setting

setting
noun
1) (Mus.) Vertonung, die
2) (frame for jewel) Fassung, die
3) (surroundings) Rahmen, der; (of novel etc.) Schauplatz, der
4) (plates and cutlery) Gedeck, das
* * *
noun
1) (a background: This castle is the perfect setting for a murder.) der Hintergrund
2) (an arrangement of jewels in eg a ring.) das Einfassen
3) (music composed for a poem etc: settings of folk songs.) die Vertonung
* * *
set·ting
[ˈsetɪŋ, AM ˈset̬ɪŋ]
n usu sing
1. (location) Lage f; (immediate surroundings) Umgebung f; (for a wedding) Rahmen m
2. (in film, novel, play) Schauplatz m
3. (adjustment on appliance) Einstellung f
to adjust the \setting die Einstellung anpassen
4. (place at table) Gedeck nt
5. (frame for jewel) Fassung f
6. MUS Vertonung f
7. (fixing/arranging) Einstellung f
8. TYPO (composing text) Setzen nt
* * *
['setɪŋ]
n
1) (of sun, moon) Untergang m
2) (= background, atmosphere) Rahmen m; (= environment, surroundings) Umgebung f; (of novel etc) Schauplatz m

a film with a medieval setting — ein Film, der im Mittelalter spielt

3) (of jewel) Fassung f
4) (= place setting) Gedeck nt
5) (= position on dial etc) Einstellung f (ALSO COMPUT)

advanced settings — erweiterte Einstellungen pl

regional settings — Ländereinstellungen pl

6) (= musical arrangement) Vertonung f
7) (HAIRDRESSING) Legen nt
* * *
setting [ˈsetıŋ] s
1. (Ein)Setzen n, Einrichten n:
setting of type TYPO (Schrift)Setzen;
the setting of a gem das (Ein)Fassen eines Edelsteins
2. (Gold- etc) Fassung f
3. Abziehen n, Schärfen n (eines Messers)
4. a) Hintergrund m
b) fig Rahmen m
c) Schauplatz m:
the novel has its setting in Spain der Roman spielt in Spanien
5. szenischer Hintergrund:
a) THEAT Bühnenbild n
b) FILM Ausstattung f
6. MUS
a) Vertonung f
b) Satz m, Einrichtung f
7. TECH Bettung f, Sockel m (einer Maschine)
8. TECH
a) Einstellung f:
regional settings COMPUT Ländereinstellungen pl
b) Ablese-, Messwert m
9. ASTRON (Sonnen- etc) Untergang m
10. TECH Abbinden n (von Zement etc):
setting point Stockpunkt m
11. Schränkung f (einer Säge)
12. Gasgewinnung: Retortensatz m
13. Gelege n (alle für eine Brut gelegten Eier)
14. Gedeck n
* * *
noun
1) (Mus.) Vertonung, die
2) (frame for jewel) Fassung, die
3) (surroundings) Rahmen, der; (of novel etc.) Schauplatz, der
4) (plates and cutlery) Gedeck, das
* * *
adj.
gesetzt adj. n.
Einstellung f.
Vertonung f.

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