settle down

settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) calmarse, tranquilizarse
2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) ponerse cómodo, acomodarse, instalarse
3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) ponerse
settle down vb
1. instalarse
he settled down on the sofa to read a book se instaló cómodamente en el sofá para leer un libro
2. tranquilizarse
the children were excited and couldn't settle down los niños estaban muy alterados y no se tranquilizaban
settle down
v.
• radicarse v.
• sentar v.
• situar v.
1) v + adv
a) (become calm)

things seem to have settled down after the riots — parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas

settle down please, children — niños, por favor, tranquilos

b) (get comfortable)

they settled down for a long wait — se prepararon para una larga espera

we settled down for the night — nos acomodamos para pasar la noche

c) (apply oneself)

settle down to your work — pónganse a trabajar

d) (in place, activity)

she's settling down well in her new school — se está adaptando bien a su nueva escuela

you should get a job and settle down — deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio

e) (become more responsible) sentar* (la) cabeza
2) v + o + adv (make calm) calmar, tranquilizar*
1. VI + ADV
1) (=get comfortable) ponerse cómodo, acomodarse

I settled down in my favourite chair — me puse cómodo or me acomodé or me arrellané en mi silla preferida

they settled down to wait — se prepararon para la espera

2) (=apply o.s.)

to settle down to sth: after dinner, he settled down to a video — después de cenar se puso a ver un vídeo

I couldn't get the children to settle down to work — no conseguía que los niños se pusieran a trabajar

3) (=calm down) calmarse, tranquilizarse
4) (=adopt a stable life) echar raíces

I'm not ready to settle down yet — aún no estoy listo para echar raíces

why don't you settle down and get married? — ¿por qué no sientas cabeza y te casas? *

5) (=get back to normal) [situation] volver a la normalidad, normalizarse

things are beginning to settle down — las cosas empiezan a volver a la normalidad

2. VT + ADV
1) (=make comfortable) poner cómodo, acomodar

he settled the children down for the night — acostó a los niños

why don't you help Philippa unpack and settle her down? — ¿por qué no le ayudas a Philippa a deshacer las maletas e instalarse?

2) (=calm down) calmar, tranquilizar

I turned on the TV to settle them down — encendí la tele para calmarlos or tranquilizarlos

* * *
1) v + adv
a) (become calm)

things seem to have settled down after the riots — parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas

settle down please, children — niños, por favor, tranquilos

b) (get comfortable)

they settled down for a long wait — se prepararon para una larga espera

we settled down for the night — nos acomodamos para pasar la noche

c) (apply oneself)

settle down to your work — pónganse a trabajar

d) (in place, activity)

she's settling down well in her new school — se está adaptando bien a su nueva escuela

you should get a job and settle down — deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio

e) (become more responsible) sentar* (la) cabeza
2) v + o + adv (make calm) calmar, tranquilizar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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