.

10) be set the list of questions is set список вопросов /вопросник/ составлен; be set for smth. what subjects have been set for the examination next year? какие предметы включены в экзамен на будущий год? || be set to music быть положенным на музыку

11) be set in smth. the editorial was set in boldface type передовая была набрана жирным шрифтом
10. XII
have smth. set we have everything set у нас все готово /подготовлено/; the ship has her sails set корабль поднял паруса; have a place set for a guest поставить прибор для гостя
11. XIII
set to do smth. set to dig the garden (to write letters, etc.) начать вскапывать сад и т.д.; the engineers set to repair the bridge инженеры приступили к ремонту моста
12. XVI
1) set behind (in, on, etc.) smth. the sun sets behind the western range of mountains солнце садится за горной грядой на западе; the sun sets in the sea солнце садится в море; the sun never sets on our country над нашей страной никогда не заходит солнце; set at (in) smth. the sun sets at five o'clock (in the evening, etc.) солнце заходит в пять часов и т.д.

2) set against (to, from, etc.) smth. set against the wind (against the current) двигаться, направляться (идти, плыть и т.п.) против ветра (против течения); set against the tide идти против прилива; the wind sets from the south (from the west, from the north-east, etc.) ветер дует с юга и т.д.: the current sets to the west (to the south, through the channel, through the straits, etc.) течение идет на запад и т.д.; the tide has set in his favour ему начинает везти

3) set against (with) smth., smb. public opinion is setting against this proposal (against this plan, against his visit, against him, etc.) общественное мнение складывается не в пользу этого предложения и т.д.; circumstances were setting with our plan (with him, etc.) обстоятельства складывались благоприятно для осуществления нашего плана и т.д.

4) set about (upon, on, to) smth. set about the study of mineralogy (about the composition, about it, about one's washing, about one's work, etc.) приниматься /браться/ за изучение минералогии и т.д.; I don't know how to set about this job не знаю, как приступить /как подступиться/ к этой работе; they set upon the task unwillingly они неохотно взялись за выполнение этой задачи; set to work in earnest, set seriously to work серьезно браться за работу; set to work on the problem приняться за работу над этой проблемой; set to work on one's studies начать заниматься, приняться за учение

5) set up (on) smb. set upon the enemy атаковать противника; а gang of ruffians set on him на него напала шайка хулиганов; they set upon him with blows они набросились на него с кулаками; they set upon us with arguments они обрушились на нас со своими доводами; set about /at/ smb. coll. set about the boys (about the stranger, about the supporters of the other team, at the bully, etc.) набрасываться /налетать, наскакивать/ на мальчишек и т.д.; they set about each other at once они сразу же сцепились друг с другом /начали колошматить друг друга/; I'd set about you myself if I could я бы сам отколотил тебя, если бы мог; I'd set about him with a stick (with the butt of the spade, etc.) if we have any trouble если что [не так], я стукну его палкой и т.д.

6) set in smth. cement soon sets in dry weather (in the cold, in the sun, etc.) в сухую погоду /когда сухо,/ и т.д. цемент быстро затвердевает /застывает/
13. XVII
set about (to) doing smth. set about getting dinner ready (about tidying up the room, about doing one's lessons, about stamp-collecting, late.) приниматься за обед /за приготовление обеда/ и т.д.; I must. set about my packing мне надо [начать] укладываться; he asked me how lie should set about learning German он спросил меня, с чего ему начать изучение немецкого языка; set to arguing (to fighting, to quarrelling. etc.) начинать /приниматься/ спорить и т.д.; they set to packing они стали упаковываться
14. XXI1
1) set smth., smb. on (at, against, in, before, for, etc.) smth., smb. set dishes (a lamp, one's glass, etc.) on the table поставить тарелки и т.д. на стол; set a place for the guest поставить прибор для гостя; set food and drink (wine and nuts, meat, a dish, etc.) before guests (before travellers, etc.) поставить еду и напитки и т.д. перед гостями и т.д.; set a table by the window (an armchair before a desk, a floor-lamp beside an armchair, etc.) поставить стол у окна и т.д.; set chairs around (at) a table расставлять стулья вокруг (у) стола; set a ladder (a bicycle, a stick, etc.) against a wall прислонить /приставить/ лестницу и т.д. к стене; set one's hand on smb.'s shoulder положить руку кому-л. на плечо; set a hand against the door опереться рукой о дверь; set smb. on his feet поставить кого-л. на ноги

