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set·up
(sĕt′ŭp′)n.
1. The way in which something is constituted, arranged, or planned.
2. The gathering and organization of the equipment needed for an operation, procedure, or task.
3.
a. Physical makeup; physique.
b. Body posture or carriage, especially militarily erect bearing.
4.
a. often setups Informal The collective ingredients, such as ice, mixers, and glasses, necessary for serving various alcoholic drinks.
b. A table setting, as in a restaurant.
5. A camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed.
6. Slang
a. A contest prearranged to result in an easy or faked victory.
b. An endeavor intentionally made easy.
c. A deceptive scheme, such as a fraud or hoax.
7. A plan or strategy for a projected course of action.
8. Sports A play or pass that creates a scoring opportunity.
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set•up
(ˈsɛtˌʌp)n.
1. organization; arrangement.
2. an act or instance of setting up or getting ready.
3. the carriage of the body; bearing.
4. a camera position, as for a particular shot.
5. a service of glass, ice, soda water, etc., for patrons who provide their own liquor.
6.
a. an undertaking or contest deliberately made easy.
b. a match or game against an opponent who can be defeated without difficulty.
c. such an opponent.
7. a pass, shot, play, etc., in a sport or game creating an advantageous opportunity for scoring, or the situation so created.
8. an arrangement or collection of all the items, apparatus, etc., necessary for a specific activity or purpose.
9. a plan or projected course of action.
10. a prearranged situation usu. created to fool or trap someone.
[1600–10]
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| Noun | 1. |  setup - equipment designed to serve a specific functionaerator - an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner" cascade liquefier - an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc. centrifuge, separator, extractor - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension chemical reactor - an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction condenser - an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material electrograph - an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service generator - an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas heat pump - apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building heliograph - an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on brooder, incubator - apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants instillator - medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop Kipp's apparatus - a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating lighting - apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film nuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements optical bench - apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity purifier - an apparatus for removing impurities reformer - an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer" semaphore - an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms sequenator, sequencer - (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer soda fountain - an apparatus for dispensing soda water still - an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed submersible - an apparatus intended for use under water telegraph, telegraphy - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) titrator - an apparatus for performing a titration X-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays |
| 2. | setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| 3. | setup - an act that incriminates someone on a false charge falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting |
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setup
[ˈsetʌp] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
setup
set-up [ˈsetʌp] n
(way sth is organized) → manière f dont les choses sont organisées
I've only been here a couple of days and I don't quite know the set-up → Je ne suis ici que depuis deux jours et je ne sais pas trop comment les choses sont organisées.
I've only been here a couple of days and I don't quite know the set-up → Je ne suis ici que depuis deux jours et je ne sais pas trop comment les choses sont organisées.
(= organization) → boîte f
What kind of set-up do you work for? → Pour quel genre de boîte travaillez-vous?
What kind of set-up do you work for? → Pour quel genre de boîte travaillez-vous?
(COMPUTING) (= installation) [hardware, software] → installation f
The setup will take a few minutes → L'installation prendra quelques minutes.setup file n (COMPUTING) → fichier m de configuration
The setup will take a few minutes → L'installation prendra quelques minutes.setup file n (COMPUTING) → fichier m de configuration
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
setup
n
(inf: = situation) → Umstände pl; (= way of organizing things) → Organisation f, → Drum und Dran nt (inf); it’s a funny setup → das sind (vielleicht) komische Zustände!; what’s the setup here? → wie verhält sich or läuft (inf) → das hier (alles)?; she didn’t quite understand the setup → sie verstand die Sachlage nicht ganz
(inf: = rigged contest) → abgekartete Sache
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