English-Azerbaijani dictionary

set free

to make (someone) free: The hostages were set free after several hours of negotiations.
az: azad etmək, sərbəst buraxmaq

ru: освобождать

set in phrasal verb

to begin or become established: Boredom soon set in among the children.
az: gəlmək (qış, yay və s.)
ru: устанавливаться

set light to

to cause to begin burning: He set light to the pile of rubbish in his garden.
az: tutuşdurmaq, alovlandırmaq
ru: поджигать

set off phrasal verb

1 (sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.
az: yola çıxmaq 
ru: отправляться (в дорогу)
2 to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.
az: həvəsləndirmək 
ru: побуждать
3 to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.
az: partlatmaq, alovlandırmaq
ru: взорвать

set one's heart on 

also have one's heart set on
to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.
az: ürəkdən istəmək
ru: страстно желать

set one's seal to

to give one's authority or agreement to: He set his seal to the proposals for reforms.
az: icazə vermək, təsdiqləmək 
ru: официально одобрить, санкционировать

set out phrasal verb

1 to start a journey: He set out to explore the countryside.
az: yola düşmək 
ru: отправляться
2 to intend: I didn't set out to prove him wrong.
az: niyət etmək, fikrində tutmaq 
ru: намереваться

set phrase noun

(linguistics) a phrase which always occurs in one form, and which cannot be changed: 'Of no fixed abode' is a set phrase.
az: frazeologizm 
ru: клише

set someone's mind at rest

to take away a person’s worries about something: We set her mind at rest by promising to call her as soon as we arrived.
az: sakitləşdirmək
ru: успокоить кого-л.

set the pace

az: ton vermək, örnək olmaq, liderlik etmək

ru: задавать тон (задавать темп), подать пример, лидировать

set the table

also lay the table

to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal: The food is ready – please could you lay the table for me?
az: süfrə açmaq
ru: накрывать на стол

set to phrasal verb

to start to do something (vigorously): They set to, and finished the work the same day.
az: işə girişmək, başlamaq
ru: браться

set to rights

also put to rights

to put back into the correct order, state etc: The room was in a dreadful mess, and it took us the whole day to set it to rights.
az: səliqəyə salmaq
ru: приводить в порядок

set to work

also get to work

to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I’ll have to set to work on this mending this evening.
az: işə başlamaq
ru: приниматься за работу

set up phrasal verb

1 to establish: When was the organization set up?
az: tikmək, yaratmaq, qurmaq 
ru: учреждать
2 to arrange or construct: He set up the apparatus for the experiment.
az: hazırlamaq, düzəltmək
ru: подготавливать