WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| set out vi phrasal | (start a journey) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | partir⇒ vi |
| | They set out for London early the following day. |
| | We'll set out at five in the morning. |
| | Salieron a Londres muy temprano al día siguiente. |
set [sth] out,
set out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lay out, arrange) | disponer⇒ vtr |
| | | arreglar⇒ vtr |
| | Isabelle set out the cutlery for dinner. |
| | Isabelle dispuso los cubiertos para la cena. |
set [sth] out,
set out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (present) | presentar⇒ vtr |
| | | exponer⇒ vtr |
| | Each member of the committee set out their ideas, then they all took a vote. |
| | Cada miembro del comité expuso sus ideas, y luego todos votaron. |
set [sth] out,
set out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (law: specify) | exponer⇒ vtr |
| | | precisar⇒ vtr |
| | The constitution sets out the council's decision-making procedures. |
| | La constitución expone los procedimientos de toma de decisión del municipio. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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| set out for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (leave for, go to) | partir hacia, partir para vi + prep |
| | | salir hacia, salir para vi + prep |
| | Columbus set out for Asia in 1492, but ended up in the Bahamas. |
| | Colón partió hacia Asia en 1492, pero terminó en Las Bahamas. |
| set out on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin, esp. a journey) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | empezar⇒ vtr |
| | Jason and the Argonauts set out on their quest for the Golden Fleece. |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (intend) | pretender⇒ vtr |
| | | tener la intención de loc verb |
| | I didn't set out to hurt you; I'm sorry if what I said was upsetting. |
| | No pretendía lastimarte, discúlpame si lo que dije te molestó. |
| | No tenía la intención de lastimarte, discúlpame si lo que dije te molestó. |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (undertake) | encarar⇒ vtr |
| | | emprender⇒ vtr |
| | | comprometerse a v prnl + prep |
| | He set out to mend the fences, but ran out of wire before he was halfway done. |
| | Encaro el arreglo de la cerca, pero se quedó sin alambre antes de haber terminado la mitad del trabajo. |
'set out' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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