Usage examples of "set about" in English with translation to French

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The ship is about to set sail. Le bateau est sur le point de mettre à la voile.
She doesn't want to talk about it. Elle ne veut pas en parler.
The diamond was set in a gold ring. Le diamant était enchâssé dans une bague en or.
We must tell him about it. Nous devons l'en informer.
He set his son up as a baker. Il a établi son fils comme boulanger.
Tell me about your plan. Parle-moi de ton plan.
A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man. Une souscription a été lancée afin d'ériger un monument à mémoire du défunt.
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow. Vu l'état du ciel, le typhon se sera complètement déchaîné demain à cette heure.
Set the clock right. It's ten minutes fast. Règle la pendule. Elle avance de dix minutes.
I bought it for about twelve dollars. Je l'ai acheté pour douze dollars.
The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday. Le prisonnier a été remis en liberté hier.
He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de voir que tu étais à peu près cinq fois plus jolie que toutes les autres femmes dans la pièce.
Are you ready to set off? Es-tu prêt à commencer ?
Are you seriously thinking about buying a computer from that store? Pensez-vous sérieusement à acheter un ordinateur dans ce magasin ?
If you are a parent, don't allow yourself to set your heart on any particular line of work for your children. Si vous êtes parent, ne vous laissez pas aller à pencher en direction d'une voie professionnelle particulière pour vos enfants.
In addition, to about 30,000 yen, the wallet contained his driver's license. En plus d'environ 30.000 yens, son portefeuille contenait son permis de conduire.
He set out for Canada yesterday. Il est parti pour le Canada hier.
She was anxious about his health. Elle était préoccupée par sa santé.
The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. Le but du propagandiste est de faire oublier à un ensemble de personnes que certains autres ensembles de personnes sont humaines.
Don't worry about your dog. I'll take care of him. Ne vous faites pas de souci pour votre chien. J'en prendrai soin.
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