2) set smth., smb. in (by, on, upon, etc.) smth. set things in their place again вернуть /положить/ вещи на место; set flowers in the water (in a vase, etc.) поставить цветы в воду и т.д.; set glass in a window вставлять стекло в окно; set lamps in 'walls вделывать светильники в стены; set one's foot in the stirrup вставить ногу в стремя; set the stake in the ground вкопать столб в землю; set a pearl (a jewel, a diamond, etc.) in gold оправлять жемчужину и т.д. в золото; set smb. by the fire усадить кого-л. у огня: set a child in a high chair посадить ребенка ка высокий стул; set smb. in the dock посадить кого-л. на скамью подсудимых; set a wheel on an axle насадить колесо на ось: set a hen on eggs, set eggs under a hen посадить курицу на яйца; set a boy on horseback подсадить мальчика на лошадь; set smb. on the pedestal поставить /возвести/ кого-л. на пьедестал; set troops on shore высадить войска [на берег]; set one's foot oil a step поставить ногу на ступеньку; set foot on shore ступить на берег; I'll never set foot on your threshold я никогда не переступлю порог вашего дома; set a crown on his head возложить на него корону; set a king on the throne посадить короля на трон; set a kiss upon smb.'s hand приложиться к чьей-л. руке; set smth. with smth. set the top of the wall with broken glass утыкать верхнюю часть стены битым стеклом; set this bed with tulips (with geraniums, etc.) засадить эту клумбу тюльпанами и т.д. || set eyes on smb., smth. увидеть кого-л что-л., I never set eyes on him before today до сегодняшнего дня я его в глаза не видел; that child wants everything he sets his eyes on этому ребенку вынь, да положь все, что он видит

3) set smth. to smth. set a glass (a trumpet, etc.) to one's lips, set one's lips to a glass (to a trumpet, etc.) подносить стакан и т.д. к губам /ко рту/; set a match (a lighter) to a cigarette (to old papers, to a fire, etc.) подносить спичку (зажигалку) к сигарете и т.д.; set one's shoulder to the door налечь плечом на дверь; set spurs to a horse пришпорить лошадь

4) set smb. across smth. set him across the river переправлять его через реку /на другой берег/; set a child across the street перевести ребенка на другую сторону улицы /через улицу/; set smth. by smth. set a ship by the compass вести корабль по компасу; set smth. against (to ward(s), to) smth. set the boat against the wind (against the current) направлять лодку против ветра и т.д.; set one's course to the south направляться на юг; set one's face toward the east (toward home, towards the sun, etc.) повернуться лицом к востоку и т.д.; set smb. after (at, on, etc.) smb., smth. set the police (detectives, etc.) after /on the track of/ the criminal (on her, after the spies, etc.) направлять полицию и т.д. по следу преступника и т.д.; set the boys on the wrong (right) track направлять мальчишек по ложному (по правильному) следу; set a dog at a hare (at a fox, at a bull, at his heels, etc.) пустить собаку по следу зайца и т.д.; set dogs on a stranger (on a trespasser, on thieves, etc.) спустить собак на незнакомца и т.д. || set sail for India отплывать /направляться/ в Индию

