set up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for set up in the English»French Dictionary

I.set up VB [Brit sɛt -, Am sɛt -] (set up) (establish oneself)

II.set up VB [Brit sɛt -, Am sɛt -] (set [sth] up, set up [sth])

III.set up VB [Brit sɛt -, Am sɛt -] (set [sb] up)

IV.set up VB [Brit sɛt -, Am sɛt -] (set [oneself] up)

set-up [Brit ˈsɛtʌp, Am ˈsɛdˌəp] N inf

Translations for set up in the English»French Dictionary

I.set [Brit sɛt, Am sɛt] N

II.set [Brit sɛt, Am sɛt] ADJ

III.set <pres part setting, pret, pp set> [Brit sɛt, Am sɛt] VB trans

1. set (place, position):

IV.set <pres part setting, pret, pp set> [Brit sɛt, Am sɛt] VB intr

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

set up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for set up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for set up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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After arriving, he set up operations just north of where the cave lies today.
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His goal was to set up a website where the public could become informed and gain transparency into wholesale diamond prices.
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It has been set up to start by 1924, but could only be in real-life by 1976.
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This set up a possible run for mayor in the fall of 2007 as an independent.
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During those years new schools were set up in all the towns.
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Within a year, despite a severe stutter, he decided to set up his own firm with a $500 loan from his father.
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However, in order to set up the staggered terms, three were to be elected to one year terms and three to two year terms.
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The group of women is narrowed down to five via a three round fight between house mates set up by the head trainer.
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They staged protests and set up a defense fund and website, freemikehawash.org.
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It did set up two small hospitals for them in the 1680s.
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