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settle

[ˈsetəl]

verbo transitivo

1colocar, poner (put in place)

she had settled herself in an armchair -> se había instalado cómodamente en un sillón
to settle the children for the night -> acostar a los niños

2calmar (nerves)

I took something to settle my stomach -> tomé algo que me asentara el estómago

3fijar (day, venue)

4resolver (problem, dispute); liquidar, saldar (account, debt)

she settled her affairs -> resolvió sus asuntos
that settles it! (familiar) -> ¡no se hable más!
to settle a matter out of court (Law) -> llegar a un acuerdo extrajudicial

5colonizar (colonize)

verbo intransitivo

6posarse (bird, insect, dust)(on en or sobre); reposar (liquid, beer)

7asentarse (person, family)(in en); apaciguarse, tranquilizarse

to settle into an armchair (liquid, beer)(crowd, situation) -> instalarse en un sillón
to settle (out of court) (Law) -> llegar a un acuerdo extrajudicial

settle [se-tel]

sustantivo

1Escaño.

1Colocar, dar colocación a una persona.

2Fijar, asegurar, afirmar, arreglar (fix, place).

3Establecer, promulgar leyes, reglamentos, etc.; poner en el comercio, dar una profesión, estado; casar.

4Hacer a una cosa más unida o compacta.

5Colonizar, poblar, establecer en un país (colony).

6Clarificar, quitar la hez.

7Sosegar, calmar, serenar (calm).

8Aclarar un pasaje, quitarle toda ambigüedad; determinar el sentido de un texto; resolver, decidir.

9Decidir, determinar, poner fin a, fijar la opinión; acabar.

10Arreglar, poner en orden (arrange).

11Liquidar una cuenta, pagar una deuda (liquidate).

12Hacer firme y transitable un camino.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

13Reposarse, asentarse, hacer sedimento, caer al fondo de algun líquido una parte de lo que está disuelto o suspenso en él. (n)

14Establecerse o fijar su residencia en algún paraje. (n)

15Disponer un método de vida; tomar estado; casarse; instalarse. (n)

16Fijarse una cosa o permanecer quieta por mucho tiempo en un paraje. (n)

17Sosegarse, calmar, serenarse. (n)

18Contraerse. (n)

19Dar en dote, señalar o asignar una cantidad de dinero como arras a la esposa. (n)

20Decidirse, determinarse, elegir (choose); ponerse resueltamente a hacer alguna cosa (undertake, start on). (n)

21Hacer arreglos con acreedores; saldar una cuenta. (n)

22Posarse; reposar. (n)

23Dejarse caer gradualmente, ir al fondo. (n)

To settle to the bottom -> ir al fondo
To be settled -> estar domiciliado
The Puritans settled New England -> los puritanos colonizaron la Nueva Inglaterra
This last blow settled him -> este último golpe acabó con él
To settle the succession to the throne -> regularizar la sucesión al trono
To settle down -> ponerse a; fijarse, detenerse
Let the wine -> deje usted reposar el vino
To settle an estate upon one -> instituir o nombrar a uno irrevocablemente heredero de alguna propiedad
To be settling down at -> estar acostumbrado a
To settle up -> ajustar cuentas
To settle upon -> constituir la dote o señalar la propiedad que tiene la mujer al tiempo de su casamiento, para que no pueda entrar en la posesión del marido; decidirse a
I have settled upon him a good annuity -> le he constituido una buena renta vitalicia
To settle disputes -> componer las disputas o pendencias; zanjar las dificultades; convenirse, arreglar, hacer las paces entre los que están reñidos
To settle accounts -> ajustar cuentas
I’ll settle him -> me lo cargaré

va.

settle [ˈsetl]

verb:transitive

1 (resolve) [+dispute, problem] resolver

several points remain to be settled quedan varios puntos por resolver; the result was settled in the first half el resultado se decidió en el primer tiempo; to settle a case claim out of courtor llegar a un acuerdo sin recurrir a los tribunales; the terms were settled by negotiation se acordaron las condiciones mediante una negociación; settle it among yourselves! ¡arregladlo entre vosotros!; so that's settled then así que ya está decidido; it's all settled — we're going in June ya está decidido — nos vamos en junio; that settles it! — you're not going ¡no hay más que hablar! ¡pues ya está! — tú te quedas;or

Good, well that's settled then. that settled it - after seeing her in that film I knew I had to be an actress you've got no money? - well, that settles it then - you can't go These little details I leave behind for you to settle. The strike went on for over a year before it was finally settled To settle all these differences will take time We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes.

the couple have settled their differences la pareja ha resuelto sus diferencias

2 (make comfortable) [+person] poner cómodo; acomodar

to settle an invalid for the night poner cómodo acomodar a un enfermo para que duerma (por la noche);or

His grandmother settled him in an armchair with a bowl of soup She wanted to settle the baby before leaving her with a babysitter

to get (sb) settled: I'd just got the baby settled when ... acababa de acostar al bebé cuando ...; it took a long time to get settled in our new home nos costó mucho instalarnos en la nueva casa

let's get you settled in your room then we'll go and get something to eatthen we'll go and get something to eat we want to get her settled into a new school before August He said the first priority is to get the refugees settled peacefully and harmoniously

to settle o.s. ponerse cómodo; acomodarse; she settled herself at the desk se puso cómoda se acomodó delante de la mesa;or

3 (place) [+object] colocar; [+gaze] posar

He settled his briefcase comfortably in his lap... He took a sip of tea, and settled the cup into its saucer.