5) set smb. against (on, to, etc.) smb., smth. set people against each other (a friend against another, everyone against him, etc.) настраивать людей друг против друга и т.д.; he is trying to set you against me он старается восстановить вас против меня; set oneself against the proposal (against the scheme, against the decision, against his nomination, against him, etc.) был настроенным /выступать/ против этого предложения и т.д.; set the crowd on acts of violence (the crew to mutiny, soldiers to violence, people to robbery, etc.) подстрекать толпу на совершение актов насилия /к насилию/ и т.д.; set smth. against smth. set one thing against another противопоставлять одно другому; set one language against another сопоставлять /сравнивать/ один язык с другим; set smth. on smth. set one's heart /one's mind/ on the trip твердо настроиться на эту поездку; set one's heart on a new dress (on a new car, etc.) жаждать /очень хотеть/ купить новое платье и т.д.; he set his thoughts on the plan все его помыслы направлены на осуществление этого плана || set him at odds with his friends рассорить его с друзьями

6) set smb., smth. to smth. set the class (the boys, him, etc.) to work (to a task, to sums, to dictation, etc.) засадить класс и т.д. за работу и т.д.; set one's mind /one's wits/ to a question (to a task, to a job, etc.) сосредоточиться на каком-л. вопросе и т.д.; you won't find the work difficult if only you set your mind to it если вы серьезно возьметесь за дело, работа не покажется вам трудной; set one's hand to the work (to the task, to the plough, etc.) взяться за работу и т.д.; he set himself resolutely to the task он решительно взялся за выполнение задачи; set а реп to' paper начать писать, взяться за перо; set smth. before smb. set a task (an object) before him поставить перед ним задачу

7) set smth., smb. т (on, at, to) smth. set one's affairs (one's papers, one's house, a room, etc.) in order /to rights/ приводить свои дела и т.д. в порядок; set a machine in motion запустить машину; set the project in motion начинать работу над объектом; set the machinery of the government in motion приводить государственную машину в движение; set a chain reaction in motion вызвать цепную реакцию; his jokes set the audience (the table, the whole room, etc.) in a roar от его шуток вся аудитория и т.д. покатывалась со смеху; set smb. on his guard настораживать кого-л.; set smb. (smb.'s guests, the boy, smb.'s mind, etc.) at ease успокаивать кого-л. и т.д.; he set the girl at ease с ним девушке стало легко /девушка почувствовала себя свободно/; а host should try and set his guests at ease хозяин должен стараться, чтобы его гости чувствовали себя свободно /как дома/: now you may set your mind at ease теперь вы можете перестать волноваться /не волноваться/; set a question (the affair, the matter, etc.) at rest разрешить /урегулировать/ вопрос и т.д.; that sets all my doubts at rest это рассеивает все мои сомнения; set prisoners at liberty освобождать заключенных

8) set smth. for smth. set the table for dinner (for five people, for two, etc.) накрыть стол к обеду и т.д.; set the stage for the next scene in a play подготовить сцену для следующей картины [в пьесе]; set the scene for talks подготовить условия /создать благоприятную обстановку/ для переговоров; set smth. by smth. set one's watch by the radio timesignal (by the town clock, by the clock in the library, by mine, etc.) ставить /сверять/ часы по радиосигналу и т.д.; set smth. to (for, at) smth. set the clock (the hands of the clock) to the correct time (to the proper hour of the day, etc.) точно поставить часы и т.д.; set the alarm for 5 o'clock (the camera lens to infinity, a thermostat at 70°, etc.) поставить будильник на пять часов и т.д.

