set aside

reservar, apartar

Guardar dinero, tiempo u otra cosa para un uso concreto.

En inglés sencillo: To keep money, time, or something else for a particular use.

• Set aside some money each month.
• We set two hours aside for the meeting.
• Have you set aside a room for visitors?

Cómo se usa: set aside something for something (I set aside some money for repairs.)

Sinónimos: reserve, save

Expresiones frecuentes: set aside money, set aside time, set aside something

dejar de lado, pasar por alto

Dejar de tener algo en cuenta para poder concentrarse en otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To stop considering something so you can focus on something else.

• We must set aside our differences.
• She set aside her doubts and joined the team.
• Can you set your personal feelings aside?

Cómo se usa: set aside something / set something aside (They set their differences aside to finish the project.)

Sinónimos: put aside, disregard

Expresiones frecuentes: set aside differences, set aside concerns, set aside something

anular, invalidar

Declarar oficialmente que una decisión judicial o un acuerdo ya no tiene validez.

En inglés sencillo: To officially decide that a legal decision or agreement no longer has legal effect.

• The judge set aside the order.
• Her conviction was set aside on appeal.
• The court may set this agreement aside.

Cómo se usa: set aside something / set something aside (The court set the conviction aside.)

Sinónimos: annul, invalidate, quash

Antónimos: uphold

Expresiones frecuentes: set aside judgments, set aside convictions, set aside orders

rechazar, desestimar

No aceptar una propuesta, un argumento o una decisión.

En inglés sencillo: To reject a proposal, argument, or decision instead of accepting it.

• The council set aside the proposal.
• She set aside his argument as unconvincing.
• The board set the earlier decision aside after hearing new evidence.

Cómo se usa: set aside something / set something aside (The committee set the recommendation aside.)

Sinónimos: reject, overturn

Antónimos: accept

Expresiones frecuentes: set aside arguments, set aside recommendations, set aside something