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I.settle¹ [Am ˈsɛdl, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l] VB trans

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1.1. settle price/terms/time:

settle

settle

the next game should settle the championship

el próximo partido debería decidir el campeonato

we've settled where to go

hemos decidido a dónde vamos

it's all been settled, we're going to Miami

ya está (todo) decidido or arreglado, nos vamos a Miami

to settle one's affairs

poner sus (or mis etc.) asuntos en orden

that's settled then, we'll meet at seven

bueno, pues entonces ya está, nos vemos a las siete

that settles it: I never want to see him again

ya no me cabe duda: no lo quiero volver a ver

1.3. settle (put an end to) foolishness/nonsense:

settle inf

that should settle him!

¡así aprenderá!

2. settle:

settle bill/account

settle debt

settle debt

3.1. settle country/region:

settle

settle

3.2. settle colonists:

settle

4.1. settle (establish):

to settle sb (in sth) he settled his son in banking

colocó a su hijo en un banco

he settled his mother in a house by the sea

instaló a su madre en una casa en la costa

we won't visit you until you're settled

no iremos a verte hasta que no estés instalado

4.2. settle (make comfortable):

settle patient/child

she settled herself deep in the sofa

se arrellanó en el sofá

6. settle (cause to sink):

settle dust

settle sediment

II.settle¹ [Am ˈsɛdl, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l] VB intr

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1.1. settle (come to live):

settle

settle

they settled in Iowa

se establecieron or se afincaron en Iowa

1.2. settle (come to lie):

settle dust:

settle snow:

settle bird:

3.2. settle (make oneself comfortable):

settle

ponerse cómodo

I had just settled into bed

acababa de ponerme cómodo en la cama

I settled deeper into the armchair

me arrellané or me puse cómodo en el sillón

4.1. settle:

settle (pay)

settle (bill)

saldar la cuenta

settle (debt)

saldar la deuda

you can settle with me tomorrow

podemos arreglar las cuentas mañana

4.2. settle LAW:

to settle out of court

resolver una disputa extrajudicialmente

to settle out of court

llegar a una transacción or a un acuerdo extrajudicial

to settle out of court

transar extrajudicialmente LatAm

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settle

banco de madera de respaldo alto y, a veces, con un arcón en el asiento

I.settle down VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + adv)

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1. settle down (become calm):

things seem to have settled down after the riots

parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas

settle down please, children

niños, por favor, tranquilos

3. settle down (apply oneself):

settle down to your work

ponte a trabajar

4. settle down (in place, activity):

she's settling down well in her new school

se está adaptando bien a su nueva escuela

you should get a job and settle down

deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio

5. settle down (become more responsible):

settle down

sentar (la) cabeza

II.settle down VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv)

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1. settle down (make calm):

settle down

settle down

2. settle down (place comfortably):

settle down

we settled the patient down in bed

acomodamos al paciente en la cama

settle back VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + adv)

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settle in VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + adv)

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settle into VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + prep + o)

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settle into school/job

settle into routine

acostumbrarse a

settle into routine

settle for VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + prep + o)

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settle for

conformarse con

why settle for less?

¿por qué conformarse con menos?

settle on VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + prep + o)

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settle on date/place:

settle on

settle up VB [Am ˈsɛdl -, Brit ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (v + adv) inf

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avecindarse

to settle

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I.settle [ˈsetl, Am ˈset̬-] VB intr

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1. settle (take up residence):

settle

2. settle (get comfortable):

settle

ponerse cómodo, -a

4. settle Aus, Brit (apply oneself):

settle

to settle to work

ponerse a trabajar en serio

5. settle (reach an agreement):

settle

llegar a un acuerdo

6. settle form (pay):

settle

to settle with sb

saldar las cuentas con alguien

7. settle (accumulate):

settle

settle snow

8. settle (land):

settle

settle bird

9. settle (sink):

settle

10. settle (food):

settle

asentarse en el estómago

II.settle [ˈsetl, Am ˈset̬-] VB trans

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1. settle (calm down):

settle stomach

2. settle (decide):

settle

it's been settled that ...

se ha acordado que...

4. settle (pay):

settle

settle an account

5. settle (colonize):

settle

Phrases:

that settles it!

¡ya no hay más que decir!

settle for VB trans

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settle for

contentarse con

I.settle down VB intr

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1. settle down (take up residence):

settle down

2. settle down (get comfortable):

settle down

ponerse cómodo, -a

3. settle down (adjust):

settle down

4. settle down (calm down):

settle down

II.settle down VB trans

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to set oneself down to sth

acostumbrarse a algo

settle on VB trans

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1. settle on (decide on):

settle on

2. settle on (agree on):

settle on

3. settle on (bequeath):

settle on

settle upon VB trans form

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settle upon PHRVB settle on

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settle on VB trans

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1. settle on (decide on):

settle on

2. settle on (agree on):

settle on

3. settle on (bequeath):

settle on

settle up VB intr

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settle up

ajustar cuentas

settle in VB intr

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settle in

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settle down intr

sentar (la) cabeza

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arrellanarse

to settle comfortably

arrellanarse en algo

to settle oneself in sth

to settle

to settle a score

ajustar cuentas

to settle an account

liquidar una cuenta

to settle accounts with sb

ajustar cuentas con alguien

to settle to work

ponerse a trabajar en serio

to settle with sb

saldar las cuentas con alguien

to settle a lawsuit

poner fin a un litigio

to settle differences

resolver diferencias

to settle a query

resolver un interrogante

the rain has caused the dust to settle

la lluvia ha asentado el polvo

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To settle them, she arranges to sell her large diamond earrings, a wedding present from her husband, back to the jeweler who made them. en.wikipedia.org

It was time to settle down in our allotted space -- a four-bedded room with a desk, almirahs, a safe, a refrigerator and cushy chairs. www.thehindu.com

Displacement forces them into a biased housing market, where they are often forced to settle with more expensive and less adequate space. en.wikipedia.org

Electronic trading made transactions easier to complete, monitor, clear, and settle and this helped spur on its development. en.wikipedia.org

To avoid offending anyone in the audience is to settle for the most anodyne drama. www.latimes.com

Without being inattentive, he was a pupil who did not settle in well to school life with the priests at boarding school. en.wikipedia.org

Whisk the coagulant because the solids tend to settle. www.huffingtonpost.ca

There are many different versions of the story and there were other choices as well that the town did not settle upon. en.wikipedia.org

The young Cantab came in for the final quarter and seemed to settle things down nicely with his well-rounded, if less flamboyant, game. www.stuff.co.nz

Will a thug with a hankering to settle a score with a rival be deterred by a ban? o.canada.com

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