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1 settlement
1) (an agreement: The two sides have at last reached a settlement.) acuerdo, convenio2) (a small community: a farming settlement.) poblado, pueblo, coloniasettlement n acuerdotr['setəlmənt]■ the unions have reached a settlement with the management los sindicatos han llegado a un acuerdo con la patronal5 (formal gift, money, property) donación nombre femenino (on, a)settlement ['sɛt̬əlmənt] n1) payment: pago m, liquidación f2) colony: asentamiento m3) resolution: acuerdo mn.• ajustamiento s.m.• ajuste s.m.• arreglo s.m.• asentamiento s.m.• colonia s.f.• concordia s.f.• establecimiento s.m.• finiquito s.m.• hundimiento s.m.• liquidación s.f.• pago s.m.• ranchería s.f.• rancho s.m.• saldo s.m.• transacción (Jurisprudencia) s.f.'setḷmənt1) c ( agreement) acuerdo m, convenio mto reach/achieve a settlement — llegar* a/lograr un acuerdo or convenio
wage settlement — ( agreement) convenio m (laboral), acuerdo m salarial; ( increase) aumento m (salarial)
2)a) u (of account, bill) pago m; ( of debt) liquidación f, satisfacción fb) c ( payment) pago mthey offered her an out-of-court settlement of £20,000 — extrajudicialmente le ofrecieron 20.000 libras para que se desistiera de su demanda
3) u ( of dispute) resolución f, solución fsettlement out of court — (re)solución f extrajudicial, transacción f extrajudicial
4) c ( village) asentamiento m, poblado m5) u (of country, region) colonización f, población f['setlmǝnt]N1) (=payment) [of claim, bill, debt] liquidación f ; (=dowry) dote fplease find enclosed my cheque in full settlement of... — adjunto le remito el talón a cuenta de la total liquidación de...
2) (=agreement) acuerdo m3) (=colony, village) colonia f, poblado m ; (=archaeological site) asentamiento m4) (=act of settling persons) establecimiento m ; [of land] colonización f5) (Jur) (=sum of money)she accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4000 — aceptó una compensación de 4000 libras a cambio de no seguir adelante con el juicio
* * *['setḷmənt]1) c ( agreement) acuerdo m, convenio mto reach/achieve a settlement — llegar* a/lograr un acuerdo or convenio
wage settlement — ( agreement) convenio m (laboral), acuerdo m salarial; ( increase) aumento m (salarial)
2)a) u (of account, bill) pago m; ( of debt) liquidación f, satisfacción fb) c ( payment) pago mthey offered her an out-of-court settlement of £20,000 — extrajudicialmente le ofrecieron 20.000 libras para que se desistiera de su demanda
3) u ( of dispute) resolución f, solución fsettlement out of court — (re)solución f extrajudicial, transacción f extrajudicial
4) c ( village) asentamiento m, poblado m5) u (of country, region) colonización f, población f -
2 pago
Del verbo pagar: ( conjugate pagar) \ \
pago es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pagó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: pagar pago
pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo ‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay; ‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education; no puedo pago tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much; pago algo POR algo to pay sth for sth pago algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;◊ ¡me las vas a pago! you'll pay for this!verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
pago sustantivo masculinoa) (Com, Fin) payment;pago adelantado or anticipado payment in advance; pago al contado/a plazos/en especie payment in cash/by installments/in kind
pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence
pago sustantivo masculino payment
un pago inicial de cien mil pesetas, a down payment of one hundred thousand pesetas ' pago' also found in these entries: Spanish: abono - amortizar - anticipar - aplazar - aplazamiento - atrasada - atrasado - cobrar - cobro - cuota - efectuar - entrada - facilidad - fiar - fianza - forma - letra - librar - mensualidad - mes - modalidad - peaje - previa - previo - prima - prórroga - prorrogar - reembolso - reintegro - rescate - vale - Y - acreditar - adelantado - anticipado - anticipo - autorizar - bimestre - cesantía - colegio - comprobante - contado - domiciliar - efectivo - eludir - exigir - justificante - liquidar - nómina - sobretiempo English: allowance - behind - cash - chip away - damage - deferred - down - fee - handsome - hold back - in-kind - make - meticulous - nominal - one-off - part - part exchange - part-payment - pay-per-view - payment - private - remittance - repayment - repossess - reschedule - standing order - stop - tax - term - trade in - arrears - charge - discharge - final - one - out - reminder - settlement - standing - trade -
