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121 ■ set up
■ set upv. t. + avv.1 mettere su; alzare; erigere; piantare: to set up a tent, mettere su (o piantare) una tenda; to set up a statue, erigere una statua2 mettere su; montare; installare; allestire; predisporre: (teatr.) to set up the scenery, montare l'apparato scenico; to set up the machinery, installare il macchinario; to set up a stand, allestire uno stand3 mettere su; mettere in piedi (fig.); istituire; fondare; costituire; formare; aprire ( un ufficio); avviare ( un'azienda): to set up a school, mettere su una scuola; to set up a new firm, fondare una nuova ditta; to set up a special committee, istituire una commissione speciale; to set up a business, avviare un'attività (o un'impresa) to set up one's practice, aprire uno studio medico (o dentistico, ecc.)4 sistemare; mettere (q. ) in affari (o in politica, ecc.); aiutare (q.) finanziariamente (politicamente, ecc.) a fare carriera; lanciare (q.): to set sb. up for life, sistemare q. per tutta la vita6 causare, provocare, dare l'avvio (o il via) a: to set up a violent reaction, causare una reazione violenta; to set up inflammation, provocare un'infiammazione7 (comput.) configurare; impostare; installare10 (tipogr.) comporre13 (fam.) montare un'accusa contro (q.); incastrare (fig.): He claimed he had been set up by the police, sosteneva d'essere stato incastrato dalla polizia □ to set oneself up against sb., mettersi contro q.; prendere posizione contro q. □ to set ( oneself) up as, mettersi a fare ( un mestiere); impancarsi a ( giudice, ecc.); pretenderla a, darsi arie di ( intenditore, ecc.) □ to set up home (o house), metter su casa □ to set up shop, mettere su un negozio; aprire bottega ( anche fig.) □ to set up sb. with st., fornire, provvedere q. di qc. □ to be well set up, essere forte (o robusto, tarchiato) □ to be well set up with st., essere ben fornito di qc. -
122 set on
set on а) двигаться вперед The enemy is near us; now, set on! б) подстре-кать (к чему-л.), подбивать (на что-л.); This boy always sets the others on(to misbehave). в) натравить, напустить (кого-л. на кого-л.) I'll set my dogon you if you don't leave at once! г) нападать (на кого-л.); The girl was seton by a thief in the park. д) твердо решить (сделать) (что-л.) John is set onplaying cricket for the school. to set one's cards on the table раскрыть(свои) карты to set a finger/hand on тронуть пальцем to set on foot пустить вход, начать, организовать to set smb. on his feet поставить кого-л. на ноги;помочь кому-л. в делах to set one's mind on smth. страстно желать чего-л.;стремиться к чему-л. to set one's hopes on smb., smth. возлагать надежды накого-л., что-л. to set one's life on a chance рисковать жизнью to set eyes onувидеть to set smth. on fire поджечь (что-л.) This man will never set theThames on fire. - Этот человек пороха не выдумает. -
123 set in
[ʹsetʹın] phr v1. наступать, устанавливаться, начинатьсяwinter has set in very early this year - в этом году зима наступила очень рано
night was setting in - наступала /приближалась/ ночь
it set in to /for/ rain - начались дожди
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124 ■ set off
■ set offA v. t. + avv.1 far esplodere; accendere: to set off a bomb, far esplodere una bomba; to set off the fireworks [a fuse], accendere i fuochi d'artificio [una miccia]2 fare sparare, scaricare ( un'arma da fuoco): to set off a gun, sparare un colpo di cannone; ( anche) sparare con una pistola3 (mecc.) fare partire; lanciare; azionare ( un meccanismo, ecc.): to set off a rocket, fare partire (o lanciare) un razzo; to set off the burglar alarm, azionare l'allarme antifurto (spec. inavvertitamente)4 (fig.) dare il via a, causare; provocare; scatenare: to set off a violent reaction [a war], provocare una violenta reazione [scatenare una guerra]5 far scoppiare (q.: a ridere, piangere, ecc.): His