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ambientare

to set (a story)

verb ahm-byen-TAH-reh Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Also means

to adapt to an environment

Usage Note

Ambientare most commonly means to set a film, novel, or play in a particular place or era — il film è ambientato a Roma means 'the film is set in Rome'. Reflexively, ambientarsi means to settle into or get used to a new environment, as in mi sto ambientando al nuovo lavoro (I'm settling into the new job).

Examples

"Il romanzo è ambientato nel Medioevo."

Natural Translation

The novel is set in the Middle Ages.

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