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Meanings of set up in English

Portuguese
montar
Catalan
ajuntar
Spanish
armar

Create by putting components or members together.

montar
Portuguese
construir
Catalan
erigir
Spanish
levantar

Construct, build, or erect.

construir
Portuguese
preparar
Catalan
armar
Spanish
disponer

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.

preparar
Portuguese
estabelecer
Spanish
lanzar

Set up or found.

estabelecer
Usage of set up in English
1
He will 'attempt' to set up a 'committee' to 'study' the matter.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
2
I think the way the golf course is set up is great.
The Guardian
3
He wants to leave Europe, set up people's tribunals, halve public employees.
Reuters
4
To end the crisis, they agreed to set up a power-sharing government.
Reuters
5
It has also set up military courts to handle national security cases.
Reuters
6
Such new bureaucracies usually take longer to set up than ministers hope.
The Guardian
7
A few years ago Wazir set up his own construction services company.
The Guardian
8
July 8 New national security office is set up in MetroPark Hotel.
Reuters
9
The body was set up to fight religious discrimination in the workplace.
The Irish Times
10
Moon said BikeSpike is simple to use and easy to set up.
Wired
11
Sources on Nauru have confirmed, however that police set up his arrest.
Radio NZ
12
In some cases they don't have either work or accommodation set up.
The Irish Times
13
Forty years ago John Simister set up a nature reserve near Wellington.
Radio NZ
14
But the House vote would help set up a confrontation with Bush.
Reuters
15
Will local authorities have any role once Irish Water is set up?
The Irish Times
16
It only rarely heard Scottish cases: twice since it was set up.
The Guardian