verb🔗SharePoner, colocarTo put (something) down, to rest."Set the tray there."Pon la bandeja allí.positionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, colocarTo attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place."I have set my heart on running the marathon."He puesto mi corazón en correr el maratón.positionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstablecer, fijarTo put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be."The teacher is setting the classroom rules for the new semester. "El profesor está estableciendo las reglas del aula para el nuevo semestre.conditionstateactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncender, prenderTo start (a fire)."The campers were careful to set a fire in the designated area. "Los campistas tuvieron cuidado de encender un fuego en la zona designada.energyactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, atascar, detenerTo cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot."to set a coach in the mud"atascar un autobús en el barroactionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstablecer, determinarTo determine or settle."to set the rent"establecer el alquileractionbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAjustar, regularTo adjust."I set the alarm at 6 a.m."Pongo la alarma a las 6 de la mañana.utilitytechnologydevicemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClavarTo punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface."He needed to set the nail into the wooden board to hang the picture. "Necesitaba clavar el clavo en la tabla de madera para colgar el cuadro.technicalworkbuildingactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner la mesaTo arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table."Please set the table for our guests."Por favor, pon la mesa para nuestros invitados.foodutensilactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIntroducir, describirTo introduce or describe."I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene."Te contaré lo que pasó, pero primero déjame situar la escena.literaturewritinglanguagestoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAmbientar, situarTo locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally."He says he will set his next film in France."Dice que ambientará su próxima película en Francia.literaturestageentertainmentartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrear, diseñarTo compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge)."This crossword was set by Araucaria."Este crucigrama fue diseñado por Araucaria.gameentertainmentmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePreparar, ambientarTo prepare (a stage or film set)."The theater crew spent the morning setting the stage for the school play. "El equipo de teatro pasó la mañana preparando el escenario para la obra escolar.entertainmentartstageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSituar, colocarTo fit (someone) up in a situation."The teacher set the students up with a challenging but achievable project. "El profesor situó a los estudiantes en un proyecto desafiante pero alcanzable.situationlawpoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAjustar, configurarTo arrange (type)."It was a complex page, but he set it quickly."Era una página compleja, pero la configuró rápidamente.typewritingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsignar, establecerTo devise and assign (work) to."The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot."La profesora asignó a sus alumnos la tarea de dibujar un pie.workbusinessorganizationjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePasar, prepararTo direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack."The soccer player set the ball to his teammate for a shot on goal. "El jugador de fútbol pasó el balón a su compañero para un disparo a portería.sportactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSolidificar, cuajarTo solidify."The glue sets in four minutes."El pegamento se solidifica en cuatro minutos.chemistryprocessmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCuajar, coagularTo render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle."to set milk for cheese"Cuajar la leche para hacer queso.foodchemistrybiochemistryprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePonerseOf a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates."The sun set behind the mountains as we finished our picnic. "El sol se puso detrás de las montañas cuando terminamos nuestro picnic.astronomyspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnular, invalidarTo defeat a contract."The student decided to set the contract for tutoring aside because the teacher's methods weren't working. "El estudiante decidió anular el contrato de tutoría porque los métodos del profesor no funcionaban.lawbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, emprender(now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth."The children set out for school early this morning. "Los niños partieron hacia la escuela temprano esta mañana.actionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFructificar, cuajarTo produce after pollination."to set seed"Fructificar la semilla.agriculturebiologyplantfruitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrender, arraigar(of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form."The apple seeds, carefully planted in the garden, finally started setting. "Las semillas de manzana, plantadas cuidadosamente en el jardín, finalmente comenzaron a prender.fruitagricultureplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSentarse(Midwestern US) To sit (be in a seated position)."He sets in that chair all day."Se sienta en esa silla todo el día.languageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCazar con un setterTo hunt game with the aid of a setter."The hunter was setting pointers to find the rabbits in the field. "El cazador estaba cazando con setters para encontrar los conejos en el campo.sportanimalgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSeñalar la presaOf a dog, to indicate the position of game."The dog sets the bird."El perro señala al ave.animalgamesportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAplicarse, emprender seriamenteTo apply oneself; to undertake earnestly."He's setting himself the goal of finishing the project by Friday. "Se está aplicando a la meta de terminar el proyecto para el viernes.actionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner música a las palabrasTo fit music to words."The composer is setting the new poem to music for the school play. "El compositor está poniendo música al nuevo poema para la