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1 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) pôr(-se) à vontade2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) depositar-se3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) acalmar4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) fixar-se5) (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.) resolver6) (to pay (a bill).) liquidar•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *set.tle[s'etəl] n banco de madeira com espaldar alto e baú sob o assento. • vt+vi 1 assentar, estabelecer. 2 determinar, decidir, fixar. 3 pôr em ordem, arranjar, arrumar. 4 pagar, liquidar. 5 estabelecer-se, vir morar, fixar residência. 6 casar-se. 7 colonizar, estabelecer colônias. 8 pousar, instalar-se. 9 acomodar-se. 10 apaziguar, acalmar, acalmar-se, sossegar, diminuir. 11 descer, cair, depositar-se, assentar. 12 ficar límpido. 13 afundar, baixar. 14 solidificar, endurecer. 15 firmar (tempo). 16 chegar a um acordo, concordar. to settle down instalar-se, estabelecer-se, depositar, sossegar. he settled down to writing / ele pôs-se a escrever. to settle for tomar uma certa direção. it is settling for sunshine / o tempo se torna ensolarado. to settle in mudar, estabelecer-se. they settled in / eles mudaram, ocuparam a casa. to settle up encerrar, combinar, resolver. I settled (up) on living in town / decidi morar na cidade. -
2 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) instalar(-se)2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) assentar3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) acalmar4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) estabelecer(-se)5) (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.) resolver, acertar6) (to pay (a bill).) saldar•- settler - settle down - settle in - settle on - settle up -
3 arrive at
(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) chegar -
4 arrive at
(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) chegar a
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reach a decision — index decide Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reach a decision — arrive at a conclusion, make a decision, decide to move in a particular direction … English contemporary dictionary
reach — I UK [riːtʃ] / US [rɪtʃ] verb Word forms reach : present tense I/you/we/they reach he/she/it reaches present participle reaching past tense reached past participle reached *** 1) [transitive] to arrive somewhere We hoped to reach the camp before… … English dictionary
reach — reach1 [ ritʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to arrive somewhere: We hoped to reach the camp before dark. When she reached the top of the stairs her heart was pounding. a ) transitive if something reaches someone, they receive it after it has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decision */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms decision : singular decision plural decisions 1) a) [countable] a choice that you make after thinking carefully make a decision: The committee should make its decision later this week. take a decision:… … English dictionary
reach — reach1 W1S1 [ri:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(development)¦ 2¦(rate/amount)¦ 3¦(succeed)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5¦(length/height)¦ 6¦(arrive)¦ 7¦(speak to somebody)¦ 8¦(be seen/heard)¦ 9¦(information)¦ 10¦(communicate)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
reach — 1 /ri:tS/ verb 1 ARRIVE (T) to arrive at a particular place, especially when it has taken a long time or a lot of effort to get there: It was a relief to reach the safety of our home at last. | Your letter reached me yesterday. 2 WITH YOUR HAND… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reach*/*/*/ — [riːtʃ] verb I 1) [T] to arrive somewhere We hoped to reach the camp before dark.[/ex] The money should reach your bank account within three days.[/ex] See: arrive 2) [T] to get to a particular point in time, or to a particular stage in a process … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
decision — /dI sIZFn/ noun 1 (C) a choice or judgment that you make after a period of discussion or thought: The judges decision is final. | decision to do sth: his wife s decision to leave him | make/take a decision (=decide): The committee is due to make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
decision — de|ci|sion [ dı sıʒn ] noun *** 1. ) count a choice that you make after thinking carefully: make a decision: The committee should make its decision later this week. come to/reach a decision: Have you come to a decision yet? decision about/on: We… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decision — /dɪ sɪʒ(ə)n/ noun a choice made after thinking about what to do ● It took the committee some time to come to a decision or to reach a decision … Marketing dictionary in english
