Signification visuelle de 'sets'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

verb

Poser, déposer

To put (something) down, to rest.

"Set the tray there."

Posez le plateau là-bas.

action position

verb

Fixer, attacher

To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

"I have set my heart on running the marathon."

J'ai mis mon cœur à courir le marathon.

action position place

verb

Fixer, établir, mettre

To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

"The cold weather sets my teeth chattering. "

Le froid me fait claquer des dents.

condition state

verb

Allumer, mettre le feu à

To start (a fire).

"He sets the campfire every evening so we can roast marshmallows. "

Il allume le feu de camp tous les soirs pour que nous puissions faire griller des guimauves.

energy action

verb

Fixer, bloquer, attacher

To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

"to set a coach in the mud"

Encaisser un autocar dans la boue.

action process

verb

Déterminer, fixer

To determine or settle.

"to set the rent"

fixer le loyer

action business law

verb

Ajuster, régler

To adjust.

"I set the alarm at 6 a.m."

Je règle le réveil à 6 heures du matin.

function machine device technology

verb

Enfoncer

To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.

"He sets the nails carefully to make the wood surface smooth. "

Il enfonce les clous avec soin pour rendre la surface du bois lisse.

technical building work

verb

Dresser la table

To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

"Please set the table for our guests."

Veuillez dresser la table pour nos invités.

food utensil

verb

Présenter, exposer

To introduce or describe.

"I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene."

Je vais vous raconter ce qui s'est passé, mais laissez-moi d'abord présenter la scène.

language communication

verb

Situer, localiser

To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.

"He says he will set his next film in France."

Il dit qu'il situera son prochain film en France.

entertainment stage art literature

verb

Composer, créer

To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).

"This crossword was set by Araucaria."

Ce mots croisés a été composé par Araucaria.

achievement game work

verb

Préparer, aménager

To prepare (a stage or film set).

"The crew sets the stage with furniture and decorations before the play begins. "

L'équipe prépare la scène avec des meubles et des décorations avant le début de la pièce.

entertainment art stage

verb

Placer, mettre dans une situation

To fit (someone) up in a situation.

"The teacher set the student up with a challenging project, hoping it would boost his confidence. "

Le professeur a placé l'élève dans un projet difficile, espérant que cela renforcerait sa confiance.

situation action police character

verb

Composer, régler

To arrange (type).

"It was a complex page, but he set it quickly."

C'était une page complexe, mais il l'a composée rapidement.

type writing

verb

Attribuer, fixer

To devise and assign (work) to.

"The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot."

Le professeur a attribué à ses élèves la tâche de dessiner un pied.

job work organization business

verb

Donner, passer

To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.

"The volleyball player sets the ball high for her teammate to spike. "

La joueuse de volleyball donne le ballon haut à sa coéquipière pour qu'elle puisse smasher.

sport

verb

Se solidifier, durcir

To solidify.

"The glue sets in four minutes."

La colle se solidifie en quatre minutes.

process chemistry

verb

Cailler, se figer

To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.

"to set milk for cheese"

Faire cailler le lait pour le fromage.

food chemistry process

verb

Se coucher

Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

"As the Earth rotates, the sun sets in the west, disappearing below the horizon. "

Alors que la Terre tourne, le soleil se couche à l'ouest, disparaissant sous l'horizon.

astronomy space nature weather

verb

Annuler, casser

To defeat a contract.

"The opposing team sets our contract by scoring enough points, preventing us from winning the bridge game. "

L'équipe adverse annule notre contrat en marquant suffisamment de points, nous empêchant de gagner au bridge.

law business

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verb

Partir, se mettre en route

(now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.

"The hikers sets out early in the morning to reach the summit before noon. "

Les randonneurs se mettent en route tôt le matin pour atteindre le sommet avant midi.

action direction

verb

Produire, former

To produce after pollination.

"to set seed"

Produire des graines.

fruit plant agriculture

verb

Prendre, s'enraciner

(of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.

