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Traductions de set about dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

Voir aussi : worry, wit, turn about, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, just2, just1, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

wits pl. tantum:

rummage about VERBE [GB ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VERBE

I.round [GB raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.put about VERBE [GB pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

I.move about VERBE [GB muːv -, Am muv -], move around VERBE (move about)

II.move about VERBE [GB muːv -, Am muv -], move around VERBE (move [sb/sth] about)

lie about → lie around

8. just (exactly, precisely):

it's just on 8 am GB

information [GB ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] SUBST U

1. information (facts, details):

II.go round VERBE [GB ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] GB (go round [sth]) (visit)

get round → get around

get round → get around

gather round VERBE [GB ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

curious [GB ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VERBE [GB tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] GB (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

1. book (reserve):

passer un savon à qn fam

1. set (collection):

jeu m
a set of bills COMM, FIN

1. set (fixed) épith:

III.set <pprés setting, prét, ppas set> [GB sɛt, Am sɛt] VERBE trans

1. set (place, position):

IV.set <pprés setting, prét, ppas set> [GB sɛt, Am sɛt] VERBE intr

set about dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de set about dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

Voir aussi : up, out

out → out of

Idiomes/Tournures:

anglais d'Amérique

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais
They immediately acquired two students and set about building additions to the campus.
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Carcass now set about writing songs for their major label debut.
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During the 200607 season, the board set about trying to secure new investment in the club.
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The institution then set about searching for a new name to match its university status.
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Volt immediately set about instituting significant constitutional reforms.
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Police set about interviewing more than 300 guests and visitors on the private island.
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Noting the gull's two to one lift to weight ratio, he set about molding gull wings for their shape.
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When it reached five months old, the owner offered it for sale and set about trying to breed more.
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He then set about an exploration of the expressive possibilities of the human anatomy.
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Eventually, he was allowed to get revenge on the seal and the factory and set about on his quest for revenge on the mysterious man.
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