setting Значение & определение

Значение на setting на български

• 0 the position of a house or other building:

  • Their house is in an idyllic country setting.

  • The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp.

• 1 a position on the controls of a piece of equipment:

  • My hairdryer has three settings - high, medium, and low.

  • You don't need to adjust the setting every time you take a photo.

  • Go to Settings to connect to Wi-Fi networks.

• 2 the piece of metal in a ring, or other piece of jewellery, into which a precious stone is fixed:

  • a single diamond in a plain gold setting

• 3 the place where a film or play is recorded or performed, and the pictures, furniture, etc. that are used:

  • The curtain eventually lifted on a new stage setting.

  • Even the books' most die-hard fans admit they have trouble reading without picturing actors and settings from the movies.

• 4 music written or provided for a poem or other words so that they can be sung:

  • He sang Schubert's setting of a Goethe poem.

• 5 the part of a piece of jewelry designed to hold a stone:

  • It was her grandmother’s ring – a single diamond in a gold setting

• 6 the surroundings or place in which something is put:

  • The house has a beautiful setting overlooking the river.

  • The setting of the novel is Paris in the 1920s.

• 7 a position of the controls on a machine or instrument:

  • If the image is dark or fuzzy, adjust the settings.