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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)

n.

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	1.	setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function apparatus 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" cascade liquefier - an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc. 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
	2.	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
	3.	setup - an act that incriminates someone on a false charge frame-up falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

Translations

paramétrage

setup

[ˈsetʌp] N

1. (= way sth is organised) → sistema m
it's an odd setup here → aquí todo es en un plan raro
you have to know the setup → hay que conocer el tinglado
what's the setup? → ¿cuál es el sistema?, ¿cómo está organizado?
he's joining our setup → formará parte de nuestro equipo

2. (= trick, trap) → trampa f, montaje m

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]

(way sth is organized) → manière f dont les choses sont organisées
I've only been here a couple of days and I don't quite know the set-up → Je ne suis ici que depuis deux jours et je ne sais pas trop comment les choses sont organisées.

(= 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?

(COMPUTING) (= installation) [hardware, software] → installation f
The setup will take a few minutes → L'installation prendra quelques minutes.setup file n (COMPUTING) → fichier m de configuration

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

setup

(inf: = situation) → Umstände pl; (= way of organizing things) → Organisation f, → Drum und Dran nt (inf); it’s a funny setup → das sind (vielleicht) komische Zustände!; what’s the setup here? → wie verhält sich or läuft (inf) → das hier (alles)?; she didn’t quite understand the setup → sie verstand die Sachlage nicht ganz

(= equipment) → Geräte pl, → Instrumente pl; (Comput) → Setup nt; page setup → Seite einrichten

(US, for drinks) → Zubehör nt → für Cocktails etc

(inf: = rigged contest) → abgekartete Sache

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

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