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1 settle down
1. intransitive verb1) (make oneself comfortable) sich niederlassen (in in + Dat.)settle down for the night — sich schlafen od. zur Ruhe legen
2) (become established in a town or house) sesshaft od. heimisch werdensettle down in a job — (find permanent work) eine feste Anstellung finden; (get used to a job) sich einarbeiten
3) (marry)it's about time he settled down — er sollte allmählich häuslich werden [und heiraten]
4) (calm down) [Person:] sich beruhigen; [Lärm, Aufregung:] sich legen2. transitive verbsettle down to work — richtig mit der Arbeit anfangen
settle oneself down — sich [gemütlich] hinsetzen
settle the baby down for the night/to sleep — das Baby schlafen legen
2) (calm down) beruhigen* * *1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) zur Ruhe kommen2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) sich niederlassen3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) sich widmen* * *◆ settle down1I. viwe've just about \settle downd down to a steady routine with the baby mit dem Baby hat sich mittlerweile eine gewisse Routine eingespieltthe teacher told the children to \settle down down der Lehrer ermahnte die Kinder zur RuheII. vthe \settle downd himself down with a newspaper er machte es sich mit der Zeitung bequem◆ settle down2* * *1. vi1)it's time he settled down — es ist Zeit, dass er ein geregeltes Leben anfängt or dass er zur Ruhe kommt
to marry and settle down — heiraten und sesshaft or häuslich werden
to settle down at school/in a new house — sich an einer Schule/in einem Haus einleben
he ought to settle down with a steady job — er sollte sich (dat) endlich eine feste Stellung suchen
settle down, children! — ruhig, Kinder!
See:→ academic.ru/66210/settle">settle2)See:= settle3)to settle down to work — sich an die Arbeit machen or setzen
to settle down to watch TV — es sich (dat) vor dem Fernseher gemütlich machen
2. vt sep1) (= calm down) beruhigento settle oneself down to work — sich an die Arbeit machen or setzen
to settle oneself down to finish the job — sich daranmachen, die Arbeit fertig zu machen
the cat settled itself down for the night —
* * *1. intransitive verb1) (make oneself comfortable) sich niederlassen (in in + Dat.)settle down for the night — sich schlafen od. zur Ruhe legen
2) (become established in a town or house) sesshaft od. heimisch werdensettle down in a job — (find permanent work) eine feste Anstellung finden; (get used to a job) sich einarbeiten
3) (marry)it's about time he settled down — er sollte allmählich häuslich werden [und heiraten]
4) (calm down) [Person:] sich beruhigen; [Lärm, Aufregung:] sich legen2. transitive verbsettle oneself down — sich [gemütlich] hinsetzen
settle the baby down for the night/to sleep — das Baby schlafen legen
2) (calm down) beruhigen* * *v.einnisten v.
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