funny remark set me off ( laughing), la sua buffa osservazione mi fece scoppiare a ridere6 mettere in evidenza; far risaltare; esaltare (fig.): Headwords are set off in bold type, i lemmi sono evidenziati in neretto; The girl's pale complexion set off her black eyes, la carnagione pallida della ragazza faceva risaltare i suoi occhi neriB v. i. + avv.1 mettersi in viaggio; partire; andare; muoversi; ( sport: nelle corse) prendere il via: It's time to set off, è ora di muoversi; to set off for work [on a holiday], andare al lavoro [in vacanza]; to set off running, partire di corsa2 (fig.) intendere; proporsi di; partire con l'idea di: I had set off to do it by myself, ero partito con l'idea di farlo da solo3 (fig.) mettersi, cominciare a: If he sets off complaining, he'll never stop, se si mette a lamentarsi, non la finisce più. -
125 set up
set up ( establish oneself) [business person, trader] s'établirset [something] up, set up [something]1) ( erect) monter [stand, stall]; assembler [equipment, easel]; déplier [deckchair]; ériger [roadblock]; dresser [statue]to set up home ou house — s'installer
2) ( prepare) préparer [experiment]3) (found, establish) créer [business, company]; implanter [factory]; former [group, charity]; constituer [committee]; ouvrir [fund]; lancer [scheme]4) ( start) provoquer [vibration]; susciter [reaction]5) ( organize) organiser [conference, meeting]; mettre [quelque chose] en place [procedures]6) ( in printing) composer [page]set [somebody] up7) ( establish in business)8) (improve one's health, fortune) remettre [quelqu'un] sur pied9) (colloq) GB ( trap) [police] tendre un piège à [criminal]; [colleague, friend] monter un coup contre [person]10) Computing installer, configurerset [oneself] up11) Commerce12) ( claim) -
126 set up for
set up (for) выдавать себя за кого-либо; претендоватьHe doesn’t set himself up to be an experienced painter, but his work is pleasing to the eye.
I don’t set up for an aristocracy.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > set up for
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127 set back
[ʹsetʹbæk] phr v1. помещать в глубине (чего-л.), в дальнем конце и т. п.2. отодвигать3. повернуть назад, придать обратное движение4. препятствовать, задерживатьall their efforts have been set back - все их усилия наталкивались на (непреодолимые) препятствия
this catastrophe set them back by about one hundred years - эта катастрофа задержала их развитие почти на столетие
shortage of the right materials set us back - задержка произошла из-за нехватки нужных материалов
5. разг. стоить, обходитьсяthe hat set me back twenty dollars - эта шляпа обошлась мне в двадцать долларов
how much did it set you back? - сколько вы за это заплатили?
what were you set back for it? - сколько с вас за это взяли?
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128 ■ set out
■ set outA v. i. + avv.1 ► set off, B, def. 1 e 22 mettersi; cominciare, iniziare ( un'attività, ecc.): to set out in business, mettersi in affari; to set out as a freelance photographer, mettersi a fare il fotografo freelance; to set out on one's work, cominciare il proprio lavoroB v. t. + avv.1 disporre; collocare; sistemare bene; esporre, mettere in mostra ( merce in vendita): The young plants should be set out at regular intervals, le pianticelle devono essere collocate (o piantate, disposte) a intervalli regolari; to set out goods for display, mettere in mostra la merce2 esporre; dichiarare; enunciare; spiegare: He set out his programme in an election speech, espose il suo programma in un discorso elettorale; to set out a plan, enunciare un progetto; to set out one's reasons, dichiarare (o spiegare) le proprie ragioni5 agghindare; abbellire: to set out one's stall, agghindare il proprio banco di vendita; (fig.) saper vendere la propria merce (fig.); saperla vendere
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