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set·ting

(sĕt′ĭng)

1. The position, direction, or way in which something, such as an automatic control, is set.

a. The context and environment in which a situation is set; the background.

b. The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place.

3. Music A composition written or arranged to fit a text, such as a poetical work.

4. A mounting, as for a jewel.

5. A place setting.

6. A set of eggs in a hen's nest.

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setting

(ˈsɛtɪŋ)

1. the surroundings in which something is set; scene

2. (Theatre) the scenery, properties, or background, used to create the location for a stage play, film, etc

3. (Film) the scenery, properties, or background, used to create the location for a stage play, film, etc

4. (Music, other) music a composition consisting of a certain text and music provided or arranged for it

5. (Jewellery) the metal mounting and surround of a gem: diamonds in an antique gold setting.

6. the tableware, cutlery, etc, for a single place at table

7. (Mechanical Engineering) any of a series of points on a scale or dial that can be selected to control the level as of temperature, speed, etc, at which a machine functions

8. (Zoology) a clutch of eggs in a bird's nest, esp a clutch of hen's eggs

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set•ting

(ˈsɛt ɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of a person or thing that sets.

2. the point or position of something, as a thermostat, that has been set.

3. the surroundings or environment of anything.

4. the mounting in which a jewel is set.

5. a group of all the articles, as of china or silver, required for setting a table or a single place at a table.

6. the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place.

7. the scenery or locations, along with properties and other decorative elements, used in a theatrical or film production.

8. a piece of music composed for certain words.

[1325–75]

syn: See environment.

setting

1. A method of mounting gemstones, holding them in place. Some settings are designed to be as unobtrusive as possible, but others are developed so that they become design elements in their own right.

2. If both players or sides reach the same score during the last stages of a game, play may be extended by “setting” a new deciding score. The player or side entitled to “set” the game must decide to do so before the next service is taken when the score first reaches the “setting” score. The score reverts to 0–0 and proceeds to 2, 3 or 5 as appropriate. The final score is the total number of points scored in the game.

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Noun	1.	setting - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" scene environs, surround, surroundings, environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" scenario - a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"
	2.	setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" scope, background environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" canvass, canvas - the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" show window, showcase - a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"
	3.	setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted mise en scene, stage setting flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting prop, property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" stage set, set - representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
	4.	setting - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" circumstance, context conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions" conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation" environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
	5.	setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat" position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
	6.	setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" place setting table service, service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
	7.	setting - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" mount mounting - framework used for support or display pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

setting

noun surroundings, site, location, set, scene, surround, background, frame, context, perspective, backdrop, scenery, locale, mise en scène (French) The house is in a lovely setting in the hills.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

setting

noun

1. The place where an action or event occurs:

locale, scene, site, stage.

2. The properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation:

mise en scène, scene, scenery, set.

Translations

بيئَه، مَكانتَرْتيبتَلْحين لِقَصيدَة شِعْر

osazenípozadírámeczhudebnění

arrangementbaggrundindfatning

Einfassen Hintergrund Szene Vertonung

escenario montura puesta adaptación musical arreglo

donnée monture

átiratbefoglalásmegzenésítésszínpadi kép

sögusviîtónverk samiî viî ljóîumgjörî

ambiente collocazione incastonatura messa in opera regolazione

musikk til dikt

задание настройка

zhudobnenie

beste çevre düzenlemefon müziğiyer

环境背景配乐镶嵌

setting

[ˈsetɪŋ]

A. N

1. [of novel etc] → escenario m; (= scenery) → marco m; [of jewels] → engaste m, montura f

2. (Mus) → arreglo m

3. [of controls] → ajuste m

4. [of sun] → puesta f

5. [of bone] → encaje m, reducción f

6. (Typ) → composición f

B. CPD setting lotion N → fijador m (para el pelo)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

setting

[ˈsɛtɪŋ] n

(= place) → cadre m
It was a lovely setting for a picnic → C'était un joli cadre pour un pique-nique.
It was strange to see my teacher out of his usual classroom setting → Cela faisait bizarre de voir mon professeur hors du cadre habituel de sa classe.

(on machine, equipment, instrument) → réglage m
It has four different temperature settings → Il possède quatre réglages de température.
Put the oven onto its hottest setting
BUT Réglez le four à la puissance maximale.

[jewel] → monture fsetting lotion n → lotion f de mise en plis

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

setting

(of sun, moon) → Untergang m

(= background, atmosphere) → Rahmen m; (= environment, surroundings) → Umgebung f; (of novel etc) → Schauplatz m; a film with a medieval setting → ein Film, der im Mittelalter spielt

(of jewel) → Fassung f

(= place setting) → Gedeck nt

(= position on dial etc) → Einstellung f (also Comput); advanced settings → erweiterte Einstellungen pl; regional settings → Ländereinstellungen pl

(= musical arrangement) → Vertonung f

(Hairdressing) → Legen nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

setting

[ˈsɛtɪŋ] n

a. (of novel) → ambiente m, ambientazione f; (scenery) → sfondo; (of jewels) → montatura
a house in a beautiful setting → una casa in una posizione meravigliosa

b. (Mus) → adattamento (musicale)

c. (of controls) → posizione f

d. (of sun) → tramonto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

set

(set) – present participle ˈsetting: past tense, past participle set – verb

1. to put or place. She set the tray down on the table.

