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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
set upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(attack)	lanzarse sobre v prnl + prep
		abalanzarse sobre v prnl + prep
	The gang set upon their victim without warning.
	The hounds set upon the fox.
	La pandilla se lanzó sobre la víctima sin aviso. // Los perros se lanzaron sobre el zorro.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
set upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (apply yourself to enthusiastically)	atacar⇒ vtr
		lanzarse sobre v prnl + prep
		abalanzarse sobre v prnl + prep
	Jose set upon his dinner as though he hadn't eaten in a week.

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Synonyms: assail, fall upon, spring at, attack, assault, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "set upon" in the title:

according to a certain agreed-upon set of cooperative rules
acted upon, set out
another waif of history was firmly set upon the shore
I set upon the writing life
I'll set my foot upon my tongue.
my being set upon by...
my father had set his heart upon it
set a weight upon
set to close upon sensing a supply water temperature
They set their eyes upon their stars
upon termination /set forth - legal
was set upon
will set upon
and this set all the trading heads upon the stretch - English Only forum
battlefield clichés, set loose upon a patently ridiculous premise. - English Only forum
landing upon a higher set of truths for myself - English Only forum
set mark upon - English Only forum
set out; call upon - English Only forum
Set tax upon one's legs - English Only forum
set upon - English Only forum
the sun rose and set upon [on] - English Only forum
was being set upon by three others - English Only forum

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