| Dodatkowe Tłumaczenia |
| set adj | (standard, conventional) | standardowy przym. |
| | There is no set way to do it; you can choose your favorite method. |
| set adj | (assigned) | wyznaczony przym. |
| | Students should ensure they buy copies of set texts before the beginning of term. |
| set adj | (hair: drying in a style) | utrwalony przym. |
| | 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) | zdecydowany na coś wyr. |
| | Marcus is set on getting into Oxford. |
| set n | (group) | grupa ż |
| | I have made a new set of friends. |
| set n | (clothing: fit) | dopasowanie n |
| | What do you think of the set of this suit? |
| set n | (matching outfit) (ubiór) | komplet m |
| | Do you like this matching set that I bought? |
| set n | (bearing) (do kogoś) | odnosić się zwr. ndk. |
| | | odnieść się zwr. dk. |
| | (w stosunku do kogoś) | zachowywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zachować się zwr. dk. |
| | He has an arrogant set to him and I don't like that. |
| set n | (tennis) | set m |
| | The tennis player won the third set to win the whole match. |
| set n | (TV, film: stage) | plan m |
| | The actor needed to be on set all day, as they were filming. |
| set n | (horticulture: young plant) | sadzonka ż |
| | I have bought fifty onion sets this year. |
| set n | (music: performance) | występ m |
| | After finishing her set, the violinist bowed for the audience. |
| set n | (algebra) | zbiór m |
| set n | (class, group) | grupa ż |
| | Rose is in the top set for French. |
set [sb/sth] to [sth],
set [sb/sth] on [sth] v expr | (apply, start) | zapędzać kogoś do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zapędzić kogoś do czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | The boss set his employees to work on the project. |
| set⇒ vi | (hair: be fixed in place) | układać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | ułożyć się zwr. dk. |
| | Your hair will set well if you use this hairspray. |
| set vi | (clothes: fit, hang) | leżeć ndk. |
| | That dress sets very nicely on you. |
| set vi | (fruit: grow, develop) | zawiązywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | zawiązać się zwr. dk. |
| | I had lots of flowers on my chilli plants this year, but the fruits didn't set. |
| set [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (assign [sb] [sth]) | zadawać coś komuś ndk. |
| | | zadać coś komuś dk. |
| | The teacher set his pupils several tasks. |
| set [sth]⇒ vtr | (type) | składać ndk. |
| | | złożyć dk. |
| | Can you set this report for me in a plain typeface? |
| set [sth] vtr | (music: lyrics) | komponować ndk. |
| | | skomponować dk. |
| | The poem was set to music. |
| set [sth] vtr | (adjust: watch) | ustawiać ndk. |
| | | ustawić dk. |
| | I just changed the battery in the clock, so I have to set the time on it again. |
| set [sth] vtr | (mend: bone) | składać ndk. |
| | | złożyć dk. |
| | The doctors in casualty set the broken bone. |
| set [sth] vtr | (example: provide) | dawać ndk. |
| | | dać dk. |
| | You should set a good example to your younger brother! |
| set [sth] vtr | (table: lay) (do stołu) | nakrywać ndk. |
| | | nakryć dk. |
| | Kids, come set the table for dinner. We need plates and bowls. |
| set [sth] vtr | (put in order) | ustawiać ndk. |
| | | ustawić dk. |
| | She set the chess pieces in their place. |
| set [sth] vtr | (prepare: trap) | zastawiać ndk. |
| | | zastawić dk. |
| | He set a trap for the mouse in the apartment. |
| set [sth] vtr | (fix: hairstyle) | układać ndk. |
| | | ułożyć dk. |
| | The stylist set the woman's hair beautifully. |
| set [sth] vtr | (fix: price, value) | ustalać ndk. |
| | | ustalić dk. |
| | Let's set the price of the shirt at twenty dollars. |
| | Ustalmy cenę tej koszuli na dwadzieścia dolarów. |
| set [sth] vtr | (schedule: date) | ustalać ndk. |
| | | ustalić dk. |
| | Let's set a June date for the wedding. |
| set [sth] vtr | (pace) | nadawać ndk. |
| | | nadać dk. |
| | The leader set the pace in the bike race. |
| set [sth] vtr | (mount: gem) | osadzać ndk. |
| | | osadzić dk. |
| | The jeweller set the stone in the ring. |
| set [sth] vtr | (theater: arrange scene) | ustawiać ndk. |
| | | ustawić dk. |
| | While the curtains were closed, they quickly set the next scene. |
| set [sth] vtr | (plant: produce fruit) | wydawać ndk. |
| | | wydać dk. |
| | This tree sets fruit in the late summer. |
| set [sth] vtr | (determine: direction) | obierać ndk. |
| | | obrać dk. |
| | Jeremy set a course for the West. |
| set [sth] vtr | (rig: sail) | podnosić ndk. |
| | | podnieść dk. |
| | The crew set the sails and the ship left the harbour. |
| set [sth] vtr | (fix, put in place) | ustalać, wyznaczać ndk. |
| | | ustalić, wyznaczyć dk. |
| | 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) | osadzać coś w czymś, umieszczać coś w czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | | osadzić coś w czymś, umieścić coś w czymś zwrot dk. |