3 salarial
salarial adjetivo wage, salary: los trabajadores exigieron un aumento salarial, the workers demanded a wage rise ' salarial' also found in these entries: Spanish: contención - incremento - reajuste English: freeze - package - pay agreement - pay increase - wage claim - wage increase - wage settlement - wage slip - claim - increment - pay - rise - settlement -
4 settle
'setl1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) instalar, colocar2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) asentarse3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) calmar4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) instalarse, establecerse5) (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.) acordar, decidir, fijar6) (to pay (a bill).) pagar, saldar la cuenta•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up
settle vb1. establecersethey left England and settled in Australia se marcharon de Inglaterra y se establecieron en Australia2. resolver / decidir3. posarseto settle a bill saldar una cuenta / pagar una cuentatr['setəl]1 (wooden bench) banco————————tr['setəl]1 (establish) instalar, colocar; (make comfortable) poner cómodo,-a, acomodar2 (decide on, fix) acordar, decidir, fijar■ that settles it! ¡ya está!, ¡se acabó!3 (sort out - problem, dispute) resolver, solucionar; (- differences) resolver, arreglar; (- score) arreglar, ajustar5 (pay - debt) pagar; (- account) saldar, liquidar6 (colonize) colonizar, poblar7 (cause to sink - sediment) depositar; (- dust) asentar1 (make one's home in) establecerse, afincarse, instalarse4 (sediment, dregs) precipitarse, depositarse; (liquid) asentarse, clarificarse; (earth, ground) asentarse5 (calm down - person) calmarse, tranquilizarse; (- weather) serenarse6 (pay) pagar, saldar la cuenta, saldar la deuda7 SMALLLAW/SMALL resolver8 figurative use (silence, stillness, etc) caer1) alight, land: posarse (dícese de las aves), depositarse (dícese del polvo)2) sink: asentarse (dícese de los edificios)he settled into the chair: se arrellanó en la silla3) : instalarse (en una casa), establecerse (en una ciudad o región)4)to settle down : calmarse, tranquilizarsesettle down!: ¡tranquilízate!, ¡cálmate!5)to settle down : sentar cabeza, hacerse sensatoto marry and settle down: casarse y sentar cabezasettle vt1) arrange, decide: fijar, decidir, acordar (planes, etc.)2) resolve: resolver, solucionarto settle an argument: resolver una discusión3) pay: pagarto settle an account: saldar una cuenta4) calm: calmar (los nervios), asentar (el estómago)5) colonize: colonizar6)to settle oneself : acomodarse, hacerse cómodon.• banco largo s.m.v.• calmar v.• colocar v.• colonizar v.• establecer v.• liquidar v.• poblar v.• posar v.• radicarse v.• resolver v.• sedimentar v.• serenar v.• situar v.• sosegar v.• transigir v.'setḷ
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1)a) \<\<price/terms/time\>\> acordar*, fijarit's all been settled, we're going to Miami — ya está (todo) decidido or arreglado, nos vamos a Miami
that's settled then, we'll meet at seven — bueno, pues entonces ya está, nos vemos a las siete
that settles it: I never want to see him again — ya no me cabe duda: no lo quiero volver a ver
b) ( resolve) \<\<dispute/problem\>\> resolver*, solucionarc) ( put an end to) \<\<foolishness/nonsense\>\> (colloq) acabar con2) \<\<bill/account\>\> pagar*; \<\<debt\>\> saldar, liquidar3) \<\<country/region\>\> colonizar*, poblar*4) ( make comfortable) \<\<patient/child\>\> poner* cómodo5) ( make calm) \<\<child\>\> calmar; \<\<doubts\>\> disipar; \<\<stomach\>\> asentar*
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vi1) ( come to live) establecerse*, afincarse*they settled in Iowa — se establecieron or se afincaron en Iowa
2) ( become calm) \<\<person\>\> tranquilizarse*, calmarse3)a) ( make oneself comfortable) ponerse* cómodoI settled deeper into the armchair — me arrellané or me puse cómodo en el sillón
b) \<\<bird\>\> posarse4)a) \<\<dust\>\> asentarse*; \<\<snow\>\> cuajarb) ( sink) \<\<soil/foundations\>\> asentarse*; \<\<sediment\>\> depositarse, precipitarse5)b) ( Law)to settle out of court — resolver* una disputa extrajudicialmente, transar extrajudicialmente (AmL)
•Phrasal Verbs:
I ['setl]1. VT1) (=resolve) [+ dispute, problem] resolverto settle a case or claim out of court — llegar a un acuerdo sin recurrir a los tribunales
settle it among yourselves! — ¡arregladlo entre vosotros!
