setting

UK
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

settingsubstantiv
settings
Pl.
UK
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
The setting of the novel is in a small village.
Обстановка романа - в маленькой деревне.
The setting of the machine needs to be adjusted.
Настройка машины нуждается в корректировке.
The setting of the restaurant was very elegant.
Окружение ресторана было очень элегантным.
The setting of the new software was completed successfully.
Установка нового программного обеспечения была успешно завершена.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
место действия
settingadjektiv
Attributive use of the noun (‘setting spray’, ‘setting plaster’) warrants separate adjectival entry.
settingadjektiv
Used attributively to describe something that causes or is undergoing the process of becoming fixed, hard, or established (e.g., 'setting compound').
settinggerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is currently descending or being placed, e.g., "the setting sun".
setverb

setting

Gerundium

set
Präteritum
set
Partizip Perfekt
setting
Gerundium
I need to set the alarm for 6 AM.
Мне нужно установить будильник на 6 утра.
Can you set the radio to my favorite station?
Можешь настроить радио на мою любимую станцию?
The teacher will set the homework for next week.
Учитель задаст домашнее задание на следующую неделю.
Please set the table for dinner.
Пожалуйста, поставь стол для ужина.
We need to set the rules before starting the game.
Нам нужно определить правила перед началом игры.
settverb

setting

Gerundium

setted
Präteritum
setted
Partizip Perfekt
setting
Gerundium
UK
/sɛt/
US
/sɛt/
Chiefly British mining usage: to lease ground for mineral extraction.

Definitionen

settingsubstantiv
The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
The novel's setting is a small village in the 19th century.
The time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
The setting of the play is in a bustling city during the 1920s.
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
The diamond was placed in a gold setting.
A position at which a control is set, such as the level of temperature on a thermostat.
She adjusted the oven to the correct setting for baking cookies.
A group of matched pieces of cutlery, crockery, or glassware for use by one person at a meal.
The table was arranged with a complete setting for each guest.
A musical composition written to accompany a particular text.
Brahms's setting of Goethe's poem is both delicate and powerful.
The action or process of placing or fixing something in position.
Accurate setting of the lenses is crucial for clear vision.
The action or process of becoming firm, fixed, or established.
The rapid setting of the glue saved the craftsman's project.
settingadjektiv
Designed for, used in, or concerned with fixing, hardening, or arranging something.
She finished her makeup with a setting spray.
settingadjektiv
Causing or undergoing the process of becoming firm, fixed, or hard.
Apply the setting plaster evenly across the wall.
settinggerundium / partizip präsens
Sinking below the horizon or otherwise moving downward; in the process of going down.
We watched the setting sun paint the sky orange.
Causing or undergoing a process of becoming firm, solid, or fixed in place.
Quick-setting cement is ideal for small repairs.
Becoming firm, fixed, or hard; hardening.
Keep the mixture warm while the setting wax cools.
setverb
To put or place something in a particular position or location.
She set the vase on the table.
To adjust or fix something at a particular level or standard.
He set the thermostat to 72 degrees.
To establish or decide on something, such as a rule or a time.
They set the meeting for 3 PM.
To arrange or prepare something for use or action.
She set the table for dinner.
(of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) to go below the horizon and disappear from view.
The sun sets in the west.
To harden or solidify, as in a liquid becoming firm.
The jelly will set in the fridge overnight.
settverb
Chiefly mining, transitive: to lease (land or mineral rights) to miners under agreed conditions.
The duchy regularly setts small plots to independent prospectors.