obra de teatro escolar.musiclanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlantarTo place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant."to set pear trees in an orchard"Plantar perales en un huertoagricultureplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEndurecerse, fijarseTo become fixed or rigid; to be fastened."The broken chair leg needed to be setting firmly back into place before anyone could sit on it safely. "La pata de la silla rota necesitaba fijarse firmemente en su lugar antes de que alguien pudiera sentarse en ella de forma segura.materialphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDirigirse, fluir, tenderTo have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend."The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward."La corriente se dirige al norte; la marea tiende a barlovento.directiontendencyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaludar(country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite."Set to partners! was the next instruction from the caller."¡Saluden a sus parejas!dancecultureentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColocar, fijarTo place or fix in a setting."to set a precious stone in a border of metal"Colocar una piedra preciosa en un borde de metal.positionactionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAjustar, prepararTo put in order in a particular manner; to prepare."to set (that is, to hone) a razor"Ajustar (es decir, afilar) una navaja.actionprocesspositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstablecer, colocarTo extend and bring into position; to spread."to set the sails of a ship"establecer las velas de un barcopositionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner música, fijarTo give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote."to set a psalm"poner música a un salmomusicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcomodar, colocarTo reduce from a dislocated or fractured state."to set a broken bone"Acomodar un hueso roto.medicineanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColocar, fijarTo lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure."The carpenter carefully set the new window frame into the wall. "El carpintero colocó cuidadosamente el nuevo marco de la ventana en la pared.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApostar, arriesgarTo wager in gambling; to risk."He decided to setting his savings on the outcome of the school sports game. "Decidió apostar sus ahorros al resultado del juego deportivo escolar.betgamebusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdornar, decorarTo adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there."The artist was setting the canvas with small, colorful beads. "El artista estaba adornando el lienzo con pequeñas cuentas de colores.appearanceartstyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareValorar, estimarTo value; to rate; used with at."My parents are setting the value of a good education at a high level. "Mis padres valoran mucho la importancia de una buena educación.valuebusinessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstablecer, fijar, determinarTo establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign."to set a good example"Establecer un buen ejemplo.systemgovernmentbusinessorganizationlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuedar bien, sentar bienTo suit; to become."It sets him ill."No le sienta bien.appearancestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDividir en gruposTo divide a class group in a subject according to ability"The teacher is setting the students in math class according to their abilities. "El profesor está dividiendo a los estudiantes en la clase de matemáticas según sus habilidades.groupeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscenario, ambiente, contextoThe time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario."The setting of the school play was a bustling, medieval marketplace. "El escenario de la obra escolar era un bullicioso mercado medieval.timeplacesituationstoryliteratureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAjuste, fijaciónThe act of setting."the setting of the sun"La puesta del sol.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEngasteA piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry."The ring's setting held a beautiful, sparkling diamond. "El engaste del anillo sostenía un hermoso diamante brillante.materialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAjusteA level or placement that a knob or control is set to."the volume setting on a television"el ajuste de volumen en un televisortechnicalmachinedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSeñalizaciónThe act of marking the position of game, as a setter does."The setter's precise setting of the volleyball positioned the ball perfectly for the attack. "La señalización precisa del colocador de voleibol posicionó el balón perfectamente para el ataque.gamesportactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaza con un setterHunting with a setter."The dog, a trained setter, was excellent at finding the lost ball in the park. "El perro, un setter entrenado, era excelente para encontrar la pelota perdida en el parque.sportanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAjuste, entornoSomething set in, or inserted."The teacher placed a new clock setting on the classroom wall. "El profesor colocó un nuevo ajuste de reloj en la pared del aula.partthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComposición musical, musicalizaciónA piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music)."The teacher assigned a beautiful setting of the poem "Hope is the Thing with Feathers." "El profesor asignó una hermosa composición musical del poema «La esperanza es la cosa con plumas».musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscenografíaThe mounting of a play, etc., for the stage."The theater department's elaborate setting for the school play included a miniature castle on stage. "La elaborada escenografía del departamento de teatro para la obra escolar incluía un castillo en miniatura en el escenario.stageentertainmentartliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDirección del vientoThe direction of a current of wind."The setting sun created a strong west wind, pushing the sailboat quickly. "El sol poniente creó una fuerte dirección del viento del oeste, empujando rápidamente el velero.directionweathernatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePuestaThat disappears below the horizon"the setting sun"el sol de la puestaastronomynatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