that settles it! - you're not going — ¡no hay más que hablar! or ¡pues ya está! - tú te quedas
2) (=make comfortable) [+ person] poner cómodo, acomodarto settle an invalid for the night — poner cómodo or acomodar a un enfermo para que duerma (por la noche)
to get (sb) settled: I'd just got the baby settled when... — acababa de acostar al bebé cuando...
to settle o.s. — ponerse cómodo, acomodarse
she settled herself at the desk — se puso cómoda or se acomodó delante de la mesa
3) (=place) [+ object] colocar; [+ gaze] posar4) (=colonize) [+ land] colonizar5) (=calm) [+ nerves] calmar, sosegar; [+ doubts] disipar, desvanecer; [+ stomach] asentar6) (=pay) [+ bill] pagar; [+ debt] saldar, liquidar7) (=put in order) [+ affairs] poner en orden8) * (=deal with) [+ person]9) (Jur) asignar2. VI1) (=establish o.s.) (in a house) instalarse; (in a country) establecerse; [first settlers] establecerseshe visited Paris in 1974 and eventually settled there — visitó París en 1974 y finalmente decidió establecerse allí
2) (=come to rest) [bird, insect] posarse; [dust] asentarse; [snow] cuajar3) (=sink) [sediment] depositarse; [building] asentarse4) (=separate) [liquid] reposarI couldn't settle to anything — no me podía concentrar en nada, no lograba ponerme a hacer nada
6) (=calm down) [weather] estabilizarse, asentarse; [conditions, situation] volver a la normalidad, normalizarse; [nerves] calmarse; dust 1., 1)7) (=reach an agreement) llegar a un acuerdo or arreglothey settled with us for £12,000 — lo arreglamos extrajudicialmente y nos pagaron 12.000 libras
8) (=pay)I'll settle with you on Friday — te pagaré el viernes, ajustaremos cuentas el viernes
II
['setl]N banco m, escaño m (a veces con baúl debajo)* * *['setḷ]
1.
1)a) \<\<price/terms/time\>\> acordar*, fijarit's all been settled, we're going to Miami — ya está (todo) decidido or arreglado, nos vamos a Miami
that's settled then, we'll meet at seven — bueno, pues entonces ya está, nos vemos a las siete
that settles it: I never want to see him again — ya no me cabe duda: no lo quiero volver a ver
b) ( resolve) \<\<dispute/problem\>\> resolver*, solucionarc) ( put an end to) \<\<foolishness/nonsense\>\> (colloq) acabar con2) \<\<bill/account\>\> pagar*; \<\<debt\>\> saldar, liquidar3) \<\<country/region\>\> colonizar*, poblar*4) ( make comfortable) \<\<patient/child\>\> poner* cómodo5) ( make calm) \<\<child\>\> calmar; \<\<doubts\>\> disipar; \<\<stomach\>\> asentar*
2.
vi1) ( come to live) establecerse*, afincarse*they settled in Iowa — se establecieron or se afincaron en Iowa
2) ( become calm) \<\<person\>\> tranquilizarse*, calmarse3)a) ( make oneself comfortable) ponerse* cómodoI settled deeper into the armchair — me arrellané or me puse cómodo en el sillón
b) \<\<bird\>\> posarse4)a) \<\<dust\>\> asentarse*; \<\<snow\>\> cuajarb) ( sink) \<\<soil/foundations\>\> asentarse*; \<\<sediment\>\> depositarse, precipitarse5)b) ( Law)to settle out of court — resolver* una disputa extrajudicialmente, transar extrajudicialmente (AmL)
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5 wage
I wei‹ verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) hacer (la guerra), librar, dar
II wei‹((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) salario, sueldowage n sueldotr[weɪʤ]1 sueldo, salario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto earn a living wage ganar lo suficiente para vivirto wage war on hacer la guerra aday's wage jornal nombre masculinowage claim reivindicación nombre femenino salarialwage earner asalariado,-awage freeze congelación nombre femenino de salarioswage incentive prima de rendimientowage rise aumento de sueldoto wage war: hacer la guerra: sueldo m, salario mminimum wage: salario mínimov.• proseguir v.n.• jornal s.m.• salario s.m.• sueldo s.m.
