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1 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) sætte sig til rette2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) lægge sig3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) berolige4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) bosætte 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.) aftale; bilægge6) (to pay (a bill).) betale•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) sætte sig til rette2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) lægge sig3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) berolige4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) bosætte 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.) aftale; bilægge6) (to pay (a bill).) betale•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
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2 intermediary
[intə'mi:diəri]plural - intermediaries; noun(a person who takes messages from one person to another in a dispute etc, especially in order to settle the dispute.) mellemmand; formidler* * *[intə'mi:diəri]plural - intermediaries; noun(a person who takes messages from one person to another in a dispute etc, especially in order to settle the dispute.) mellemmand; formidler -
3 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) mægle- mediator* * *['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) mægle- mediator -
4 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutral; upartisk2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutral3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutral2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutralist2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) frigear•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutral; upartisk2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutral3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutral2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutralist2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) frigear•- neutralize
- neutralise
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