🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Configuração

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon-fi-gu-ra-sao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Set-Up/ˈsɛt.ʌp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A configuração da sala de conferências estava perfeita."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The way in which something is arranged or organized.

    "The set-up of the conference room was perfect for the meeting."
  2. 2

    A situation or scheme designed to deceive or entrap someone.

    "He realized it was a set-up when he found out the truth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'set-up' originated in the early 20th century, combining the verb 'set' from Old English 'settan' meaning 'to place' and 'up', which has Germanic roots. Over time, it evolved to denote the arrangement or organization of something.

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