Difference between revisions of "Settle"
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==Compare to "set"== | ==Compare to "set"== | ||
| − | set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">sth</span> up: ''paramétrer <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">qqch</span>, mettre <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">qqch</span> en place'' | + | set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">sth</span> up: ''paramétrer <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">qqch</span>, mettre <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">qqch</span> en place'' |
| − | When you '''set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">sth</span> down''' you stop carrying it... | + | When you '''set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">sth</span> down''' you stop carrying it... |
| − | *'''upset <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">so</span>:''' make SO angry or sad | + | *'''upset <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">so</span>:''' make SO angry or sad |
| − | *'''upset <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">sth</span>:''' knock STH over, mess STH up | + | *'''upset <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">sth</span>:''' knock STH over, mess STH up |
*'''upset (adj):''' angry, mad, overwhelmed (''bouleversé''), perturbed, sad | *'''upset (adj):''' angry, mad, overwhelmed (''bouleversé''), perturbed, sad | ||
*'''upsetting (adj):''' ''navrant, bouleversant'' | *'''upsetting (adj):''' ''navrant, bouleversant'' | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 1 May 2020
Rhymes with kettle, metal, mettle...
- settler: colon, un colonisateur, une colonisatrice
- settlement: village founded by settlers
- settle a bill: to pay a bill
- settle out of court: to come to an agreement without an official decision
- settle a dispute: to come to an agreement
- settle up: to pay completely, régler (there is a smartphone payment app called Settle up)
- settle down: calm down
- settle down: fonder une famille
- settle in: s'y installer (pour la nuit, pour l'hiver ou même pour quelques années)
- unsettling (adj): troubling, perturbing, disconcerting...
Compare to "set"
set sth up: paramétrer qqch, mettre qqch en place
When you set sth down you stop carrying it...
- upset so: make SO angry or sad
- upset sth: knock STH over, mess STH up
- upset (adj): angry, mad, overwhelmed (bouleversé), perturbed, sad
- upsetting (adj): navrant, bouleversant
- set theory: théorie des ensembles (algèbre)
