settle

settle
settle
A n banquette f coffre.
B vtr
1 (position comfortably) installer [person, animal] ; to settle a child on one's lap asseoir un enfant sur ses genoux ; to get one's guests settled installer ses invités ; to get the children settled for the night mettre les enfants au lit ;
2 (calm) calmer [stomach, nerves] ; dissiper [qualms] ;
3 (resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute] ; aplanir [conflict, strike] ; régler, résoudre [problem] ; Sport décider [match] ; settle it among yourselves réglez ça entre vous ; that's settled voilà qui est réglé ; that's one thing settled c'est une chose de réglée ; 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 (acting as referee) trancher ;
4 (agree on) fixer [arrangements, terms of payment] ; nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore fixé ;
5 (put in order) to settle one's affairs (before dying) mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires ;
6 Comm (pay) régler [bill, debt, claim] ;
7 (colonize) coloniser [country, island] ;
8 (deal with) we'll soon settle her! on va régler ça! or on va lui régler son compte! ;
9 (bequeath) to settle money on sb léguer une somme à qn ;
10 (keep down) spray the path to settle the dust arrose le chemin pour que la poussière se tasse ;
11 US (impregnate) féconder [animal].
C vi
1 (come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser ; [dust, dregs, tea leaves] se déposer ; the boat settled on the bottom le bateau s'est posé sur le fond ; let the wine settle laisse le vin décanter ; to let the dust settle lit laisser retomber la poussière ; fig attendre que les choses se calment ; to settle over [mist, clouds] descendre sur [town, valley] ; fig [silence, grief] s'étendre sur [community] ;
2 (become resident) gen s'installer ; (more permanently) se fixer ;
3 (become compacted) [contents, ground, wall] se tasser ;
4 (calm down) [child, baby] gen se calmer ; (go to sleep) s'endormir ;
5 (become stable) [weather] se mettre au beau fixe ;
6 (take hold) to be settling [snow] tenir ; [mist] persister ; his cold has settled on his chest son rhume s'est transformé en bronchite ;
7 (be digested) let your lunch settle! attends d'avoir digéré ton déjeuner! ;
8 Jur (agree) régler ; to settle out of court parvenir à un règlement à l'amiable.
D v refl to settle oneself in s'installer dans [chair, bed].
Idioms
to settle a score with sb régler ses comptes avec qn ; to settle old scores régler des comptes.
Phrasal verbs
settle back :
settle back s'installer confortablement ; to settle back in se caler dans [chair].
settle down :
settle down
1 (get comfortable) s'installer (on sur ; in dans) ;
2 (calm down) [person] se calmer ; [situation] s'arranger ; settle down, children! du calme, les enfants! ;
3 (marry) se ranger ; to settle down to work se concentrer sur son travail ; to settle down to doing se résoudre à faire.
settle for :
settle for [sth] se contenter de [alternative, poorer option] ; why settle for less? pourquoi se contenter de moins? ; to settle for second best se contenter d'un pis-aller.
settle in
1 (move in) s'installer ;
2 (become acclimatized) s'adapter.
settle on :
settle on [sth] choisir [name, colour].
settle to :
settle to [sth] se concentrer sur [work] ; I can't settle to anything je n'arrive pas à me concentrer.
settle up :
settle up
1 (pay) payer, régler ;
2 (sort out who owes what) faire les comptes ; shall we settle up? tu veux qu'on fasse les comptes? ;
3 to settle up with régler [waiter, tradesman].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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