| Hlavní překlady |
| set⇒ vtr | (place, locate) | položit dok |
| | He set the glass on the edge of the table. |
| | Položil tu sklenici na okraj stolu. |
| set n | (kit) (nářadí) | sada ž |
| | Don't worry, I will get my set of tools and fix it. |
| | Nebojte se, vezmu svou sadu nářadí a opravím to. |
| set vtr | (price, value) (cenu) | stanovit, určit dok |
| | Let's set the price of the shirt at twenty dollars. |
| | Stanovme cenu té košile na dvacet dolarů. |
| set n | abbreviation (television set) | televizor m |
| | (hovorový výraz) | televize ž |
| | We are experiencing technical difficulties. Do not adjust your set. |
| | Televizor je v obýváku. |
| set vi | (sun: sink) (slunce) | zapadat ned |
| | | zapadnout dok |
| | | zajít dok |
| | What time does the sun set today? |
| | V kolik dnes zapadá slunce? |
| | ⓘTato věta není překladem anglické ukázkové věty. Slunce zašlo a začíná být docela zima. |
| set n | (collection of items) | sada ž |
| | Don't worry, I will get my set of tools and fix it. |
| | Nedělej si starosti, přinesu si svou sadu nástrojů a spravím to. |
| set vi | (become firm) | ztuhnout dok |
| | This jelly will set in four hours. |
| | To želé ztuhne za čtyři hodiny. |
| set vi | (harden) | ztuhnout dok |
| | | ztvrdnout dok |
| | (lepidlo) | vytvrdnout dok |
| | The plaster needs twenty-four hours to set properly. Leave enough time to let the glue set. |
| | Omítka potřebuje dvacet čtyři hodin, aby pořádně ztuhla. |
| set adj | (unmoving) (výraz ve tváři) | nehybný příd |
| | You could tell Olivia was determined from the set expression on her face. |
| | Z nehybného výrazu ve tváři bylo možné rozpoznat, že Olivia byla odhodlaná. |
| set adj | (agreed, fixed) | stanovený příd |
| | | pevně daný přísl + příd |
| | Eleanor's set hours of work are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. |
| | Eleanořina stanovená pracovní doba je od pondělí do pátku od 9 do 17 hodin. |
| Další překlady |
| set adj | (standard, conventional) | ustálený příd |
| | | neměnný příd |
| | There is no set way to do it; you can choose your favorite method. |
| set adj | (assigned) (předem) | určený příd |
| | (učebnice, četba apod.) | povinný příd |
| | Students should ensure they buy copies of set texts before the beginning of term. |
| set adj | (hair: drying in a style) (účes, vlasy apod.) | upravený příd |
| | Madeleine's nails were painted, her hair was set, so she was ready to go to the dance. |
| set on doing [sth] adj + prep | (determined to do) | odhodlaný příd |
| | | rozhodnutý příd |
| | Marcus is set on getting into Oxford. |
| set n | (group) (přátel) | skupina ž |
| | | parta ž |
| | I have made a new set of friends. |
| set n | (clothing: fit) (oděvu) | padnutí s |
| | | způsob, jakým padne fráze |
| | What do you think of the set of this suit? |
| set n | (matching outfit) (oblečení patřící k sobě) | souprava ž |
| | Do you like this matching set that I bought? |
| set n | (bearing) (tváře) | výraz m |
| | He has an arrogant set to him and I don't like that. |
| set n | (tennis) (sada v tenise) | set m |
| | The tennis player won the third set to win the whole match. |
| set n | (TV, film: stage) | scéna ž |
| | The actor needed to be on set all day, as they were filming. |
| set n | (horticulture: young plant) | sazenice ž |
| | I have bought fifty onion sets this year. |
| set n | (music: performance) | soubor skladeb m + ž mn |
| | After finishing her set, the violinist bowed for the audience. |
| set n | (algebra) (v matematice) | množina ž |
| set n | (class, group) | skupina ž |
| | | třída ž |
| | Rose is in the top set for French. |
set [sb/sth] to [sth],
set [sb/sth] on [sth] v expr | (apply, start) (někoho k něčemu) | podnítit dok |
| | The boss set his employees to work on the project. |
| set vi | (hair: be fixed in place) (pevně na místě) | držet ned |
| | Your hair will set well if you use this hairspray. |
| set vi | (clothes: fit, hang) (přeneseně: na těle) | padnout dok |
| | (přeneseně: na těle) | sedět ned |
| | That dress sets very nicely on you. |
| set vi | (fruit: grow, develop) (pupeny, plody) | nasadit dok |
| | (plody) | dozrát dok |
| | I had lots of flowers on my chilli plants this year, but the fruits didn't set. |
| set [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (assign [sb] [sth]) (práci, úkol apod.) | zadat dok |
| | The teacher set his pupils several tasks. |
| set [sth]⇒ vtr | (type) (písmo) | vysázet dok |
| | Can you set this report for me in a plain typeface? |
