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settle down
verbo transitivo con partícula
1. acomodar (make comfortable)
2. calmar, tranquilizar (make calm)
verbo intransitivo
3. acomodarse, instalarse (make oneself comfortable)
  • to s down to work -> concentrarse en el trabajo
4. sentar la cabeza (adopt regular life)
5. tranquilizarse, calmarse (situation, excitement)

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settle down
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (get comfortable) ponerse cómodo; acomodarse
I settled down in my favourite chair me puse cómodo or me acomodé or me arrellané en mi silla preferida
the animals were settling down for the night
they settled down to wait se prepararon para la espera
let him settle down before you start asking him a lot of questions
2 (apply o.s.)
to settle down to sth: after dinner, he settled down to a video después de cenar se puso a ver un vídeo; I couldn't get the children to settle down to work no conseguía que los niños se pusieran a trabajar
to settle down to a new life to settle down to do sth After dinner, he settled down to watch a video
3 (calm down) calmarse; tranquilizarse
I got the children to get washed and settle down I let her settle down after the fright she'd had before I asked her what had happened THE Stock Market is starting to settle down as the Election loom
4 (adopt a stable life) echar raíces
I'm not ready to settle down yet aún no estoy listo para echar raíces; why don't you settle down and get married? ¿por qué no sientas cabeza y te casas? (informal)
she wanted to have several relationships before she settled down with one person he settled down with a local girl named Bobbi
5 (get back to normal) [+situation] volver a la normalidad; normalizarse
things are beginning to settle down las cosas empiezan a volver a la normalidad
The war was over. People wanted to settle down and live a normal life after two years in the army he found he couldn't settle down and live a normal day-to-day life
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (make comfortable) poner cómodo; acomodar
he settled the children down for the night acostó a los niños; why don't you help Philippa unpack and settle her down? ¿por qué no le ayudas a Philippa a deshacer las maletas e instalarse?
to settle sb down somewhere He settled the child down on the settee Mum had settled them down for the night at eight o'clock
2 (calm down) calmar; tranquilizar
I turned on the TV to settle them down encendí la tele para calmarlos or tranquilizarlos
he had been crying and I couldn't settle him down to settle sb down I would use relaxation techniques to settle her down Maybe Elaine would calm him, settle him down, discipline him a little and make him happy You can help soothe your baby after feeds and settle him down at night

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