"After the bees pollinated the apple blossoms, the tiny fruit began to set, promising a good harvest in the fall. "

Après que les abeilles ont pollinisé les fleurs de pommier, les minuscules fruits ont commencé à prendre, promettant une bonne récolte à l'automne.

fruit plant agriculture biology

verb

S'asseoir

(Midwestern US) To sit (be in a seated position).

"He sets in that chair all day."

Il s'assoit sur cette chaise toute la journée.

language linguistics

verb

Chasser avec un setter

To hunt game with the aid of a setter.

"The farmer sets his dogs in the fields every morning to flush out rabbits. "

Le fermier chasse avec ses chiens dans les champs tous les matins pour débusquer les lapins.

sport animal action game

verb

Arrêter

Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.

"The dog sets the bird."

Le chien arrête l'oiseau.

animal game action

verb

S'appliquer, entreprendre sérieusement

To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.

"She sets to her homework immediately after school, determined to finish it before dinner. "

Elle s'applique à ses devoirs immédiatement après l'école, déterminée à les finir avant le dîner.

action attitude character job work

verb

Met en musique, adapte

To fit music to words.

"The composer sets the poem to a beautiful melody for the school choir. "

Le compositeur met le poème en musique avec une belle mélodie pour la chorale de l'école.

music language

verb

Planter

To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.

"to set pear trees in an orchard"

Planter des poiriers dans un verger.

agriculture plant

verb

Se fixer, se figer

To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.

"The concrete sets overnight, hardening into a solid surface. "

Le béton se fixe pendant la nuit, durcissant en une surface solide.

action process

verb

Se diriger, couler, tendre

To 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."

Le courant se dirige vers le nord ; la marée tend vers le vent.

direction tendency action

verb

S'incliner l'un vers l'autre

(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."

Inclinez-vous l'un vers l'autre ! était la prochaine instruction du meneur.

culture dance entertainment tradition

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verb

Placer, fixer

To place or fix in a setting.

"to set a precious stone in a border of metal"

Placer une pierre précieuse dans une bordure de métal.

position action

verb

Préparer, arranger

To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.

"to set (that is, to hone) a razor"

Préparer (c'est-à-dire affûter) un rasoir.

action process plan

verb

Déployer, étendre

To extend and bring into position; to spread.

"to set the sails of a ship"

déployer les voiles d'un navire

position action

verb

Mettre en musique, fixer

To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.

"to set a psalm"

mettre un psaume en musique

music

verb

Remettre en place

To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.

"to set a broken bone"

Remettre un os cassé en place.

medicine

verb

Poser, fixer

To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.

"The construction worker carefully sets the heavy granite block into place, ensuring it aligns perfectly with the others. "

L'ouvrier du bâtiment pose soigneusement le bloc de granit lourd en place, en veillant à ce qu'il s'aligne parfaitement avec les autres.

architecture building structure

verb

Miser, risquer

To wager in gambling; to risk.

"He sets a dollar on the red number at the roulette table. "

Il mise un dollar sur le numéro rouge à la roulette.

bet business finance game

verb

Orner, garnir

To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.

"The jeweler sets diamonds into the intricate design of the necklace. "

Le bijoutier orne le design complexe du collier avec des diamants.

appearance style

verb

Estimer, évaluer

To value; to rate; used with at.

"The antique clock shop sets the value of the grandfather clock at five thousand dollars. "

L'antiquaire estime la valeur de l'horloge de grand-père à cinq mille dollars.

value business

verb

Établir, fixer, prescrire

To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.

"to set a good example"

Donner le bon exemple.

organization business government law

verb

Aller à, convenir

To suit; to become.

"It sets him ill."

Cela ne lui va pas.

appearance style

noun

Chasse-clou

A punch for setting nails in wood.

"nail set"

Chasse-clou

technical utensil work

noun

Poste, récepteur

A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.

"television set"

Poste de télévision

electronics device media technology communication entertainment

noun

Bulbes, oignons

A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.

"We planted onion sets in the garden this year because they are easier to grow than seeds. "

Nous avons planté des bulbes d'oignons dans le jardin cette année car ils sont plus faciles à cultiver que les graines.

agriculture vegetable plant seed food

noun

Le pas, le frettage

The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.

