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set the bar
Language:
Meanings:
1.
British
American
global
neutral
informal
To establish a standard, level of quality, or benchmark against which others are measured.
To define expectations or requirements for performance or achievement.
2.
British
American
global
neutral
To place, adjust, or erect a physical bar or barrier, as in athletic equipment or event setup.
Examples:
EN:
- You can not, I have set the bar.
ES:
- No puedes, he puesto la tranca.
EN:
So we'll set the bar at 13 feet.
ES:
Así que pondremos la barra a 13 pies.
EN:
We're just a couple of dreamers who set the bar a little too high.
ES:
Somos un par de soñadores que nos impusimos un ejemplo muy alto.
EN:
He wined and dined her, set the bar for hot sex then dumped her for an Icelandic supermodel named Anka.
ES:
La llevaba a cenar y a tomar tragos, le daba sexo ardiente y luego la dejó por Anka, una supermodelo islandesa.
EN:
You should always set the bar as high as possible submit.
ES:
Siempre debes aspirar lo más alto posible.
EN:
Look, I think Cheryl really set the bar at the time, but you cannot deny that that audition was outstanding.
ES:
Hola. - Hola, Paul. Sí-- - ¿Paul Reiser?
EN:
I set the bar so high with the poems and the cards and that stupid frog.
ES:
Elevé sus expectativas al darle esas tarjetas, esos poemas y esa estúpida rana.
EN:
He helped set the bar up for the evening. And what time did you leave?
ES:
Me ayudó a organizar la barra para la noche.
EN:
I-If you set the bar too high, the fall might be...
ES:
Si tus expectativas son demasiado altas, la caída puede ser...
EN:
It set the bar for me on some level.
ES:
Puso el listón a cierto nivel.
EN:
-Thank you. -They set the bar so low.
ES:
... sabríanqueno tenía otra opción.
EN:
-They set the bar so low.
ES:
- Era difícil.
EN:
You're talking to someone who set the bar for adolescent rebellion.
ES:
Yo fui quien inspiró la rebelión adolescente.
EN:
But you didn't exactly set the bar all that high.
ES:
Pero no fijaste una meta muy alta, exactamente.
EN:
You don't set the bar real high.
ES:
No has puesto el listón muy alto.
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