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1 settle
n. högryggad träsoffa--------v. göra i ordning; sätta till rätta; låta bosätta sig; avgöra; göra upp, betala; bosätta sig, slå sig ner; slå sig till ro; landa* * *['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) sätta (lägga) till rätta2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) slå sig till ro, lägga sig3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) lugna4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) slå sig ner, bosätta sig5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) avtala, komma överens om, ordna, klara upp6) (to pay (a bill).) betala, göra upp•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
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2 settle in
komma i ordning; etablera sig* * *(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) finna sig till rätta, installera sig -
3 settle on
(to agree about or decide.) bestämma sig för -
4 settle up
(to pay (a bill): He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.) betala, göra upp -
5 settle down
bosätta sig, slå sig ner; slå sig till ro; etablera sig* * *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.) [] lugna sig, bli tyst2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) slå sig ner, sätta (lägga) sig till rätta3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) samla sig -
6 settle old scores
(to get revenge for past wrongs: I have some old scores to settle with you.) göra upp gamla mellanhavanden, ge betalt för gammal ost -
7 settle accounts
göra upp räkningen med ngn, ge ngn betalt för gammal ost; komma överens om -
8 settle affairs
bringa ordning i sina angelägenheter -
9 settle an account
göra upp, betala en skuld; ordna upp saker ock ting -
10 settle difficulties
lösa problem, klara av svårigheter -
11 settle for
nöja sig med -
12 settle out of court
göra upp utanför domstolen -
13 settle the stomach
få maten att sjunka -
14 settle up debts
göra upp om skulder -
15 settle upon
avgöra, bestämma; ge -
16 has an account to settle
måste göra upp räkningen med -
17 long account to settle
lång räkning att göra upp -
18 alight
adj. upptänd; upplyst; i eld och lågor--------v. stiga av buss, stiga av häst; slå ner; hamna* * *I past tense, past participle - alighted; verb1) (to get down from or out of: to alight from a bus.) stiga av (ner, ur)2) ((with on) to settle or land on: The bird alighted on the fence.) landa, slå sig nerII adjective(burning; very bright: The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy.) []tänd, strålande -
19 clinch
n. grepp; omfamning--------v. fästa; arrangera; (i boxning) gå i clinch* * *[klin ](to settle or come to an agreement about (an argument or a bargain): The businessmen clinched the deal.) avgöra, slutföra, fastslå -
20 close
adj. nära; stängd; hopträngd; trång--------adv. nära--------n. slut; tillslutning; inhägnad; gränd; stänga; slut, slutledning; gård; gränd; när en person avslutar en mening där vissa ord saknas--------v. stänga; stängas; avsluta* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nära2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) åtsittande, snävt, tätt2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) nära, förtrolig2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) jämn3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) grundlig, noggrann4) (tight: a close fit.) åtsittande, snäv, trång5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) kvav, tryckande6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) snål, gnidig7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) hemlighetsfull, förtegen•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) stänga, slå igen2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) avsluta3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) avsluta, slutföra2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) slut- close up
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