9) set smb., smth. at (in, он, etc.) smth. set a guard (a sentry, etc.) at the door (at the gate, at the corner of the street, in the nearest village, on the hill, etc.) поставить сторожа /часового/ и т.д. у дверей и т.д.; set pickets around the camp выставлять дозорных вокруг лагеря

10) set smb., smth. over (before, among, etc.) smb., smth. set him over others (a supervisor over the new workers, etc.) назначать его начальником над остальными и т.д.; set Vergil before Homer отдавать предпочтение Вергилию перед Гомером, ставить Вергилия выше Гомера; set the author among the greatest writers of today (the painter among the best artists of the world, the team among the strongest teams of Europe, etc.) считать автора одним из крупнейших писателей современности и т.д.; set duty before pleasure ставить долг выше удовольствий /на первое место/; set honesty above everything (diamonds above rubies, etc.) ценить честность превыше всего и т.д., his intelligence (his talent, his character, etc.) sets him apart from others (from ordinary people, from the normal run of people, etc.) его ум и т.д. выделяют его среди других и т.д.; her bright red hair sets her apart from her sisters из всех сестер у нее одной были ярко-рыжие волосы

11) set smth. at smth. set the price (the value of the canvas, etc.) at t 1000 оценить / назначить, определить цену/ и т.д. в тысячу фунтов; set bail at i 500 установить сумму залога в пятьсот фунтов; set neatness at a high value очень ценить аккуратность, придавать большое значение опрятности; set smth. for smth. set a time for a meeting назначать время собрания; set the rules for a contest вырабатывать правила состязания; set the lesson for tomorrow задавать урок на завтра; set smth. to /for /smth. set limits to smb.'s power (to his extravagance, to his demands, etc.) ограничивать чью-л. власть и т.д., устанавливать предел чьей-л. власти и т.д.; he sets no limit to his ambition его честолюбие не знает предела; set a time-limit for examination установить продолжительность экзамена; set a time-limit for debates установить регламент для выступления в прениях; set a record for the mile устанавливать рекорд в беге на одну милю; set an end to it положить этому конец; set smth. on smth., smb. set a high value on life (on punctuality, etc.) высоко ценить жизнь и т.д.; set a punishment on smb. налагать наказание на кого-л., определять кому-л. меру наказания; set a price on smb.'s head /on smb.'s life/ назначить награду за чью-л. голову /за чью-л. жизнь/; set smth. at some time set the death of the man at midnight установить, что смерть этого человека наступила в полночь || set much store by smth. придавать большее значение чему-л.; set much store by social position (by daily exercise, by what the neighbours say, by the opinion of people like him, etc.) придавать большое значение общественному положению и т.д.

12) set smth. for (in, to, etc.) smth. set papers for the examination составлять экзаменационные работы; set new questions (problems, etc.) in an examination подготовить новые вопросы и т.д. для экзамена; set the words (this poem, etc.) to music положить эти слова и т.д. на музыку; set new words to an old tune сочинить новые слова на старый мотив; set Othello to music а) написать музыку к "Отелло"; б) написать /сочинить/ оперу "Отелло"; set a piece of music for the violin переложить музыкальное произведение для скрипки

13) set smth. before smb. set a plan (facts, one's theory, one's proposals, etc.) before the council (before the chief, before experts, etc.) изложить совету /представить на рассмотрение совета/ и т.д. план и т.д.

14) set smth. to smth. set one's name /one's signature, one's hand/ to a document подписать документ; set a seal to the decree скрепить указ печатью; set smth. on smth. set a veto on smth. накладывать запрет на что-л.

15) set smth. on (in) smth., smb. set one's life on a chance рисковать жизнью в надежде на удачу; set one's future on a chance строить планы на будущее в расчете на счастливое стечение обстоятельств; set hopes on a chance (on him, on his uncle, etc.) надеяться /возлагать надежды/ на случай и т.д.