| set [sth] vtr | (music: lyrics) (např. verše) | zhudebnit dok |
| | The poem was set to music. |
| set [sth] vtr | (adjust: watch) (čas, hodnoty) | nastavit dok |
| | (čas, hodnoty) | nařídit dok |
| | I just changed the battery in the clock, so I have to set the time on it again. |
| set [sth] vtr | (mend: bone) (narovnat kost) | napravit dok |
| | (srovnat kost) | spravit dok |
| | The doctors in casualty set the broken bone. |
| set [sth] vtr | (example: provide) | stanovit dok |
| | (příkladem) | jít ned |
| | | udávat ned |
| | You should set a good example to your younger brother! |
| set [sth] vtr | (table: lay) (stůl) | prostřít dok |
| | Kids, come set the table for dinner. We need plates and bowls. |
| set [sth] vtr | (put in order) | umístit dok |
| | | uložit dok |
| | She set the chess pieces in their place. |
| set [sth] vtr | (prepare: trap) (past) | nastražit dok |
| | He set a trap for the mouse in the apartment. |
| set [sth] vtr | (fix: hairstyle) (vlasy) | upravit dok |
| | The stylist set the woman's hair beautifully. |
| set [sth] vtr | (schedule: date) | stanovit dok |
| | | určit dok |
| | Let's set a June date for the wedding. |
| set [sth] vtr | (pace) (tempo) | udávat ned |
| | (tempo, rychlost) | udat dok |
| | The leader set the pace in the bike race. |
| set [sth] vtr | (mount: gem) (kámen do šperku) | zasadit dok |
| | The jeweller set the stone in the ring. |
| set [sth] vtr | (theater: arrange scene) | připravit dok |
| | | nachystat dok |
| | While the curtains were closed, they quickly set the next scene. |
| set [sth] vtr | (plant: produce fruit) | zrát ned |
| | | dozrávat dok |
| | This tree sets fruit in the late summer. |
| set [sth] vtr | (determine: direction) (kurs, směr) | nastavit dok |
| | (směr) | vytyčit dok |
| | Jeremy set a course for the West. |
| set [sth] vtr | (rig: sail) (plachty) | vytáhnout dok |
| | The crew set the sails and the ship left the harbour. |
| set [sth] vtr | (fix, put in place) | stanovit, určit dok |
| | The boss sets the hours we work. |
| | The sales targets have been set for this month. |
set [sth] in [sth],
set [sth] against [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (locate, place: story) (přeneseně: příběh do prostředí) | zasadit dok |
| | Helena set her story against the backdrop of the Second World War. |
| | The novel is set in 19th-century Paris. |
Frázová slovesa
set | setting |
| set about doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) (činnost) | dát se do, pustit se do dok + předl |
| | Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies. |
| set about [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack: [sb]) (zaútočit) | pustit se do dok + předl |
| | The burglars set about their victim when they were disturbed. |
| set [sb] against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause to oppose [sb] or [sth]) | poštvat proti dok + předl |
| | Please don't set him against me by spreading rumors that I talk about him behind his back. |
| set [sth] against [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (contrast with) | postavit do kontrastu dok, fráze |
| | | porovnat s dok + předl |
| | This amount of money looks very small if you set it against what we spend each year on marketing. |
| set [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (distinguish, make different) | odlišovat ned |
| | Stein's intelligence sets him apart from other soccer players. |
set [sth] apart,
set apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reserve, put aside) | vyhradit dok |
| | | oddělit dok |
| | The family set one bedroom apart for use by guests. |
| | Vyhradili jsme doma jednu ložnici pro hosty. |
set [sth] aside,
set aside [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (put to one side) | odložit dok |
| | | dát stranou dok + přísl |
| | I set aside my work to check on the baby. |
| | Set your pencils aside and read through the test first. |
set [sth] aside,
set aside [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disregard temporarily) (přeneseně: nevšímat si) | zahodit za hlavu dok, fráze |
| | | zapomenout na dok + předl |
| | Set your fears aside and jump into the water. |
| | Zahoď strach za hlavu a skoč do vody. |
| set by [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (save, put aside for later) (na později) | odložit dok |
| | Estelle set by some sandwiches in case she felt hungry later in the day. |
set [sth] down,
set down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (place, put on a surface) | položit, odložit dok |
