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set·tle [ʼsetl̩, Am ʼset̬l̩] viwe \settled in front of the television wir machten es uns vor dem Fernseher bequem ( fam)2) ( calm down) person sich akk beruhigen; anger, excitement sich akk legen; weather beständig werdento \settle to work sich akk an die Arbeit machen5) ( decide on)to \settle on a name sich akk für einen Namen entscheiden;to \settle for sth mit etw dat zufrieden sein;I'll \settle for chicken and chips ich nehme Hähnchen mit Pommes fritesafter they got married, they \settled in Brighton nach ihrer Hochzeit zogen sie nach Brighton8) ( get used to)it took Ed a long time to \settle into living in London es dauerte lange, bis sich Ed an das Leben in London gewöhnt hatte( build up) sich akk anhäufen [o ansammeln]; ( sink) [ab]sinken; particles in liquid sich akk senken; house, wall sich akk setzen;do you think the snow will \settle? glaubst du, dass der Schnee liegen bleibt?;a peaceful expression \settled on her face ( fig) ein friedlicher Ausdruck legte sich auf ihr Gesicht;1) ( calm down)to \settle sb/ sth jdn/etw beruhigen;to \settle the children for the night die Kinder für die Nacht zurechtmachen;to \settle one's stomach seinen Magen beruhigen2) (decide, agree upon)to \settle sth etw entscheiden;( deal with) etw regeln;it's been \settled that we'll spend Christmas at home wir haben vereinbart, Weihnachten zu Hause zu verbringen;to \settle the details of a contract die Einzelheiten eines Vertrags aushandeln3) ( bring to conclusion)to \settle sth etw erledigen;( resolve) etw beilegen;that \settles that damit hat sich das erledigt, und damit hat sich's! ( fam)to \settle a crisis/ a problem eine Krise/ein Problem lösen;to \settle a grievance einen Missstand beseitigen;to \settle a lawsuit einen Prozess durch einen Vergleich beilegen;to \settle a matter eine Angelegenheit regeln;to \settle a strike einen Streik beenden4) ( pay)to \settle sth etw begleichen ( geh)to \settle an account ein Konto ausgleichen;to \settle money/ property on sb jdm Geld/Besitz übertragen5) ( colonize)to \settle a place einen Ort besiedelnPHRASES:
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