set down

dejar, poner, dejar bajar

Poner algo sobre una superficie, o detener un vehículo para que bajen pasajeros.

En inglés sencillo: To put something on a surface, or stop a vehicle to let passengers get out.

• Set the box down here.
• She gently set down the sleeping baby.
• The bus sets passengers down outside the hospital.

Cómo se usa: set something down on something (She set the tray down on the table.); set someone down at a place (The coach set us down at the station.)

Sinónimos: put down, place, drop off

Antónimos: pick up

Expresiones frecuentes: set down a bag, set down passengers, set something down

anotar, poner por escrito

Escribir algo para poder leerlo o recordarlo más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: To write something so that it can be read or remembered later.

• Set down your ideas.
• He set down what he remembered of the journey.
• Have you set your plans down on paper?

Cómo se usa: set something down (She set her memories down in a notebook.); set down something in writing (Please set down your concerns in writing.)

Sinónimos: write down, record, put down

Expresiones frecuentes: set down thoughts, set down an account, set something down

establecer, estipular

Decidir y expresar las reglas o condiciones que las personas deben cumplir.

En inglés sencillo: To decide and state rules or conditions that people must follow.

• The school set down clear rules.
• These conditions were set down when the agreement was signed.
• Who set down the standards we have to follow?

Cómo se usa: set down something (The contract sets down each worker's duties.); set down that + clause (The rules set down that all entries must arrive by Friday.)

Sinónimos: lay down, establish, stipulate

Expresiones frecuentes: set down rules, set down conditions, set down requirements

aterrizar

Hacer que una aeronave se pose en tierra o en agua al terminar un vuelo.

En inglés sencillo: To bring an aircraft onto the ground or water at the end of a flight.

• The helicopter set down safely.
• The pilot set down on a quiet stretch of water.
• Could you set the plane down in that field?

Cómo se usa: set down on/in/at a place (The pilot set down in a nearby field.); set an aircraft down (She set the helicopter down beside the road.)

Sinónimos: land, touch down

Antónimos: take off

Expresiones frecuentes: set down safely, set down on water, set down the helicopter

considerar, tomar por

Formarse una opinión sobre qué tipo de persona es alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To decide that someone is a particular kind of person.

• I set him down as a liar.
• She had set the visitor down as someone unimportant.
• They set me down as foolish before hearing my explanation.

Cómo se usa: set someone down as something (She set him down as a fool after their first meeting.)

Sinónimos: judge, regard, take for

Expresiones frecuentes: set someone down, set down as foolish