setup

la organización

la trampa

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "set-up."

setup(

sehd

uhp

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (arrangement)

a. la organización

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I don't like the setup of the restaurant; the bathroom opens right into the dining room.No me gusta la organización del restaurante; el baño abre directamente al comedor.

b. el sistema

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

All relations in a corporate setup have monetary or non-monetary transactions.En un sistema corporativo, todas las relaciones incluyen transacciones monetarias y no monetarias.

2. (trap)

a. la trampa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

If the kidnappers see the police, they'll know it's a setup.Si los secuestradores ven a la policía, sabrán que es una trampa.

b. el montaje

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The agent realized it was a setup as soon as he opened the door.El agente supo que era un montaje en cuanto abrió la puerta.

setup

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (colloquial)

a. el sistema m, montaje

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(organization, arrangement)

setup [ˈsetʌp]

noun

1 (way sth is organised) sistema (m)

it's an odd setup here aquí todo es en un plan raro; you have to know the setup hay que conocer el tinglado; what's the setup? ¿cuál es el sistema?; ¿cómo está organizado?; he's joining our setup formará parte de nuestro equipo

2 (trick, trap) trampa (f); montaje (informal) (m)

he was asked to pick somebody up and bring them to a party, not realizing it was a setup

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Examples

Phrases

setup is already running	la configuración ya se está ejecutando
load setup defaults	cargar valores predeterminados de la configuración
discard changes and exit setup	descartar cambios y salir de la instalación
press F2 to run setup	presione F2 para ejecutar la configuración