| | | rozgrywać się zwr. ndk. |
| | Helena set her story against the backdrop of the Second World War. The novel is set in 19th-century Paris. |
| | Akcja powieści rozgrywa się w XIX-wiecznym Paryżu. |
Czasowniki złożone
set | setting |
| set about doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) | zabierać się do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zabrać się do dk. + przyim. |
| | Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies. |
| set about [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack: [sb]) | zabierać się do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zabrać się do dk. + przyim. |
| | The burglars set about their victim when they were disturbed. |
| set [sb] against [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause to oppose [sb] or [sth]) | nastawiać kogoś przeciwko komuś/czemuś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | nastawić kogoś przeciwko komuś/czemuś dk. + przyim. |
| | Please don't set him against me by spreading rumors that I talk about him behind his back. |
set [sth] apart,
set apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reserve, put aside) | przeznaczać coś ndk. |
| | | przeznaczyć coś dk. |
| | The family set one bedroom apart for use by guests. |
set [sth] aside,
set aside [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (put to one side) (dosłowny) | odkładać na bok zwrot ndk. |
| | (dosłowny) | odłożyć na bok zwrot dk. |
| | 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) (przenośny) | odkładać na bok zwrot ndk. |
| | (dosłowny) | odłożyć na bok zwrot dk. |
| | Set your fears aside and jump into the water. |
set [sth] forth,
set forth [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (present, describe) | wyruszać ndk. |
| | | wyruszyć dk. |
| | In his autobiography, he sets forth the story of his life. |
| set forth vi phrasal | (start a journey) | wyruszać ndk. |
| | | wyruszyć dk. |
| | The gallant knight set forth to slay the dragon. |
| set in vi phrasal | (become established) | osiedlać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | osiedlić się zwr. dk. |
| | Frustration among the fans set in just before half-time, when it became clear their team was unlikely to score. |
| set off on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin: a journey) | wyruszać gdzieś ndk. |
| | | wyruszyć gdzieś dk. |
| | That morning, we set off on our trip to California. |
| set off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (begin a journey) | wyruszać na coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | wyruszyć na coś dk. + przyim. |
| | I usually set off for work at 8 a.m. |
set [sth] off,
set off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (trigger, switch on) | uruchamiać coś ndk. |
| | | uruchomić coś dk. |
| | He set off an alarm when he opened the back door. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (let loose) | spuszczać na ndk. + przyim. |
| | | spuścić na dk. + przyim. |
| | The hunters set the dogs on the scent. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (urge to attack) (psami) | szczuć kogoś ndk. |
| | | poszczuć kogoś dk. |
| | If you go into that garden, the owner will set his dog on you. |
| set [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (present) | przedstawiać coś ndk. |
| | | przedstawić coś dk. |
| set out to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (intend) | postanawiać coś zrobić ndk. + dk. |
| | | postanowić coś zrobić dk. + dk. |
| | 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) | zaczynać coś robić ndk. + ndk. |
| | | zacząć coś robić dk. + ndk. |
| | 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) | zabierać się za robienie czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zabrać się za robienie czegoś zwrot dk. |
| Uwaga: 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) | wrabiać ndk. |
| | | wrobić dk. |
| | He's really paranoid and always thinks people are trying to set him up. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (arrange) (meble) | ustawiać ndk. |
| | | ustawić dk. |
| | Helen set up the chairs in a semi-circle. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (organize) | organizować ndk. |
| | | zorganizować dk. |
| | Can we set up a meeting for 8 November? |
| set [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (two people: get together) | doprowadzić do czyjegoś spotkania zwrot dk. |
| | George and Lisa met when mutual friends set them up. |
| set upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (apply yourself to enthusiastically) (przenośny, potoczny) | rzucać się na coś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | (przenośny, potoczny) | rzucić się na coś zwr.dk. + przyim. |
| | Jose set upon his dinner as though he hadn't eaten in a week. |