I weɪdʒI'll pay you when I get my wages — te pagaré cuando cobre; (before n)
wage claim — reivindicación f salarial
wage increase — aumento m or incremento m or mejora f salarial or de sueldo
II
to wage war — hacer* la guerra
to wage war on o against somebody — hacerle* la guerra a alguien
[weɪdʒ]to wage a campaign against something — hacer* (una) campaña contra algo
1. N1) (=rate per week, year etc) sueldo m, salario ma basic wage of £55 a week — un sueldo or salario base de 55 libras semanales
living 4.those on high/low wages — las personas que ganan sueldos or salarios altos/bajos
2) wages (=money received) paga f, sueldo ma day's wages — la paga or el sueldo de un día; (Agr) un jornal
2.VT [+ war] hacer; [+ campaign] llevar a cabo, hacerto wage war against or on sb — hacer la guerra a algn
to wage war against or on inflation — luchar contra la inflación, hacer la guerra a la inflación
3.CPDwage agreement N — convenio m salarial
wage claim N — (Brit) reivindicación f salarial
wage clerk N — = wages clerk
wage contract N — = wage agreement
wage costs NPL — costes mpl del factor trabajo
wage demand N — reivindicación f salarial
wage differential N — diferencia f salarial
wage earner N — asalariado(-a) m / f
wage freeze N — congelación f salarial
wage increase N — aumento m salarial
wage levels NPL — salarios mpl, niveles mpl salariales
wage negotiations NPL — negociaciones fpl salariales
wage packet N — (esp Brit) (=envelope with pay) sobre m de la paga; (fig) paga f
wage restraint N — moderación f salarial
wages bill N — = wage bill
wage scale N — escala f salarial
wages clerk N — habilitado(-a) m / f
wage settlement N — acuerdo m salarial
wage slave * N — currante * mf
wages snatch N — robo m de nóminas
wage talks NPL — negociaciones fpl salariales
wage worker N — (US) asalariado(-a) m / f
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I [weɪdʒ]I'll pay you when I get my wages — te pagaré cuando cobre; (before n)
wage claim — reivindicación f salarial
wage increase — aumento m or incremento m or mejora f salarial or de sueldo
II
to wage war — hacer* la guerra
to wage war on o against somebody — hacerle* la guerra a alguien
to wage a campaign against something — hacer* (una) campaña contra algo
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6 liquidación
liquidación sustantivo femenino 1 ( en tienda) sale; 2 (de negocio, activo) liquidation 3
liquidación sustantivo femenino
1 (de un negocio) liquidation (de un producto) clearance sale
2 (de una deuda) settlement (al finalizar un contrato) settlement: por favor, prepáreme la liquidación para el jueves, please have my settlement ready on Thursday ' liquidación' also found in these entries: Spanish: remate - barata - cancelación - forzoso English: clearance sale - liquidation - sale - settlement - clearance - discharge -
7 aumento
Del verbo aumentar: ( conjugate aumentar) \ \
aumento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
aumentó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: aumentar aumento
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo ‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnifyverbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise; [ velocidad] to increase; [precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise; aumento de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth; aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumento sustantivo masculino aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)b) (Ópt) magnification;
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase Fot to enlarge Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise (de valor) to appreciate
aumento sustantivo masculino
1 increase
aumento de sueldo, pay rise
2 Fot enlargement
3 Ópt magnification ' aumento' also found in these entries: Spanish: lente - más - petición - producción - progresiva - progresivo - salarial - agudo - auge - aumentar - autorizar - bonificación - escalada - nubosidad - prever - prometido - rápido - representar - retroactivo - sensible - triple - valorización - votar English: appreciation - attribute - bolster - build-up - by - gain - growing - growth - hike - hysteria - improvement - increase - leap - mount - negotiate - of - raise - rise - surge - wage increase - build - glass - jump - pay - rising - settlement - up -
