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1 ■ set back
■ set backv. t. + avv.3 impedire, ostacolare; rallentare; ritardare ( un progetto, ecc.); far ritardare (q.): to set back economic growth, impedire lo sviluppo economico; to set back output, rallentare la produzione; The harvest was set back by bad weather, il raccolto è stato ritardato dal cattivo tempo5 mettere indietro ( un orologio): (fig.) to set the clock back to cold war times, riportare indietro l'orologio della storia ai tempi della guerra fredda7 (fam.) costare ( una somma rilevante) a (q.): The new car has set me back a fair bit, la macchina nuova mi è costata un bel po' (di soldi) □ (fam.) to set sb. back on his heels, lasciare q. di stucco.
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