set aside

réserver, mettre de côté

Garder de l'argent, du temps ou autre chose pour un usage précis.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : set aside something for something (I set aside some money for repairs.)

Synonymes : reserve, save

Expressions courantes : set aside money, set aside time, set aside something

mettre de côté, faire abstraction de

Cesser de tenir compte de quelque chose pour pouvoir se concentrer sur autre chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : set aside something / set something aside (They set their differences aside to finish the project.)

Synonymes : put aside, disregard

Expressions courantes : set aside differences, set aside concerns, set aside something

annuler, invalider

Décider officiellement qu’une décision de justice ou un accord n’a plus de valeur juridique.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : set aside something / set something aside (The court set the conviction aside.)

Synonymes : annul, invalidate, quash

Contraires : uphold

Expressions courantes : set aside judgments, set aside convictions, set aside orders

rejeter, écarter

Refuser d'accepter une proposition, un argument ou une décision.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : set aside something / set something aside (The committee set the recommendation aside.)

Synonymes : reject, overturn

Contraires : accept

Expressions courantes : set aside arguments, set aside recommendations, set aside something