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set-up

Translations

set-upnoun
Commonly written also as setup; the hyphenated form is used as a countable noun.
The set-up of the laboratory makes the work flow more efficient.
La configuration du laboratoire rend le flux de travail plus efficace.
The set-up of the new software took less than an hour.
L'installation du nouveau logiciel a pris moins d'une heure.
piègeSens figuré, dans un contexte de tromperie ou d'accusation montée de toutes pièces.
He later realized that the arrest was a set-up.
Il a plus tard compris que l'arrestation était un piège.
Additional translations
montageSens policier ou judiciaire, quand il s'agit d'une manœuvre destinée à faire accuser quelqu'un à tort.
set-upadjective
Attributive use of the noun; used before another noun to describe something arranged, prepared, or staged in advance.
The actors rehearsed a set-up fight for the film.
Les acteurs ont répété un combat préparé pour le film.
Additional translations
truquéQuand quelque chose est organisé à l'avance de façon factice ou trompeuse.

Definitions

set-upnoun
the arrangement or configuration of something, especially a system, room, or equipment
The set-up of the laboratory makes the work flow more efficient.
the act or process of arranging or installing something
The set-up of the new software took less than an hour.
a scheme or trick intended to deceive or incriminate someone
He later realized that the arrest was a set-up.
set-upadjective
used before a noun to describe something arranged, prepared, or staged in advance
The actors rehearsed a set-up fight for the film.
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