set jelentése

set jelentése: noun, verb, adjective

1 A2 készlet; sorozat

a boxed set of DVDs

a chess/train/chemistry set

a set of instructions/rules

a set of keys

We bought Charles and Mandy a set of salad bowls as a wedding present.

I always keep a tool set in the back of my car.

The doctor said that he hadn't seen this particular set of symptoms before.

We need to establish a new set of priorities.

2 B2 szett, játszma (sport)

They won in straight sets.

3 B2 díszlet (film, színház); színtér, forgatás helyszíne (film)

a film set

a stage set

a set designer

They first met on the set of 'Star Wars'.

1 B1 elhelyez (korba, környezetbe) (történetet, filmet, stb.) [T usually passive]

'West Side Story' is set in New York in the late 1950s.

2 B1 lemegy, lenyugszik (nap) [I]

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.

3 B2 beállít (órát, készüléket, berendezést) [T]

The heating is set to come on at 5.00 p.m.

Have you set the video recorder?

I usually set my watch by the time signal on the radio.

He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.

4 B2 elhelyez vhova; elhelyezkedik (szenvedő szerkezetben) [T usually passive]

The campsite is set in the middle of a pine forest.

Our house is set back from the road.

5 B2 vmilyen helyzetet/állapotot okoz/előidéz [T]

It is believed that the building was set on fire deliberately.

She set fire to her neighbour's house.

After years in prison, the men who had wrongfully been found guilty of the bombing were finally set free.

6 B2 (feladatot, célt) ad, kitűz, előír

Our teacher has set us a lot of homework.

He's set himself the goal/target of making his first million by the time he's 30.

7 C1 (értéket, szintet) megszab

The interest rate has been set at 5%.

set jelentése – kifejezések:

set a date/time (for sth) B1 dátumot/időpontot kijelöl [T]

Juan and Maria have set a date for their wedding - it's going to be on August 31.

Has a time been set for the meeting yet?

set a record B2 rekordot állít fel (sport)

The Kenyan runner set a new Olympic Record in the 3000 metres.

His time set a national record.

set an example B2 példát mutat

Try to set a good example to the children.

set fire to sth; set sth on fire C2 felgyújt vmit

Enemy troops set fire to the village.

set foot in/on sth C1 belép, beteszi a lábát

He told me never to set foot in his house again.

set guidelines/standards, etc. C2 irányvonalat/szintet/stb. teremt

Our school sets very high standards and most students achieve them.

set sail C2 (hajóval) útnak indul

We set sail for home the next day.

set sb/sth free B2 szabadon enged vkit/vmit

He opened the cage and set the birds free.

set sth down/on, etc. C2 le-/rá-/stb. tesz/helyez

She set the vase down on the table.

set your sights on sth (idiom) C2 célul tűz ki vmit

She's set her sights on becoming a doctor.

set jelentése – többszavas igék:

set back ↔ sb/sth C1 hátráltat; visszavet

These delays have set back the publication date by a month.

Another failed harvest would really set these farmers back.

set off B1 elindul, útnak indul

What time will we have to set off for the station tomorrow?

They've just set off on a round-the-world cruise.

set off ↔ sth C2 működésbe hoz, elindít vmit (riasztót, bombát, zavargást, stb.)

The spark set off a massive explosion.

The announcement set off a wave of riots.

set out

1 B1 útnak indul

Martin set out on his cycle ride before dawn.

When do you want to set out?

2 C2 nekifog vminek; elhatározza magát vmire

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

They set out to discover a cure for cancer.

set out ↔ sth B2 kidolgoz, rendszerbe foglal, részletez vmit

All the project costs are set out in this document.

She gave a presentation setting out the company's future plans.

set up ↔ sth

1 B1 alapít, létesít (céget, szervezetet, stb.)

A committee has been set up to organize social events in the college.

She plans to set up her own business.

They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.

2 B2 megszervez (eseményt, tevékenységet)

We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.

The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry.

C2 változatlan, állandó, kötött

Most people work for a set number of hours each week.

I have no set routine.

set jelentése – kifejezések:

be all set C1 készen van (vmire) (indulásra, utazásra, stb.)

We were all set to go when the phone rang.

Háztartási gépek, felszerelés – Üzemeltetés – Utazás – Hajó – Napkelte, napnyugta – Időbeosztás – Verseny, küzdelem – Eredmény, helyezés – Színház – Film, filmezés – Vállalat, vállalkozás – Erőszak, gyilkosság – Büntetés, ítélet – Helyzet, állapot – Kezd, kezdődik – Tesz, dob, befed – Jön, érkezik – Helyszín, fekvés – Mennyiségek – Sikeres, eredményes – Hatás, következmény – Információ, információcsere – Szándék, akarat, óhaj – Terv, előkészület, szervezettség – Utasítás, felhívás – Akadályozás, korlátozás – Udvariasság, elismerés, tisztelet

set, setting