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4 Translation results for set in Spanish

verb | adjective | noun | sustantivo

set verb

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set, has set, is setting, sets
poner; fraguar (dícese del cemento, etc.), cuajar (dícese de la gelatina, etc.); sentar; ponerse (dícese del sol o de la luna); fijar, establecer; poner (un reloj, etc.); hacer

Example sentences of
set verb

  • We need to set some extra chairs around the table.
  • He set the ladder against the wall and walked away.
  • I remember setting my bag right here.
  • They set the bricks along the walkway.
  • The jeweler can set the stone several different ways.
  • He turned off the car and set the parking brake.
  • Rangers will set a trap to catch the bear.
  • We set an extra place at the table for our guest.

Synonyms of
set verb

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¿Sabes el significado de set up?
  • Set up significa prepararse para algo poniendo cosas donde tienen que estar. También significa organizar > I’m going to set up a meeting with our boss. Adicionalmente puede significar establecer > He set up a charity on behalf of his family.

set adjective

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fijo, establecido; inflexible; listo, preparado

Example sentences of
set adjective

  • Her college is set in the countryside.
  • Their house is set back from the road.
  • a man with deep-set eyes
  • She has very set ideas about how children should behave.

Synonyms of
set adjective

set noun

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sets
juego; aparato; conjunto (en matemáticas)

Example sentences of
set noun

  • I need to buy a new set of golf clubs.
  • The kids are allowed to watch two hours of television. After that, I turn off the set.
  • We met on the set of Hamlet.

Detailed synonyms for set noun

Set, circle, coterie, clique, crowd significan un grupo de personas que es más o menos cerrado y exclusivo.
  • Set se aplica a un grupo relativamente grande, y normalmente social, de personas que tienen intereses o gustos en común <the cocktail-party set>.
  • Circle indica un centro común del grupo, por ejemplo, una persona, una actividad o una causa <his circle of friends>.
  • Coterie se aplica a un círculo que es pequeño, selecto o exclusivo <surrounded by a coterie of advisers>.
  • Clique suele connotar una exclusividad que es egoísta o arrogante, y puede aplicarse en particular a un grupo pequeño o disidente dentro de un círculo o grupo más grande <most of the 11th-grade girls were members of cliques>.
  • Crowd puede connotar un grupo de personas que tienen algo en común <that's the crowd she socializes with these days>.

set sustantivo

es
set (in tennis)

Phrasal verbs for set

Related phrases for set

Reverse translation for set

poner  - to contribute, to put, to place, to set up, to establish, to install, to put in, to make, to turn on, to switch on, to suppose, to lay (eggs), to lay eggs, to put in, to add, 
fraguar  (dícese del cemento, etc.) - to forge, to set, to solidify, to conceive, to concoct, to hatch 
cuajar  (dícese de la gelatina, etc.) - to curdle, to curdle, to clot, to coagulate, to set, to jell, to be accepted 
sentar  - to seat, to sit, to suit, to establish, to set, to agree with (of food or drink), to please 
ponerse  (dícese del sol o de la luna) - to move (into a position), to put on, to wear, to thrown on (clothes), to become, to turn, to set (of the sun or moon) 
fijar  - to fasten, to affix, to establish, to set up, to set, to fix 
establecer  - to establish, to found, to set up 
poner  (un reloj, etc.) - to contribute, to put, to place, to set up, to establish, to install, to put in, to make, to turn on, to switch on, to suppose, to lay (eggs), to lay eggs, to put in, to add, 
hacer  - to act, to make, to do, to perform, to force, to oblige 
fijo  - fixed, firm, steady, permanent 
inflexible  - inflexible, unyielding 
listo  - ready, clever, smart 
preparado  - ready, prepared, trained 
juego  - play, playing, game, sport, gaming, gambling, set 
aparato  - machine, appliance, apparatus, system, display, ostentation 
conjunto  (en matemáticas) - collection, group, ensemble, outfit, whole, entirety 
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