set back

verzögern, zurückwerfen

Jemanden oder etwas verzögern oder das Weiterkommen erschweren.

In einfachem Englisch: To delay someone or something, or make progress more difficult.

• The rain set us back.
• A broken machine set the project back by a month.
• These delays have set back our plans to move.

So benutzt man es: set someone/something back by an amount of time (The strike set construction back by two weeks.); set someone/something back (Her injury set her back just before the race.)

Synonyme: delay, hold up, hinder

Gegenteile: advance

Häufige Wendungen: set back progress, set someone back, set something back

kosten

Jemanden einen bestimmten Geldbetrag kosten.

In einfachem Englisch: If something does this to you, it costs you a particular amount of money.

• That meal set me back fifty dollars.
• How much did your new bike set you back?
• A replacement roof could set us back thousands.

So benutzt man es: set someone back an amount of money (The repairs set me back three hundred pounds.)

Synonyme: cost

Häufige Wendungen: set someone back, set back thousands

zurücksetzen

Etwas mit Abstand zu einer Straße, einem Rand oder einer anderen Begrenzung aufstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To place something a distance away from a road, edge, or other line.

• The house is set back from the road.
• They set the fence back two metres.
• New buildings must be set back from the river.

So benutzt man es: set something back from something (They set the new fence back from the road.); be set back from something (The house is set back from the street.)

Synonyme: position away from

Häufige Wendungen: set something back, set back buildings

zurückstellen

Etwas nach hinten bewegen oder auf eine frühere Position oder Uhrzeit zurückstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move something backward or return it to an earlier position or time.

• We set the clocks back tonight.
• She set her watch back ten minutes.
• Have you set the kitchen clock back an hour?

So benutzt man es: set something back an amount (Set your watch back one hour.)

Synonyme: turn back, put back

Gegenteile: advance

Häufige Wendungen: set back clocks, set something back

zurückversetzt einbauen

Etwas hinter der umgebenden Oberfläche oder in einer Vertiefung der Wand anbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To place something behind the surrounding surface or inside a space in a wall.

• The door is set back in the wall.
• They set the display back inside a deep frame.
• Each window was set back behind the stone surface.

So benutzt man es: be set back in something (The statue was set back in a small niche.); be set back from something (The window is set back from the wall's outer surface.)

Synonyme: recess

Häufige Wendungen: set something back, set back windows