2. to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal. Please would you set the table for me?

3. to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc). It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.

4. to give a person (a task etc) to do. The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.

5. to cause to start doing something. His behaviour set people talking.

6. (of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon. It gets cooler when the sun sets.

7. to become firm or solid. Has the concrete set?

8. to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function. He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.

9. to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.

10. to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.

11. to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing. They set his broken arm.

adjective

1. fixed or arranged previously. There is a set procedure for doing this.

2. (often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something). He is set on going.

3. deliberate. He had the set intention of hurting her.

4. stiff; fixed. He had a set smile on his face.

5. not changing or developing. set ideas.

6. (with with) having something set in it. a gold ring set with diamonds.

noun

1. a group of things used or belonging together. a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.

2. an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals. a television/radio set.

3. a group of people. the musical set.

4. the process of setting hair. a shampoo and set.

5. scenery for a play or film. There was a very impressive set in the final act.

6. a group of six or more games in tennis. She won the first set and lost the next two.

ˈsetting noun

1. a background. This castle is the perfect setting for a murder.

2. an arrangement of jewels in eg a ring.

3. music composed for a poem etc. settings of folk songs.

ˈsetback noun

a delay in progress.

set phrase

a phrase which always occurs in one form, and which cannot be changed. `Of no fixed abode' is a set phrase.

ˈset-square noun

a triangular instrument with one right angle, used in geometrical drawing etc.

ˈsetting-lotion noun

a lotion that is used in setting the hair.

ˌset-ˈto

an argument or fight.

ˈset-up noun

an arrangement. There are several families living together in that house – it's a funny set-up.

all set (often with to)

ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something). We were all set to leave when the phone rang.

set about

to begin. She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?

set (someone) against (someone)

to cause (a person) to dislike (another person). She set the children against their father.

set aside

to keep for a special use or purpose. He set aside some cash for use at the weekend.

set back

to delay the progress of. His illness set him back a bit at school.

set down

(of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out. The bus set us down outside the post-office.

set in

to begin or become established. Boredom soon set in among the children.

set off

1. (sometimes with on) to start a journey. We set off to go to the beach.

2. to cause to start doing something. She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.

3. to explode or ignite. You should let your father set off all the fireworks.

set (something or someone) on (someone)

to cause (eg dogs) to attack (a person). He set his dogs on me.

set out

1. to start a journey. He set out to explore the countryside.

2. to intend. I didn't set out to prove him wrong.

set to

to start to do something (vigorously). They set to, and finished the work the same day.

set up

1. to establish. When was the organization set up?

2. to arrange or construct. He set up the apparatus for the experiment.

set up camp

to erect tents etc. They set up camp in a field.

set up house

to establish one's own home. He'll soon be earning enough to set up house on his own.

set up shop

to start a shop.

set upon (also set on)

to attack. He set upon me in the dark.

set·ting

n. [environment] ambiente; montaje.

setting

n contexto; in the setting of renal insufficiency..en el contexto de insuficiencia renal

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Never, until now, had she bestowed such close attention upon riches in which women take so much pride; never, until now, had she looked at her jewels except for the purpose of making a selection, according to their settings or their colors.

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Ozma's first act was to oblige the Army of Revolt to return to her every emerald or other gem stolen from the public streets and buildings; and so great was the number of precious stones picked from their settings by these vain girls, that every one of the royal jewelers worked steadily for more than a month to replace them in their settings.

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Where, then, lies the difference between the food of the nobleman and the porter, if both are at dinner on the same ox or calf, but in the seasoning, the dressing, the garnishing, and the setting forth?

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You will be setting your cap at him now, and never think of poor Brandon."

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When from dark error's subjugation My words of passionate exhortation Had wrenched thy fainting spirit free; And writhing prone in thine affliction Thou didst recall with malediction The vice that had encompassed thee: And when thy slumbering conscience, fretting By recollection's torturing flame, Thou didst reveal the hideous setting Of thy life's current ere I came: When suddenly I saw thee sicken, And weeping, hide thine anguished face, Revolted, maddened, horror-stricken, At memories of foul disgrace.

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Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of "Mother," Therefore by that dear name I long have called you -- You who are more than mother unto me, And fill my heart of hearts, where Death installed you In setting my Virginia's spirit free.

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One day they went to walk in the wood, that they might be alone; and Jorindel said, 'We must take care that we don't go too near to the fairy's castle.' It was a beautiful evening; the last rays of the setting sun shone bright through the long stems of the trees upon the green underwood beneath, and the turtle-doves sang from the tall birches.

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All around the horizon are pale, fleecy clouds, never changing, never moving, like a silver setting for the flawless turquoise sky.

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They was setting around, some of them talking a little, in a low voice, and all of them fidgety and uneasy, but trying to look like they warn't; but I knowed they was, because they was always taking off their hats, and putting them on, and scratching their heads, and changing their seats, and fumbling with their buttons.

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The pale, clear sky, the setting sun, the evening stillness--ah, somehow I felt disposed to grieve and feel hurt at these things; my heart seemed to be over-charged, and to be calling for tears to relieve it.

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We was setting on the front steps one day about sundown talking this way, when out comes his aunt Polly with a letter in her hand and says:

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What she was, must be uncertain; but who she was, might be found out; and setting aside the 10,000 l., it did not appear that she was at all Harriet's superior.