set back

retarder, freiner

Retarder quelqu’un ou quelque chose, ou rendre ses progrès plus difficiles.

En anglais simple : To delay someone or something, or make progress more difficult.

• The rain set us back.
• A broken machine set the project back by a month.
• These delays have set back our plans to move.

Comment l'utiliser : set someone/something back by an amount of time (The strike set construction back by two weeks.); set someone/something back (Her injury set her back just before the race.)

Synonymes : delay, hold up, hinder

Contraires : advance

Expressions courantes : set back progress, set someone back, set something back

coûter

Coûter une certaine somme d’argent à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : If something does this to you, it costs you a particular amount of money.

• That meal set me back fifty dollars.
• How much did your new bike set you back?
• A replacement roof could set us back thousands.

Comment l'utiliser : set someone back an amount of money (The repairs set me back three hundred pounds.)

Synonymes : cost

Expressions courantes : set someone back, set back thousands

placer en retrait

Placer quelque chose à une certaine distance d’une route, d’un bord ou d’une autre limite.

En anglais simple : To place something a distance away from a road, edge, or other line.

• The house is set back from the road.
• They set the fence back two metres.
• New buildings must be set back from the river.

Comment l'utiliser : set something back from something (They set the new fence back from the road.); be set back from something (The house is set back from the street.)

Synonymes : position away from

Expressions courantes : set something back, set back buildings

reculer, retarder

Déplacer quelque chose vers l’arrière ou le remettre à une position ou une heure antérieure.

En anglais simple : To move something backward or return it to an earlier position or time.

• We set the clocks back tonight.
• She set her watch back ten minutes.
• Have you set the kitchen clock back an hour?

Comment l'utiliser : set something back an amount (Set your watch back one hour.)

Synonymes : turn back, put back

Contraires : advance

Expressions courantes : set back clocks, set something back

encastrer, placer en retrait

Placer quelque chose en retrait de la surface environnante ou dans un creux du mur.

En anglais simple : To place something behind the surrounding surface or inside a space in a wall.

• The door is set back in the wall.
• They set the display back inside a deep frame.
• Each window was set back behind the stone surface.

Comment l'utiliser : be set back in something (The statue was set back in a small niche.); be set back from something (The window is set back from the wall's outer surface.)

Synonymes : recess

Expressions courantes : set something back, set back windows