settle
UK: /ˈset.l̩/ US: /ˈset̮-/ [settled, settling]Translation
v [t]
› (un asunto)
⇨ resolver
We settled our argument by talking about it Lo hablamos y resolvimos nuestra disputa
›
⇨ acordar
⇨ decidir
That's settled then Ya está decidido entonces
The claim was settled out of court La reclamación fue decidida extrajudicialmente
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva› (una factura o una deuda)
⇨ pagar
v [i]
›
⇨ establecerse
She settled in Madrid five years ago Se estableció en Madrid hace cinco años
›
⇨ posarse
That robin often settles on the tree outside our window Ese petirrojo suele posarse en el árbol de nuestra ventana
› (unas partículas)
⇨ asentarse
⇨ depositarse
v [t, i]
→ to settle down→ to settle for sth→ to settle in→ to settle {on/upon} sth→ to settle upVéase tb: to settle a score›
⇨ relajar(se)
⇨ poner(se) cómodo,da
⇨ arrellanar(se)
■ constr. Se usa más como reflexivo(Definition of settle vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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