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settle [ˈsetl]• that settles it! ( = that's made my mind up) c'est décidé !• that's settled then? alors c'est entendu ?b. [+ debt] rembourser ; [+ bill, account] réglerc. [+ child, patient] installerd. [+ nerves] calmer ; [+ doubts] dissipere. [+ land] ( = colonize) coloniser ; ( = inhabit) peuplera. [bird, insect] se poserb. [sediment] se déposerc. [dust] retomber• to settle on sth [dust, snow] couvrir qchd. ( = get comfortable) to settle into an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuile. ( = go to live) s'installer( = take up one's residence) s'installer ; ( = become calmer) se calmer ; (after wild youth) se ranger ; [emotions] s'apaiser ; [situation] s'arranger• will you settle for a draw? un match nul vous satisferait-il ?* * *['setl] 1.noun banquette f coffre2.transitive verb1) ( position comfortably) installer [person, animal]2) ( calm) calmer [stomach, nerves]3) ( resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute]; mettre fin à [conflict]; régler, résoudre [problem]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 — ( as referee) trancher
4) ( agree on) fixer5) ( put in order)6) Commerce régler [bill, debt]7) ( colonize) coloniser3.1) ( come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser; [dust, dregs] se déposerto let the dust settle — lit laisser retomber la poussière; fig attendre que les choses se calment
to settle over — [clouds] descendre sur; [silence, grief] s'étendre sur
2) ( become resident) gen s'installer; ( more permanently) se fixer3) ( become compacted) se tasser4) ( calm down) gen se calmer; ( go to sleep) s'endormir; [weather] se mettre au beau fixe5) ( take hold)to be settling — [snow] tenir; [mist] persister
6) Law régler4.to settle oneself in — s'installer dans [chair, bed]
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