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A n banquette f coffre.B vtr1 ( position comfortably) installer [person, animal] ; to settle a child on one's lap asseoir un enfant sur ses genoux ; to get one's guests settled installer ses invités ; to get the children settled for the night mettre les enfants au lit ;3 ( resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute] ; aplanir [conflict, strike] ; régler, résoudre [problem] ; Sport décider [match] ; settle it among yourselves réglez ça entre vous ; that's settled voilà qui est réglé ; that's one thing settled c'est une chose de réglée ; that settles it! I'm leaving tomorrow! ( making decision) c'est décidé! je pars demain! ; ( in exasperation) c'en est trop! je pars demain! ; to settle an argument ( acting as referee) trancher ;4 ( agree on) fixer [arrangements, terms of payment] ; nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore fixé ;7 ( colonize) coloniser [country, island] ;9 ( bequeath) to settle money on sb léguer une somme à qn ;10 ( keep down) spray the path to settle the dust arrose le chemin pour que la poussière se tasse ;C vi1 ( come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser ; [dust, dregs, tea leaves] se déposer ; the boat settled on the bottom le bateau s'est posé sur le fond ; let the wine settle laisse le vin décanter ; to let the dust settle lit laisser retomber la poussière ; fig attendre que les choses se calment ; to settle over [mist, clouds] descendre sur [town, valley] ; fig [silence, grief] s'étendre sur [community] ;3 ( become compacted) [contents, ground, wall] se tasser ;5 ( become stable) [weather] se mettre au beau fixe ;6 ( take hold) to be settling [snow] tenir ; [mist] persister ; his cold has settled on his chest son rhume s'est transformé en bronchite ;7 ( be digested) let your lunch settle! attends d'avoir digéré ton déjeuner! ;to settle a score with sb régler ses comptes avec qn ; to settle old scores régler des comptes.■ settle back:■ settle down:1 ( get comfortable) s'installer (on sur ; in dans) ;2 ( calm down) [person] se calmer ; [situation] s'arranger ; settle down, children! du calme, les enfants! ;3 ( marry) se ranger ; to settle down to work se concentrer sur son travail ; to settle down to doing se résoudre à faire.■ settle for:▶ settle for [sth] se contenter de [alternative, poorer option] ; why settle for less? pourquoi se contenter de moins? ; to settle for second best se contenter d'un pis-aller.1 ( move in) s'installer ;2 ( become acclimatized) s'adapter.■ settle on:▶ settle on [sth] choisir [name, colour].■ settle to:▶ settle to [sth] se concentrer sur [work] ; I can't settle to anything je n'arrive pas à me concentrer.■ settle up:1 ( pay) payer, régler ;2 ( sort out who owes what) faire les comptes ; shall we settle up? tu veux qu'on fasse les comptes? ;3 to settle up with régler [waiter, tradesman].
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