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setting

UK
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
setting off
setting out
setting up

Translations

settingnoun
settings
pl
UK
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
cadrePour le contexte d’une œuvre, d’un événement ou d’une scène.
The novel's setting is a small village in the 19th century.
Le cadre du roman est un petit village au XIXe siècle.
montureEn joaillerie.
The diamond was placed in a gold setting.
Le diamant a été placé dans une monture en or.
réglagePour une position de commande ou de contrôle.
She adjusted the oven to the correct setting for baking cookies.
Elle a réglé le four sur le bon réglage pour cuire des biscuits.
couvertEn art de la table, pour l’ensemble réservé à une personne.
The table was arranged with a complete setting for each guest.
La table était dressée avec un couvert complet pour chaque invité.
mise en musiqueEn musique.
Brahms's setting of Goethe's poem is both delicate and powerful.
La mise en musique du poème de Goethe par Brahms est à la fois délicate et puissante.
mise en placeAction de placer ou de fixer quelque chose.
Accurate setting of the lenses is crucial for clear vision.
La mise en place précise des lentilles est cruciale pour une vision nette.
prisePour le durcissement ou la fixation d’une matière.
The rapid setting of the glue saved the craftsman's project.
La prise rapide de la colle a sauvé le projet de l’artisan.
Additional translations
décorSurtout pour le cadre visuel ou scénique.
Synonyms
environment
surroundings
locale
context
scene
background
framework
situation
place
location
settingadjective
Attributive use of the noun (‘setting spray’, ‘setting plaster’) warrants separate adjectival entry.
Synonyms
situated
located
placed
positioned
fixed
established
configured
arranged
appointed
descending
sinking
dipping
settling
settingadjective
Used attributively to describe something that causes or is undergoing the process of becoming fixed, hard, or established (e.g., 'setting compound').
fixateurSurtout pour un produit destiné à fixer ou à maintenir en place.
She finished her makeup with a setting spray.
Elle a terminé son maquillage avec un spray fixateur.
à priseSe dit d’un matériau en train de prendre ou destiné à prendre.
Apply the setting plaster evenly across the wall.
Appliquez le plâtre à prise de façon uniforme sur le mur.
Additional translations
à prise rapideEmployé pour des matériaux qui durcissent vite.
Synonyms
situated
located
positioned
placed
set
situational
ambient
surrounding
scenic
background
sinking
descending
settinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛtɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is currently descending or being placed, e.g., "the setting sun".
couchantPour le soleil ou un astre qui descend vers l’horizon.
We watched the setting sun paint the sky orange.
Nous avons regardé le soleil couchant teindre le ciel en orange.
à prise rapideSe dit d’un matériau qui durcit ou se fixe rapidement.
Quick-setting cement is ideal for small repairs.
Le ciment à prise rapide est idéal pour les petites réparations.
Additional translations
durcissantPour un matériau en train de se solidifier ou de se fixer.
Synonyms
setting up
establishing
placing
situating
positioning
installing
arranging
adjusting
fixing
locating
setverb

setting

Gerund

set
Past Simple
set
Past Participle
setting
Gerund
She set the vase on the table.
Elle a mis le vase sur la table.
He set the thermostat to 72 degrees.
Il a réglé le thermostat sur 72 degrés.
They set the meeting for 3 PM.
Ils ont fixé la réunion à 15 heures.
dresserPour la table et certains préparatifs.
She set the table for dinner.
Elle a dressé la table pour le dîner.
se coucherPour le soleil, la lune, etc.
The sun sets in the west.
Le soleil se couche à l’ouest.
prendrePour une matière qui durcit ou se solidifie.
The jelly will set in the fridge overnight.
La gelée va prendre au réfrigérateur pendant la nuit.
Synonyms
place
put
position
establish
fix
assign
determine
arrange
install
lay
settverb

setting

Gerund

setted
Past Simple
setted
Past Participle
setting
Gerund
UK
/sɛt/
US
/sɛt/
Chiefly British mining usage: to lease ground for mineral extraction.
concéderDans le domaine minier.
The duchy regularly setts small plots to independent prospectors.
Le duché concède régulièrement de petites parcelles à des prospecteurs indépendants.

Definitions

settingnoun
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.
settingadjective
Designed for, used in, or concerned with fixing, hardening, or arranging something.
She finished her makeup with a setting spray.
settingadjective
Causing or undergoing the process of becoming firm, fixed, or hard.
Apply the setting plaster evenly across the wall.
settinggerund / present participle
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.
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