| Principal Translations |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr + adv | (establish) | montar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner⇒ vtr |
| | They set the new store up on Maple Street. |
| | Montaron la nueva tienda en la calle Maple. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr + adv | (assemble) | montar⇒ vtr |
| | | armar⇒ vtr |
| | I bought my son a swing set and had to set it up in the yard yesterday. |
| | Le compré a mi hijo un columpio para el jardín y tuve que montarlo ayer. |
set [sb] up,
set up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (incriminate falsely) | tenderle una trampa a loc verb + prep |
| | | ponerle una trampa a loc verb + prep |
| | He's really paranoid and always thinks people are trying to set him up. |
| | Es un paranoico que piensa que la gente siempre está tratando de tenderle trampas. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (arrange) | poner⇒ vtr |
| | | acomodar⇒ vtr |
| | Helen set up the chairs in a semi-circle. |
| | Helen puso las sillas en un semicírculo. |
set [sth] up,
set up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (organize) | organizar⇒, programar⇒ vtr |
| | | arreglar⇒ vtr |
| | Can we set up a meeting for 8 November? |
| | ¿Podemos organizar una reunión para el 8 de noviembre? |
| set [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (two people: get together) | arreglarle una cita a loc verb |
| | | poner en contacto a loc verb |
| | George and Lisa met when mutual friends set them up. |
| | George y Lisa se encontraron cuando amigos en común les arreglaron una cita. |
set [sb] up with [sb],
set up [sb] with [sb] v expr | (get [sb] together with [sb]) | arreglarle una cita a alguien con loc verb |
| | | poner en contacto a alguien con loc verb |
| | Ed's sister tried to set him up with one of her friends, but they didn't hit it off. |
| | La hermana de Ed intentó arreglarle una cita con una de sus amigas, pero no tuvieron química. |
| set [sb] up with [sth] v expr | mainly US, informal (pay for drinks) (coloquial) | pagarle la ronda a loc verb + prep |
| | | pagarle los tragos a loc verb + prep |
| | That generous woman set us all up with drinks last night. |
| | Aquella generosa mujer nos pagó la ronda a todos anoche. |
| set [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (computing: configure) | configurar⇒ vtr |
| | The Tech Support engineer set up my new computer. |
| | El ingeniero de soporte técnico configuró mi computadora nueva. |