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Canadian French Meaning of set one's heart on

mettre son coeur à

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Definitions and Meaning of set one's heart on in English

set one's heart on

to fix firmly, amount of deflection from a straight line, to indicate the position of game by crouching or pointing, a state of psychological preparedness to perceive or respond to an anticipated stimulus or situation, to place by transporting, to put and fix in a direction, to become engaged in, to make scenically ready for a performance, a collection of elements and especially mathematical ones (such as numbers or points), to start out on a journey, a division of a tennis match won by the side that wins at least six games beating the opponent by two games or by winning a tiebreaker, to sink (the head of a nail) below the surface, to organize one's affairs, to adorn with something affixed or infixed, the form or movement of the body or of its parts, to become solid or thickened by chemical or physical alteration, to step onto, the blossoms of a plant that have set fruit as a result of fertilization, to fix in a desired position (as by heating or stretching), the burrow of a badger, to determine to pursue, an electronic device, to become or cause to become firm or solid, apply, prepared for use or action, to spread to the wind, to bend slightly the tooth points of (a saw) alternately in opposite directions, to place oneself in position in preparation for an action (such as running), an artificial setting for a scene of a play or movie, to reserve for a purpose, a small bulb, corm, or tuber or a piece of tuber used for propagation, to provide the basis or background, to begin to do, needing or wanting nothing further, to become whole by growing together, a clutch of eggs, to put or fix in a place, condition, or position, to fix in a setting or frame, annul, overrule, a group of persons associated by common interests, to come to an end, to place in relation for comparison or balance, to make unyielding or obstinate, mental inclination, tendency, or habit, to incite to attack or antagonism, to give impulse to, the basic formation in a country-dance or square dance, fixed by authority, to pass below the horizon, to fix at a certain amount, to have a certain direction in motion, to cause the start of, settled, persistent, to hold something in regard or esteem at the rate of, to cause to assume a specified condition, relation, or occupation, to dance face to face with another in a square dance, a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together, to give an account or statement of, to put to one side, to direct to action, to mount an attack on, the manner of fitting or of being placed or suspended, reluctant to change, to adjust (something, such as a clock) in conformity with a standard, to reserve to a particular use, to fix or decide on as a time, limit, or regulation, to put in order for immediate use, value, rate, a number of persons or things of the same kind that belong or are used together, the music played at one session, the act or action of setting, a state of psychological preparedness usually of limited duration for action in response to an anticipated stimulus or situation, built-in, to undergo development usually as a result of pollination, fixed sense 1a, rigid, to place in a specified literary or dramatic setting, an artificial setting for a scene of a theatrical or film production, to point out the position of (game) by holding a fixed attitude, an apparatus of electronic components assembled so as to function as a unit, to put into type or something like type (as on photographic film), to cause to sit, to start out on a course, to cause (fruit or seed) to develop, value entry 2 sense 1, rate, to attack usually with violence, to put in order for printing, to arrange (hair) in a desired style by using implements (such as curlers, rollers, or clips) and gels or lotions, sit sense 1a, b, to catch sight of, a rectangular paving stone of sandstone or granite, to apply oneself to some activity, to defeat (an opponent or a contract) in bridge, to wave, curl, or arrange hair by wetting and drying, form or carriage of the body or of its parts, fixed by authority, appointment, or agreement, to cause to be, become, or do, affix, permanent change of form (as of metal) due to repeated or excessive stress, to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them, transplant sense 1, to arrange (type) for printing, to provide music or instrumental accompaniment for (a text), a collection of books or periodicals forming a unit, to make (a trap) ready to catch prey, to form and bring to maturity, to establish as the best performance, a group of tennis games that make up a match, further, irritate, annoy, immovable, rigid, to cause to become firm or solid, to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator, to restore to normal position or connection when dislocated or fractured, intent, determined, the width of the body of a piece of type, the condition of being set, to place in a relative rank or category, to make noticeable or outstanding, to fix (a hook) firmly into the jaw of a fish, to affect one with or as if with weight, post, station, direction of flow, to furnish as a pattern or model, the act or result of arranging hair by curling or waving, to put in order for use, to put in motion, resolve sense transitive 5, showing great determination, enter, to place (oneself) in position to start running in a race, to correct someone by providing accurate information, to start on purpose, to fix (something, such as a precious stone) in a border of metal, ready for action, use, etc., to be becoming, to place (a story or performance) in a specified setting, a group of a specific number of repetitions of a particular exercise, to fix as a distinguishing imprint, sign, or appearance, to place with care or deliberate purpose and with relative stability, to put a fine edge on by grinding or honing, to consider valuable, trustworthy, or worthwhile, to adjust (a device and especially a measuring device) to a desired position, not very willing to change, intentional, premeditated, a group of mathematical elements (as numbers or points), to have a specified direction in motion, to cover and warm eggs to hatch them, to direct with fixed attention, sit, to cause to assume a specified posture or position, to put aside (something, such as dough containing yeast) for fermenting, to give (a fowl) eggs to hatch or provide (eggs) with suitable conditions for hatching, to allot as a task, to become whole by knitting, dismiss, to put into type or its equivalent (as on film), a young plant or rooted cutting ready for transplanting, to establish as the highest level or best performance, to place as an estimate of worth, a session of music (such as jazz or dance music) usually followed by an intermission, to begin a voyage, to appoint or assign to an office or duty, to restore to normal position or connection, a usually offensive formation in football or basketball, to become permanent

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mettre son coeur à

to fix firmly, amount of deflection from a straight line, to indicate the position of game by crouching or pointing, a state of psychological preparedness to pe

avoir mal (à),aspirer,(mourir pour),faim de,démangeaison,passion (pour),désir (pour),haleter après,languir,regretter (quelque chose)

mépriser,rejeter,déclin,exécrer,refuser,repousser

set foot in => Mettre le pied dans, set eyes on => voir, set by => établi par, set at => réglé à, set (to) => (fixer),

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