set fair

前途有望な、好条件の

条件がよく、成功する可能性が高いこと。

やさしい英語で： Conditions are good, so something is likely to succeed.

• Our chances look set fair.
• The project is set fair for success.
• After the funding arrived, the business looked set fair to grow.

使い方： be set fair for something (The team is set fair for another victory.); be set fair to do something (Sales are set fair to rise this year.)

類義語： promising, favorable

反対語： unpromising

よく使う表現： set fair for success, look set fair

晴天が続く

晴れて穏やかな天気が、そのまま続きそうなこと。

やさしい英語で： The weather is clear and pleasant and likely to stay that way.

• The weather is set fair.
• The forecast looks set fair for the weekend.
• With the skies set fair, we packed a picnic.

類義語： fine, settled

反対語： unsettled

よく使う表現： weather set fair, remain set fair

良好な状態の

人や物の状態がよいこと。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something is in a good condition or state.

• The ship was set fair.
• After the repairs, everything looked set fair.
• They left the farm set fair for the new owner.

類義語： in good shape, in good order

よく使う表現： everything set fair, ship set fair

漆喰を平滑に仕上げる

粗い下塗りの後、塗ったばかりの漆喰を滑らかに仕上げること。

やさしい英語で： You give fresh plaster a smooth final surface after putting on the first rough layer.

• The builder set fair the plaster.
• We must set fair these walls before painting them.
• She set fair the ceiling with a steel trowel.

使い方： set fair something (The plasterer set fair the new wall.)

類義語： smooth, finish

よく使う表現： set fair plaster, set fair walls

好転する

状況がよくなり、成功しやすくなること。

やさしい英語で： Conditions become good and likely to help someone succeed.

• His prospects set fair after the agreement.
• Conditions have set fair for a successful harvest.
• With new orders arriving, the outlook began to set fair.

類義語： improve

反対語： worsen

よく使う表現： prospects set fair, conditions set fair

晴れる

天気が晴れて穏やかになり、その状態が続きそうになること。

やさしい英語で： The weather becomes clear and pleasant and seems likely to stay that way.

• The weather began to set fair.
• After days of rain, the skies set fair.
• We waited for the weather to set fair before sailing.

類義語： clear up

よく使う表現： weather set fair, set fair overnight

整える、片付ける

物をきちんと配置し、整えること。

やさしい英語で： You arrange things neatly and put them in order.

• She set fair the room.
• He set fair his desk before leaving.
• We set fair the house for our guests.

使い方： set fair something (She set fair the room before the visitors arrived.)

類義語： tidy, put in order

よく使う表現： set fair something, set fair everything