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Swedish
Etymology
sätta (“set, put”) + av (“off”)
Verb
sätta av (present sätter av, preterite satte av, supine satt av, imperative sätt av)
- (idiomatic) to set off (at great speed)
Älgen blev rädd och satte av mot skogen- The moose got scared and set off towards the forest
- (idiomatic) to set aside (money and the like)
- Synonym: avsätta
Vi sätter av lite pengar varje månad till den planerade semestern- We set aside some money each month for the planned vacation
sätta av några dagar om året för något- set aside a few days a year for something
- (idiomatic) to drop off (passengers or the like), to let off
- Synonym: släppa av
Han satte av dom vid bensinstationen- He dropped them off at the gas station
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