"The saw's sets were too small, so the blade kept getting stuck in the wood. "

Le pas de la scie était trop petit, de sorte que la lame restait coincée dans le bois.

technical machine part industry

noun

Mise, enjeu

That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.

"He lost all his sets at the poker table last night, but vowed to win them back next week. "

Il a perdu toutes ses mises à la table de poker hier soir, mais a juré de les regagner la semaine prochaine.

game bet

noun

Déformations permanentes

Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.

"the set of a spring"

La déformation permanente d'un ressort.

material technical physics

noun

Préjugé, attitude

A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.

"Her lifelong sets against mathematics stemmed from a negative experience in elementary school, making her avoid it at all costs. "

Ses préjugés de toujours contre les mathématiques découlaient d'une expérience négative à l'école primaire, ce qui l'amenait à les éviter à tout prix.

attitude mind tendency character

noun

Tête de pieu

(piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.

"The pile driver operator used sets to reach the top of the deeply buried piles, ensuring each one was hammered in correctly. "

L'opérateur de la pileuse a utilisé des têtes de pieu pour atteindre le sommet des pieux profondément enfouis, en veillant à ce que chacun soit correctement enfoncé.

technical building machine industry part work

noun

Corps

The width of the body of a type.

"The different fonts had varying sets, making some words longer than others even when using the same point size. "

Les différentes polices avaient des corps variables, ce qui rendait certains mots plus longs que d'autres, même avec la même taille de point.

technical type writing language

noun

Jeunes huîtres fixées

A young oyster when first attached.

"The oyster farmer carefully monitors the water for sets, hoping for a large number to attach to the prepared shells. "

L'ostréiculteur surveille attentivement l'eau à la recherche de jeunes huîtres, espérant qu'un grand nombre s'attachent aux coquilles préparées.

animal ocean biology food

noun

Naissains d'huîtres

Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.

"The local oyster farmers were worried because the sets this year were much smaller than usual, threatening their future harvests. "

Les ostréiculteurs locaux étaient inquiets car les naissains d'huîtres de cette année étaient beaucoup plus petits que d'habitude, menaçant leurs futures récoltes.

animal fish food ocean biology agriculture

noun

Série, ensemble, groupe

A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)

"Sets of dishes are often given as wedding gifts. "

Des séries de vaisselle sont souvent offertes en cadeau de mariage.

group list

noun

Manière, état, qualité

The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.

"the set of a coat"

La manière d'un manteau.

condition quality state way aspect

noun

Motif

The pattern of a tartan, etc.

"The sets of the Campbell tartan are predominantly green, blue, and black. "

Les motifs du tartan Campbell sont principalement verts, bleus et noirs.

style culture

noun

Courbure

The camber of a curved roofing tile.

"The roofer carefully adjusted the sets of the curved tiles to ensure a smooth, watertight roof. "

Le couvreur a soigneusement ajusté la courbure des tuiles courbes pour assurer un toit lisse et étanche.

architecture building

noun

Couvée

The full number of eggs set under a hen.

"The farmer counted the sets of eggs, ready to see how many chicks would hatch. "

L'agriculteur a compté la couvée d'œufs, prêt à voir combien de poussins écloraient.

animal agriculture biology

noun

Plant, jeune pousse

A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.

"The gardener carefully placed the tomato sets into the prepared soil, hoping for a bountiful harvest. "

Le jardinier a soigneusement placé les jeunes plants de tomates dans la terre préparée, espérant une récolte abondante.

plant agriculture

noun

Ébauches, rudiments

A rudimentary fruit.

"The apple blossoms fell early this year, so there are fewer sets on the tree than usual. "

Les fleurs de pommier sont tombées tôt cette année, il y a donc moins d'ébauches sur l'arbre que d'habitude.

fruit

noun

Coucher du soleil, fin de journée

The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.

""We enjoyed a peaceful moment watching the sun's sets over the ocean." "

Nous avons apprécié un moment paisible en regardant le coucher du soleil sur l'océan.

astronomy nature time phenomena

noun

Mouvement, direction, tendance

General movement; direction; drift; tendency.