16) set smth. for smb. set a snare for a fox поставить капкан на лису; set poison for rats разложить отраву для крыс

17) set smth. for smth. set milk for cheese ставить молоко на творог, створаживать молоко

18) || set fire to a house (to a barn, etc.) поджигать дом и т.д.; set the woods (a woodpile, etc.) on fire поджигать лес и т.д.
15. XXII
1) set smth. on doing smth. set one's heart /one's hopes, one's mind, one's thoughts/ on becoming an engineer (on going with us, on going abroad, etc.) очень хотеть /стремиться/ стать инженером и т.д.; I set my heart on going today я решил ехать сегодня; he sets his hopes on getting on in life он очень надеется преуспеть в жизни /добиться в жизни успеха/; if he once sets his mind on doing something it takes a lot to dissuade him если он настроился на что-либо, его очень трудно отговорить

2) set smb. to doing smth. set him to woodchopping поставить его на колку дров, заставить его колоть дрова; set her to thinking заставить ее задуматься; set a child to crying довести ребенка до слез; he set himself to amusing me он изо всех сил старался развлечь меня
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set smth. as smth. set education (money, revenge, etc.) as one's goal /as one's aim, as one's object, as one's purpose, as one's task/ поставить себе целью получить образование в т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > set
15 load

ləud 1. noun
1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) lass, ladning

2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) (fullt) lass

3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) massevis av

4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) strømbelastning
2. verb
1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) lesse, laste (opp)

2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) lade

3) (to put film into (a camera).) sette i (film)

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- loaded

belastning
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byrde
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lade
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ladning
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lass
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last
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laste

I
subst. \/ləʊd\/

1) last, lass

• a load of hay

et høylass

2) ( også overført) bør, byrde, last

• his son's illness was a heavy load to carry

sønnens sykdom var en tung bør å bære

3) ( teknikk) belastning, press

4) ( om vaskemaskin) forklaring: hvor mye en vaskemaskin rommer

• the washing-machine takes a load of...

vaskemaskinen rommer...

5) arbeidsbyrde, (arbeids)plikt

6) (gammeldags, i skytevåpen) ladning

7) ( elektrisitet) nettbelastning, strømforbruk

8) ( jernbane) lastvekt

9) ( geologi) forklaring: materialmengde som føres med elv, isbre, havstrøm e.l.

get a load of ( hverdagslig) høre på, lytte se på, legge merke til

have\/get a load on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) ha tatt seg et glass for mye, være på en snurr

loads ( hverdagslig) masse(vis), lassevis, hauger

loads of ( hverdagslig) lassevis med, massevis av, fylt opp med, en masse

• loads of people

massevis av folk

shoot one's load (vulgært, om mann) komme, sprute, ejakulere

take a load off one's feet ( hverdagslig) sette seg (ned)

take a load off someone's mind velte en stein fra noens hjerte, løfte en bør av noens skuldre
II
verb ( loaded - loaded eller laden) \/ləʊd\/

1) laste, lesse, fylle, legge inn i

• load a ship

• load coal

2) laste (om bord), ta inn last, ta om bord last, ta inn passasjerer

3) tynge ned, overlesse, laste full

4) overøse, overvelde

• load somebody with gifts

• load somebody with abuse

5) legge i(nn), sette i(nn), lade

• load a camera

legge inn film

6) ( om våpen) lade

• load quickly

lade kjapt

7) ( EDB) laste

8) ( teknikk) belaste

9) ( elektronikk) mate, lade

10) (forsikring, om premie) heve, øke

11) ( børs) kjøpe opp aksjer i store mengder

load a question formulere et ledende spørsmål

load dice forfalske terninger (ved å gjøre dem tyngre på den ene siden)

load down tynge ned, overlesse

• the grapes load down the vines

druene tynger ned vinrankene

• load somebody down with parcels

overlesse noen med pakker

load down one's stomach proppe i seg, lange i seg

be loaded up with ( også) ha overflod av

loaded with sorrow tynget av sorg

load somebody with someting eller load something on (to) somebody laste noe på noen

load the dice against somebody frata noen enhver sjanse til å lykkes

• lack of education loaded the dice against him

mangel på utdannelse fratok ham enhver sjanse til å lykkes

• the dice are heavily loaded against us

vi har alle odds mot oss

load the dice in favour of støtte, favorisere, begunstige

load up laste opp, lesse på laste full, lesse full, overlesse ta inn passasjerer, ta ombord folk proppe i seg

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