set fair

vielversprechend, günstig

Bei guten Bedingungen, die Erfolg wahrscheinlich machen.

In einfachem Englisch: Conditions are good, so something is likely to succeed.

• Our chances look set fair.
• The project is set fair for success.
• After the funding arrived, the business looked set fair to grow.

So benutzt man es: be set fair for something (The team is set fair for another victory.); be set fair to do something (Sales are set fair to rise this year.)

Synonyme: promising, favorable

Gegenteile: unpromising

Häufige Wendungen: set fair for success, look set fair

beständig schön

Klares, angenehmes Wetter, das voraussichtlich anhält.

In einfachem Englisch: The weather is clear and pleasant and likely to stay that way.

• The weather is set fair.
• The forecast looks set fair for the weekend.
• With the skies set fair, we packed a picnic.

Synonyme: fine, settled

Gegenteile: unsettled

Häufige Wendungen: weather set fair, remain set fair

in gutem Zustand

Eine Person oder Sache ist in guter Verfassung.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone or something is in a good condition or state.

• The ship was set fair.
• After the repairs, everything looked set fair.
• They left the farm set fair for the new owner.

Synonyme: in good shape, in good order

Häufige Wendungen: everything set fair, ship set fair

den Putz glätten

Frischen Putz nach der ersten groben Schicht abschließend glatt machen.

In einfachem Englisch: You give fresh plaster a smooth final surface after putting on the first rough layer.

• The builder set fair the plaster.
• We must set fair these walls before painting them.
• She set fair the ceiling with a steel trowel.

So benutzt man es: set fair something (The plasterer set fair the new wall.)

Synonyme: smooth, finish

Häufige Wendungen: set fair plaster, set fair walls

günstig werden

Die Bedingungen verbessern sich und machen Erfolg wahrscheinlicher.

In einfachem Englisch: Conditions become good and likely to help someone succeed.

• His prospects set fair after the agreement.
• Conditions have set fair for a successful harvest.
• With new orders arriving, the outlook began to set fair.

Synonyme: improve

Gegenteile: worsen

Häufige Wendungen: prospects set fair, conditions set fair

aufklaren

Das Wetter wird klar und angenehm und bleibt voraussichtlich so.

In einfachem Englisch: The weather becomes clear and pleasant and seems likely to stay that way.

• The weather began to set fair.
• After days of rain, the skies set fair.
• We waited for the weather to set fair before sailing.

Synonyme: clear up

Häufige Wendungen: weather set fair, set fair overnight

aufräumen

Dinge ordentlich anordnen und aufräumen.

In einfachem Englisch: You arrange things neatly and put them in order.

• She set fair the room.
• He set fair his desk before leaving.
• We set fair the house for our guests.

So benutzt man es: set fair something (She set fair the room before the visitors arrived.)

Synonyme: tidy, put in order

Häufige Wendungen: set fair something, set fair everything