| | She set down the book on a nearby table. |
set [sth] down,
set down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (put in writing) | sepsat dok |
| | | napsat, vypsat dok |
| | If you set your thoughts down on paper first, it helps you to think about things more clearly. |
set [sth] forth,
set forth [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (present, describe) | popsat, vylíčit dok |
| | | předložit dok |
| | In his autobiography, he sets forth the story of his life. |
| set forth vi phrasal | (start a journey) | vyrazit na cestu dok, fráze |
| | The gallant knight set forth to slay the dragon. |
| set in vi phrasal | (become established) | nastat dok |
| | | ustanovit dok |
| | Frustration among the fans set in just before half-time, when it became clear their team was unlikely to score. |
| set off vi phrasal | (begin a journey) (na cestu) | vyrazit dok |
| | We'll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic. |
| set off on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin: a journey) | vyrazit na dok + předl |
| | | vydat se na dok + předl |
| | That morning, we set off on our trip to California. |
| set off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin a journey) | vyrazit na dok + předl |
| | | vydat se na dok + předl |
| | I usually set off for work at 8 a.m. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (trigger, switch on) | spustit dok |
| | | aktivovat ned |
| | He set off an alarm when he opened the back door. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (highlight by contrasting) (rozdíl) | zdůraznit dok |
| | (rozdíl) | zvýraznit dok |
| | That colour looks good on you; it sets off your eyes. |
| set [sb] off vtr phrasal insep | (make [sb] mad) | popíchnout dok |
| | | popudit dok |
| set on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) (někoho: napadnout) | pustit se do dok + předl |
| | | napadnout dok |
| | | zaútočit dok |
| | When we refused to hand over our wallets, they set on us with a pair of baseball bats. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (let loose) (psy, ptáky apod.) | vypustit dok |
| | The hunters set the dogs on the scent. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (urge to attack) | poštvat na dok + předl |
| | If you go into that garden, the owner will set his dog on you. |
| set out vi phrasal | (start a journey) (někam) | vyrazit dok |
| | They set out for London early the following day. |
| | We'll set out at five in the morning. |
| set [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (lay out, arrange) | rozložit dok |
| | | rozmístit dok |
| set [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (present) | vysvětlit dok |
| | | vyložit dok |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (intend) | mít v úmyslu ned, fráze |
| | | zamýšlet ned |
| | I didn't set out to hurt you; I'm sorry if what I said was upsetting. |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (undertake) | provést dok |
| | | podniknout dok |
| | He set out to mend the fences, but ran out of wire before he was halfway done. |
| set to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) | začít dok |
| | (něco dělat) | vyrazit dok |
| Poznámka: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Lena did not have a dress for the prom, so she took out her sewing machine and set to making one. |
set [sb] up,
set up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (incriminate falsely) (neformální) | napálit dok |
| | (neformální) | podrazit dok |
| | He's really paranoid and always thinks people are trying to set him up. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (arrange) | uspořádat dok |
| | | srovnat dok |
| | Helen set up the chairs in a semi-circle. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (organize) (schůzku, setkání apod.) | uspořádat dok |
| | (schůzku, setkání apod.) | zorganizovat dok |
| | Can we set up a meeting for 8 November? |
| set [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (two people: get together) (někoho seznámit) | dát dohromady dok + přísl |
| | George and Lisa met when mutual friends set them up. |
| set upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | napadnout dok |
| | | zaútočit na dok + předl |
| | The gang set upon their victim without warning. |
| | The hounds set upon the fox. |
| set upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (apply yourself to enthusiastically) (nadšeně) | vrhnout se na dok + předl |
| | Jose set upon his dinner as though he hadn't eaten in a week. |