set the table

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32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: süfrə açmaq — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Catalan: parar — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Chinese Mandarin: 擺桌子 /摆桌子 (bǎi zhuōzi) — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Danish: dække bord — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Dutch: de tafel dekken — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Finnish: kattaa pöytä — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• French: mettre la table — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• French: mettre le couvert — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• French: dresser la table — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• French: dresser le couvert — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Galician: pór a mesa — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Galician: poñer a mesa — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• German: den Tisch decken — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Hungarian: megterít — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Hungarian: (asztalt) terít — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Irish: leag an bord — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Italian: apparecchiare — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Italian: apparecchiare la tavola — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Lithuanian: padengti stalą — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dekkja bordet — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Polish: nakrywać do stołu — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Polish: nakryć do stołu — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Russian: накры́ть стол (nakrýtʹ stol) — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Slovak: prestrieť stôl — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Spanish: tender / vestir / preparar / poner la mesa — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Swahili: tandika meza — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Swedish: duka — arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal
• Chinese Mandarin: 鋪路 /铺路 (pūlù) — make a future outcome possible
• Chinese Mandarin: 奠定基礎 /奠定基础 (diàndìng jīchǔ) — make a future outcome possible
• Finnish: pohjustaa — make a future outcome possible
• Polish: kłaść podwaliny — make a future outcome possible
• Polish: położyć podwaliny — make a future outcome possible