After weeks of strong winds and storms, the weather has finally settled.Despu茅s de semanas de vientos fuertes y tormentas, el tiempo finalmente se ha estabilizado.
to settle (out of court)llegar a un acuerdo extrajudicial
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settle[ˈsetl]
transitive verb
1(resolve)[+dispute, problem]resolver
several points remain to be settledquedan varios puntos por resolver;the result was settled in the first halfel resultado se decidió en el primer tiempo;to settle a case or claim out of courtllegar a un acuerdo sin recurrir a los tribunales;the terms were settled by negotiationse acordaron las condiciones mediante una negociación;settle it among yourselves!¡arregladlo entre vosotros!;so that's settled thenasí que ya está decidido;it's all settled — we're going in Juneya está decidido — nos vamos en junio;that settles it! — you're not going¡no hay más que hablar! or ¡pues ya está! — tú te quedas
Good, well that's settled then.that settled it - after seeing her in that film I knew I had to be an actressyou've got no money? - well, that settles it then - you can't goThese little details I leave behind for you to settle.The strike went on for over a year before it was finally settledTo settle all these differences will take timeWe have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes.
the couple have settled their differencesla pareja ha resuelto sus diferencias
2(make comfortable)[+person]poner cómodo;acomodar
to settle an invalid for the nightponer cómodo or acomodar a un enfermo para que duerma (por la noche)
His grandmother settled him in an armchair with a bowl of soupShe 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 homenos costó mucho instalarnos en la nueva casa
let's get you settled in your room then we'll go and get something to eatwe want to get her settled into a new school before AugustHe 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 deskse puso cómoda or se acomodó delante de la mesa
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 EnglandTheir grandparents settled the land in 1856.
He came out to settle the charge for the hire car.
7(put in order)[+affairs]poner en orden
to settle one's affairsponer en orden sus asuntos
Before leaving, I resolved to settle some affairs of mine in New York
8(deal with)[+person]
I'll soon settle himya me encargaré de ponerlo en su sitio (informal);that settled himcon eso se le acabó la tontería (informal)
9(Jur)asignar
to settle sth on sbasignar algo a algn
She offered to settle a legacy on Catherine
intransitive verb
1(establish o.s.)(in a house)instalarse;(in a country)establecerse;[+first settlers]establecerse
she visited Paris in 1974 and eventually settled therevisitó París en 1974 y finalmente decidió establecerse allí
refugees that settle in Britainthe majority of Italian immigrants settled in New Yorkmany campesinos left the altiplano to settle in the underpopulated lowland areas of the countrythe Dutch people that settled in the Eastern United States left their markafter 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 partyun profundo pesimismo se había apoderado del grupo;my eyes settled on her immediatelyal momento mi mirada se fijó en ella
the wind settled in the eastA bird settled on a beam near the top of the roofFlies and other insects settle on plants growing on the banks.I waited for the dust from the passing jeep to settle before I went onThe dust clouds have forced the closure of Interstate 90 in central Washington - State transportation officials advise people not to drive until after the dust settlesthe snow is settlingit's not snowing hard enough for it to settleif the snow settles we can go out sledging
once the impurities had settled the oil could be gradedCracks often appear in plaster while a building settlesto settle in into sth
the boat slowly settled in the mudpoco 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 residueYou 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 cushionsse arrellanó entre los cojines
don't get too settled!to settle comfortably in an armchairShe loved to settle on the sofa with a good book and a box of chocolatesIt always takes a few months \to settle in a new neighbourhood\to settle [to] sth
I couldn't settle to anythingno 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 confidenceOnce the weather settles, I'll put the washing out againto [let] the dust settleMy flatmates have been having a row and I'm not going home until the dust has settledI think I can even guarantee a promotion in a few months once the dust has settledsome day, when this is all over and the dust has settled I'm going to go back
7(reach an agreement)llegar a un acuerdo or arreglo
now they want to settle
they settled with us for £12,000lo 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 claimBurnham went bankrupt in February, less than a year after confessing to six similar charges and settling with the US government for dollars 600mthey settled with management after a one-month strikeFirst 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 Fridayte pagaré el viernes;ajustaremos cuentas el viernes
settle[ˈsetl]
noun
banco (m);escaño (m) a veces con baúl debajo; (a veces con baúl debajo)
