Difference between revisions of "Settle"
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*'''settle out of court:''' to come to an agreement without an official decision | *'''settle out of court:''' to come to an agreement without an official decision | ||
*'''settle a dispute:''' to come to an agreement | *'''settle a dispute:''' to come to an agreement | ||
| − | *'''settle up:''' to pay completely (there is a smartphone payment app called [https://settleup.io/ Settle up]) | + | *'''settle up:''' to pay completely, '''régler''' (there is a smartphone payment app called [https://settleup.io/ Settle up]) |
*'''settle down:''' calm down | *'''settle down:''' calm down | ||
*'''settle down:''' ''fonder une famille'' | *'''settle down:''' ''fonder une famille'' | ||
| − | *'''settle in:''' ''s'y installer'' | + | *'''settle in:''' ''s'y installer (pour la nuit, pour l'hiver ou même pour quelques années)'' |
*'''unsettling (adj):''' troubling, perturbing, disconcerting... | *'''unsettling (adj):''' troubling, perturbing, disconcerting... | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 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)
