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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 settle
cadeira, assentoto settle:fixar -
4 settle in
(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) estabelecer-se -
5 settle on
(to agree about or decide.) decidir -
6 settle up
(to pay (a bill): He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.) pagar -
7 settle in
(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) acomodar-se a -
8 settle on
(to agree about or decide.) decidir sobre -
9 settle up
(to pay (a bill): He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.) saldar -
10 settle down
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.) sossegar(-se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar-se3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar a -
11 settle old scores
(to get revenge for past wrongs: I have some old scores to settle with you.) acertar contas antigas -
12 settle down
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.) acalmar(-se)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) acomodar(-se)3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) começar -
13 settle old scores
(to get revenge for past wrongs: I have some old scores to settle with you.) acertar contas antigas -
14 settle an account
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15 to pay off/settle a score
to pay off/settle a scoredesforrar-se de uma ofensa. -
16 to settle down
to settle downinstalar-se, estabelecer-se, depositar, sossegar. he settled down to writing / ele pôs-se a escrever. -
17 to settle for
to settle fortomar uma certa direção. it is settling for sunshine / o tempo se torna ensolarado. -
18 to settle in
to settle inmudar, estabelecer-se. they settled in / eles mudaram, ocuparam a casa. -
19 to settle on account
to settle on accountliquidar uma conta. -
20 to settle one’s bills
to settle one’s billsliquidar suas contas.
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