settle

settle
settle [ˈsetl]
1. transitive verb
   a. ( = sort out) régler ; [+ problem] résoudre ; ( = fix) fixer
• they have settled their differences ils ont réglé leurs différends
• several points remain to be settled il reste encore plusieurs points à régler
• that settles it! ( = that's made my mind up) c'est décidé !
• that's settled then? alors c'est entendu ?
• nothing is settled on n'a encore rien décidé
   b. [+ debt] rembourser ; [+ bill, account] régler
   c. [+ child, patient] installer
• to settle a child for the night installer un enfant pour la nuit
• she settled her head back against the headrest elle a reposé sa tête sur l'appuie-tête
   d. [+ nerves] calmer ; [+ doubts] dissiper
• to settle one's stomach calmer les douleurs d'estomac
   e. [+ land] ( = colonize) coloniser ; ( = inhabit) peupler
2. intransitive verb
   a. [bird, insect] se poser
   b. [sediment] se déposer
   c. [dust] retomber
• to settle on sth [dust, snow] couvrir qch
• the cold has settled on his chest son rhume s'est transformé en bronchite
• her eyes settled on him son regard se posa sur lui
• when the dust has settled (figurative) quand les choses se seront tassées (inf)
   d. ( = get comfortable) to settle into an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuil
• to settle into one's new job s'habituer à son nouvel emploi
• to settle into a routine s'installer dans une routine
   e. ( = go to live) s'installer
• he settled in France il s'est installé en France
   f. ( = pay) I'll settle for all of us je vais régler la note (pour tout le monde)
• to settle out of court arriver à un règlement à l'amiable
► settle down
1. intransitive verb
( = take up one's residence) s'installer ; ( = become calmer) se calmer ; (after wild youth) se ranger ; [emotions] s'apaiser ; [situation] s'arranger
• to settle down to work se mettre (sérieusement) au travail
• to settle down at school s'habituer à l'école
• it's time he got married and settled down il est temps qu'il se marie et qu'il ait une vie stable
• when things have settled down again quand les choses se seront calmées
2. separable transitive verb
installer
• he settled the child down on the settee il a installé l'enfant sur le canapé
► settle for inseparable transitive verb se contenter de
• will you settle for a draw? un match nul vous satisferait-il ?
► settle in intransitive verb s'adapter
• we took some time to settle in nous avons mis du temps à nous adapter
► settle on inseparable transitive verb se décider pour
► settle up intransitive verb régler (la note)
• to settle up with sb régler qn
* * *
['setl] 1.
noun banquette f coffre
2.
transitive verb
1) (position comfortably) installer [person, animal]

to get the children settled for the night — mettre les enfants au lit

2) (calm) calmer [stomach, nerves]
3) (resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute]; mettre fin à [conflict]; régler, résoudre [problem]

settle it among yourselves — réglez ça entre vous

that's settled — voilà qui est réglé

that settles it! I'm leaving tomorrow! — (making decision) c'est décidé! je pars demain!; (in exasperation) c'en est trop! je pars demain!

to settle an argument — (as referee) trancher

4) (agree on) fixer

nothing is settled yet — rien n'est encore fixé

5) (put in order)

to settle one's affairs — mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires

6) Commerce régler [bill, debt]
7) (colonize) coloniser
3.
intransitive verb
1) (come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser; [dust, dregs] se déposer

to let the dust settle — lit laisser retomber la poussière; fig attendre que les choses se calment

to settle over — [clouds] descendre sur; [silence, grief] s'étendre sur

2) (become resident) gen s'installer; (more permanently) se fixer
3) (become compacted) se tasser
4) (calm down) gen se calmer; (go to sleep) s'endormir; [weather] se mettre au beau fixe
5) (take hold)

to be settling — [snow] tenir; [mist] persister

6) Law régler

to settle out of court — parvenir à un règlement à l'amiable

4.
reflexive verb

to settle oneself in — s'installer dans [chair, bed]

Phrasal Verbs:
••

to settle a score with somebody — régler ses comptes avec quelqu'un


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