Settle in spanish
Resolver
pronunciation: resoʊlbeɹ̩ part of speech: verb
pronunciation: resoʊlbeɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures
settle1 = establecer, decidir, perfilar.
Example: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.more:
» settle + a bet = dilucidar una apuesta.
Example: The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.» settle + a dispute = resolver una disputa, resolver un litigio.
Example: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.» settle + an account = saldar una cuenta.
Example: So far as possible the international traders exchanged books, but sometimes the balance was unequal and accounts were settled in money.» settle + an invoice = pagar una factura, liquidar una factura.
Example: Only cleared invoices should be settled.» settle + an issue = resolver una cuestión, zanjar una cuestión.
Example: The U.S. Supreme Court decision, which will be argued in April, is expected to finally settle the issue of same-sex marriages for all 50 states.» settle + a problem = solucionar un problema, resolver un problema.
Example: The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.» settle for = conformarse con.
Example: Often an abstracting agency must settle for less than the ideal in appointing abstractors.» settle into + the norm = convertirse en algo normal, normalizarse.
Example: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.» settle on/upon = decidirse por.
Example: Each abstracting organisation must consider many factors before settling upon a specific abstracting format and style.» settle + Posesivo + differences = resolver las diferencias.
Example: There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.» settle + things = ajustar cuentas.
Example: Some fights are grudge fights and these guys hate each other and is a great way of settling things.» settle to = ponerse seriamente a.
Example: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.settle2 = calmar, tranquilizar.
Example: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.more:
» dust + settle = aguas + volver a su cauce. [Sentido figurado]
Example: It is likely that the library manager who chooses to wait for the dust to settle will find yet another dust storm looming on the horizon.» settle + a debt = saldar una deuda, pagar una deuda, liquidar una deuda.
Example: I thought, finally this is my chance, I can settle the debt and calm my conscience, after a mere 42 years.» settle + a score = ajustar cuentas.
Example: Even teenagers do not hesitate to use guns to settle their scores.» settle back = retreparse.
Example: Tournquist settled back in her chair, trying tactfully not to read any of the papers which littered his desk.» settle down = calmar, tranquilizar.
Example: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.» settle down = establecerse, afincarse, echar raíces, sentar la cabeza.
Example: A once closed society suddenly opened its doors to allow other ethnic groups to come in and settle down in their midst, which led to many cross-marriages.» settle down on/onto = posarse sobre.
Example: The bees settle down on the anthers of the male flowers and the stigmas of the female flowers respectively to collect droplets of fragrant oils.» settle down to = ponerse a.
Example: A television system is described in which a student can pick up a special telephone, request any one of more than eighteen hundred tapes, and settle down to watch and learn in front of a TV monitor.» settle in = establecerse, asentarse, adaptarse a un nuevo lugar o situación.
Example: She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city.» unsettle = desestabilizar, perturbar, poner en duda.
Example: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.settle3 = asentarse, afincarse, colonizar.
Example: Chan illustrated 'Ghost Train', by Paul Yee, which honours the lives and souls of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of Canada.