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set

set; collection

noun set Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: English loanword

Also means

(film/TV) set

Usage Note

Set is an invariable English loanword in Italian — the plural is identical to the singular (un set, due set). It is used in contexts ranging from tennis (un set in a tennis match) to film production (sul set, 'on set') to retail (un set di posate, 'a cutlery set'). As an invariable masculine noun, it always takes il/un.

Examples

"La scena è stata girata sul set."

Natural Translation

The scene was filmed on set.

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