"The tired commuter felt the sets of the crowd pushing him onto the train. "

Le navetteur fatigué a senti le mouvement de la foule le pousser dans le train.

direction tendency

noun

Ensembles, séries

A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 1, Noun.)

"a set of tables"

un ensemble de tables

group item thing

noun

Ensembles, séries

A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.

"a set of tools"

un ensemble d'outils

item thing group

noun

Ensembles, séries

An object made up of several parts.

"a set of steps"

un ensemble de marches

part thing

noun

Ensemble

A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.

"The kitchen has sets of plates, bowls, and glasses for twelve people. "

La cuisine a des ensembles d'assiettes, de bols et de verres pour douze personnes.

math number logic computing list group

noun

Ensembles

(in plural, “sets”) Set theory.

"In mathematics, understanding sets is fundamental for studying set theory. "

En mathématiques, la compréhension des ensembles est fondamentale pour l'étude de la théorie des ensembles.

math theory logic

noun

Groupe, cercle

A group of people, usually meeting socially.

"the country set"

le cercle du pays

group person society

noun

Décors

The scenery for a film or play.

"The crew worked all day building the sets for the school play, including a forest and a castle. "

L'équipe a travaillé toute la journée à la construction des décors pour la pièce de théâtre de l'école, notamment une forêt et un château.

entertainment art stage building

noun

Ensembles, pas de base

The initial or basic formation of dancers.

"The dance teacher arranged the new students into sets to begin learning the folk dance. "

Le professeur de danse a réparti les nouveaux élèves en ensembles pour commencer à apprendre la danse folklorique.

dance group music

noun

Séries

(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.

""He did three sets of push-ups before breakfast." "

Il a fait trois séries de pompes avant le petit-déjeuner.

sport

noun

Sets

A complete series of games, forming part of a match.

""The tennis match was long; they played five sets before someone won." "

Le match de tennis a été long ; ils ont joué cinq sets avant que quelqu'un ne gagne.

sport game

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Manches

A complete series of points, forming part of a match.

"The tennis player won the first two sets of the match. "

Le joueur de tennis a gagné les deux premiers sets du match.

sport game

noun

Passe, passe décisive

The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.

"Maria practiced her volleyball sets in the backyard, hoping to improve her accuracy for the game. "

Maria a pratiqué ses passes de volley-ball dans le jardin, espérant améliorer sa précision pour le match.

sport

noun

Prestation, set

A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.

"The band played two energetic sets at the school dance, keeping everyone on the dance floor. "

Le groupe a joué deux sets énergiques lors de la soirée dansante de l'école, gardant tout le monde sur la piste.

music entertainment

noun

Batterie

A drum kit, a drum set.

"He plays the set on Saturdays."

Il joue de la batterie le samedi.

music entertainment

noun

Groupes, classes

A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.

"In our school, students are placed in different sets for math based on their performance in tests and classwork. "

Dans notre école, les élèves sont répartis en différents groupes de mathématiques en fonction de leurs performances aux tests et en classe.

education group

noun

Brelan

Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips.

""With two queens in my hand and another on the table, I had sets." "

Avec deux dames en main et une autre sur la table, j'avais brelan.

game bet

verb

Diviser en groupes de niveau

To divide a class group in a subject according to ability

"The school sets the math classes into different groups based on the students' test scores. "

L'école divise les cours de maths en différents groupes en fonction des résultats des élèves aux tests.

group education

noun

Le terrier

The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

"The badger's sets are a complex network of tunnels beneath the old oak tree. "

Le terrier du blaireau est un réseau complexe de tunnels sous le vieux chêne.

animal nature place environment

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Motifs, dessins

The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.

"The weaver carefully examined the sets of the Royal Stewart tartan to ensure its traditional pattern was perfectly replicated. "

Le tisserand a examiné attentivement les motifs du tartan Royal Stewart pour s'assurer que son dessin traditionnel était parfaitement reproduit.

culture style tradition wear

noun

Pavés

A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.

"The bricklayer carefully placed the sets to create a durable and attractive patio. "

Le maçon a soigneusement placé les pavés pour créer un patio durable et attrayant.

material architecture building