- to set up
- to set uptransitive verb sep1 (statue) levantar, erigir; (roadblock) colocar; (tent, stall) montar; (machine, equipment) montar, armar2 familiar (drinks) poner, servir3 (business) montar, poner; (school, trust fund) fundar; (inquiry) abrir; (committee) crear4 (provide with) proveer de■ we're set up with everything we need estamos provistos de todo lo que necesitamos■ you're set up for life! ¡tienes el porvenir asegurado!5 familiar (make healthier) ayudar a reponerse6 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (frame) tender una trampa a■ we've been set up! ¡nos han tendido una trampa!7 (establish person) establecerse (as, como)■ she set herself up as a freelance journalist se estableció como periodista independiente■ he set his brother up in business ayudó a su hermano a establecerse8 (claim to be) pretender serintransitive verb1 establecerse (as, como)■ he set up as a painter se estableció como pintor■ they've decided to set up in business han decidido montar un negocio
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.