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set·up

(sĕt′ŭp′)

1. The way in which something is constituted, arranged, or planned.

2. The gathering and organization of the equipment needed for an operation, procedure, or task.

a. Physical makeup; physique.

b. Body posture or carriage, especially militarily erect bearing.

a. often setups Informal The collective ingredients, such as ice, mixers, and glasses, necessary for serving various alcoholic drinks.

b. A table setting, as in a restaurant.

5. A camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed.

6. Slang

a. A contest prearranged to result in an easy or faked victory.

b. An endeavor intentionally made easy.

c. A deceptive scheme, such as a fraud or hoax.

7. A plan or strategy for a projected course of action.

8. Sports A play or pass that creates a scoring opportunity.

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set•up

(ˈsɛtˌʌp)

1. organization; arrangement.

2. an act or instance of setting up or getting ready.

3. the carriage of the body; bearing.

4. a camera position, as for a particular shot.

5. a service of glass, ice, soda water, etc., for patrons who provide their own liquor.

a. an undertaking or contest deliberately made easy.

b. a match or game against an opponent who can be defeated without difficulty.

c. such an opponent.

7. a pass, shot, play, etc., in a sport or game creating an advantageous opportunity for scoring, or the situation so created.

8. an arrangement or collection of all the items, apparatus, etc., necessary for a specific activity or purpose.

9. a plan or projected course of action.

10. a prearranged situation usu. created to fool or trap someone.

[1600–10]

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Noun

setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function

aerator - an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)

burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"

centrifuge, separator, extractor - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

chemical reactor - an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction

condenser - an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid

copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

electrograph - an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures

equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

generator - an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

heat pump - apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building

heliograph - an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on

brooder, incubator - apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

instillator - medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop

Kipp's apparatus - a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating

lighting - apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

nuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

optical bench - apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena

pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

purifier - an apparatus for removing impurities

reformer - an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"

semaphore - an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

sequenator, sequencer - (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer

soda fountain - an apparatus for dispensing soda water

still - an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed

submersible - an apparatus intended for use under water

telegraph, telegraphy - apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

titrator - an apparatus for performing a titration

X-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays

setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"

fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

setup - an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

Translations

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

setup

set-up [ˈsetʌp]

(= trick) → coup m monté
The whole thing was a setup → Toute l'affaire était un coup monté.

(= organization) → boîte f
What kind of set-up do you work for? → Pour quel genre de boîte travaillez-vous?

setup

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

setup

[ˈsɛtˌʌp] n (fam) (situation) → situazione f