Difference between revisions of "Settle"
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When you '''set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">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... | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''up'''set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">so</span>: make <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">so</span> angry or sad |
| − | *''' | + | *'''up'''set <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">sth</span>: knock <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">sth</span> over, mess <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#046;">sth</span> up |
| − | *''' | + | *'''up'''set (adj): angry, mad, overwhelmed (''bouleversé''), perturbed, sad |
| − | *''' | + | *'''up'''sett'''ing''' (adj): ''navrant, bouleversant'' |
*'''set theory''': ''théorie des ensembles (algèbre)'' | *'''set theory''': ''théorie des ensembles (algèbre)'' | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 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 (2): 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)