8 deuda
deuda sustantivo femeninoa) (Com, Fin) debt;contraer una deuda to run up o (frml) contract a debt; deuda pública public debt (AmE), national debt (BrE)b) ( compromiso moral):
deudo,-a m frml relative: se convocó a los deudos para la lectura del testamento, the relatives were called to hear the reading of the will
deuda sustantivo femenino debt: tiene conmigo una deuda de dos mil pesetas, she owes me two thousand pesetas (moral) estamos en deuda con ellos, we are indebted to them
deuda pública, public debt ' deuda' also found in these entries: Spanish: amortizar - amortización - cancelar - cobrar - cobro - condonar - deber - débito - liquidar - liquidación - perdonar - prometida - prometido - recargar - reembolsar - saldar - saldo - satisfacción - satisfacer - solventar - trampa - vencida - vencido - abultado - consolidar - impago - nacional - pagar - zanjar English: amortize - bad debt - chip away - clear - contract - debt - discharge - due - indebted - lien - oblige - outstanding - overdue - owing - paid - pay - pay off - recover - redeem - repay - reschedule - restructure - satisfy - settle - settlement - unpaid - unsettled - write off - foreign -
9 saldo
Del verbo saldar: ( conjugate saldar) \ \
saldo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saldó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: saldar saldo
saldar ( conjugate saldar) verbo transitivo ‹ deuda› to settle, pay (off)
saldo sustantivo masculino 1 ( de cuenta) balance;◊ saldo a su/nuestro favor credit/debit balance2a) ( artículo):precios de saldo sale prices; ( on signs) venta de saldos clearance saleb)
saldar verbo transitivo
1 Fin (una deuda) to settle, pay (off) (una cuenta) to settle
2 fig (un asunto, una discusión) to settle: las negociaciones se saldaron con un acuerdo, the negotiations ended with an agreement
3 Com (liquidar una mercancía) to sell off (libros) to remainder
saldo sustantivo masculino
1 Fin (de una cuenta) balance
saldo negativo, debit balance
saldo positivo, credit balance
2 (de una deuda, una factura) settlement
3 Com saldos, sales
precios de saldo, sale prices (resto, remanente) remainder, leftover
4 fig (resultado de una acción) outcome: la colisión dejó un saldo de tres heridos, three people were injured in the crash ' saldo' also found in these entries: Spanish: deudor - deudora English: balance - bank balance - credit - debit balance - giveaway - outstanding - bank - discount -
10 reckoning
1) (calculation; counting: By my reckoning, we must be about eight kilometres from the town.) cálculo2) (the settling of debts etc.) ajuste de cuentastr['rekənɪŋ]1 cálculos nombre masculino plural■ by my reckoning,... según mis cálculos,...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe day of reckoning el día nombre masculino del juicio finalreckoning ['rɛkənɪŋ] n1) calculation: cálculo m2) settlement: ajuste m de cuentasday of reckoning: día del juicio finaln.• cuenta s.f.'rekənɪŋmass nouna) (calculation, estimate) cálculos mplb) (assessment, opinion) opinión fc) ( judgment) juicio m['reknɪŋ]N1) (=calculation) cálculo m2) (=bill) cuenta f3)day of reckoning — (fig) ajuste m de cuentas
* * *['rekənɪŋ]mass nouna) (calculation, estimate) cálculos mplb) (assessment, opinion) opinión fc) ( judgment) juicio m -
11 convenio
convenio sustantivo masculino agreement
convenio sustantivo masculino agreement
convenio colectivo, collective agreement ' convenio' also found in these entries: Spanish: apostilla - capitulación - homologar English: accord - arrangement - covenant - package - pay agreement - settlement -
12 finiquito
Del verbo finiquitar: ( conjugate finiquitar) \ \
finiquito es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
finiquitó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: finiquitar finiquito
finiquitar
1 Econ (una cuenta) to settle and close
2 (acabar) to finish: por fin hemos finiquitado el trabajo, we've finished the work at last
finiquito sustantivo masculino settlement ' finiquito' also found in these entries: English: pay off
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