4 (colonize) [+land] colonizar

the East Anglians who helped to settle New England Their grandparents settled the land in 1856.

5 (calm) [+nerves] calmar; sosegar; [+doubts] disipar; desvanecer; [+stomach] asentar

I took something to settle my stomach

6 (pay) [+bill] pagar; [+debt] saldar; liquidar

He came out to settle the charge for the hire car.

7 (put in order) [+affairs] poner en orden

to settle one's affairs poner en orden sus asuntos

Before leaving, I resolved to settle some affairs of mine in New York

8 (informal) (deal with) [+person]

I'll soon settle him ya me encargaré de ponerlo en su sitio; (informal) that settled him con eso se le acabó la tontería; (informal)

9 (Jur) asignar

to settle sth on sb asignar algo a algn

She offered to settle a legacy on Catherine

verb:intransitive

1 (establish o.s.) (in a house) instalarse; (in a country) establecerse; [+first settlers] establecerse

she visited Paris in 1974 and eventually settled there visitó París en 1974 y finalmente decidió establecerse allí

refugees that settle in Britain the majority of Italian immigrants settled in New York many campesinos left the altiplano to settle in the underpopulated lowland areas of the country the Dutch people that settled in the Eastern United States left their mark after a period in London he eventually settled in the north of England

2 (come to rest) [+bird, insect] posarse; [+dust] asentarse; [+snow] cuajar

a deep gloom had settled on the party un profundo pesimismo se había apoderado del grupo; my eyes settled on her immediately al momento mi mirada se fijó en ella

the wind settled in the east A bird settled on a beam near the top of the roof Flies and other insects settle on plants growing on the banks. I waited for the dust from the passing jeep to settle before I went onfrom the passing jeep The dust clouds have forced the closure of Interstate 90 in central Washington - State transportation officials advise people not to drive until after the dust settles the snow is settling it's not snowing hard enough for it to settle if the snow settles we can go out sledging

3 (sink) [+sediment] depositarse; [+building] asentarse

once the impurities had settled the oil could be graded Cracks often appear in plaster while a building settles to settle in into sth

the boat slowly settled in the mud poco a poco el bote se hundió en el barro

4 (separate) [+liquid] reposar

once the mixture has settled you can pour off the clear liquid leaving the residue You have to wait for stout to settle before you drink it

5 (get comfortable) (in chair) arrellanarse; (in new job, routine) adaptarse; establecerse

he settled deeper into the cushions se arrellanó entre los cojines

don't get too settled! to settle comfortably in an armchair She loved to settle on the sofa with a good book and a box of chocolates It always takes a few months \to settle in a new neighbourhood\ to settle [to] sth

I couldn't settle to anything no me podía concentrar en nada; no lograba ponerme a hacer nada

6 (calm down) [+weather] estabilizarse; asentarse; [+conditions, situation] volver a la normalidad; normalizarse; [+nerves] calmarse

a few minutes into the interview his nerves settled and he began to regain his confidence Once the weather settles, I'll put the washing out again to [let] the dust settle My flatmates have been having a row and I'm not going home until the dust has settled I think I can even guarantee a promotion in a few months once the dust has settled some day, when this is all over and the dust has settled I'm going to go back

dust

7 (reach an agreement) llegar a un acuerdo arreglo;or

now they want to settle

they settled with us for £12,000 lo arreglamos extrajudicialmente y nos pagaron 12.000 libras

The threat of that action forced them to settle with us for a figure close to our original claim Burnham went bankrupt in February, less than a year after confessing to six similar charges and settling with the US government for dollars 600m they settled with management after a one-month strike First of all I have to settle with you. You have cheated and defrauded me

8 (pay)

to settle [with] sb

I'll settle with you on Friday te pagaré el viernes; ajustaremos cuentas el viernes

settle [ˈsetl]

noun

banco; (m) escaño a veces con baúl debajo; (m) (a veces con baúl debajo)

Verb Conjugation for "settle"

Imperative

settle
you settle
he/she settles
we settle
you settle
they settle

Preterite

I settled
you settled
he/she settled
we settled
you settled
they settled

Present Continuous

I am settling
you are settling
he/she is settling
we are settling
you are settling
they are settling

Present Perfect

I have settled
you have settled
he/she has settled
we have settled
you have settled
they have settled

Past Continuous

I was settling
you were settling
he/she was settling
we were settling
you were settling
they were settling

Past Perfect

I had settled
you had settled
he/she had settled
we had settled
you had settled
they had settled

Future

I will settle
you will settle
he/she will settle
we will settle
you will settle
they will settle

Future Perfect

I will have settled
you will have settled
he/she will have settled
we will have settled
you will have settled
they will have settled

Future Continuous

I will be settling
you will be settling
he/she will be settling
we will be settling
you will be settling
they will be settling

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been settling
you have been settling
he/she has been settling
we have been settling
you have been settling
they have been settling

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been settling
you will have been settling
he/she will have been settling
we will have been settling
you will have been settling
they will have been settling

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been settling
you had been settling
he/she had been settling
we had been settling
you had been settling
they had been settling

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