Для фразовых глаголов цифра в круглых скобках означает порядковый номер в рейтинге Фразовых глаголов TOP 170 .
settle down (122) – 1) устраиваться; усаживаться;
A robot brought the drinks and we settled down as comfortably as we could, fortified behind our glasses.
Робот принес напитки и мы расселись , так удобно, как (мы) могли, укрывшись за нашими бокалами.
Ryan was asleep in ten minutes. Jackson made certain that the door was secured before settling down on the other bed.
Райан уже спал через десять минут.Джексон убедился ( to make certain ) , что дверь была заперта ( to secure the door ) прежде, чем устраиваться на другой кровати.
Tracy turned away. She had too much to think about. A whole new life.
They would settle down somewhere and be model citizens. The ullrarespectable Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stevens.
Трейси отвернулась.Ей было о чем подумать (она имела слишком/очень много подумать о чем).Целая новая жизнь.
Они могли бы поселиться где-нибудь и станут образцовыми гражданами.Ультрареспектабельные мистер и миссис Джефф Стивенс.
3) успокаиваться, обретать равновесие;
“Liz,” Baker said, “leave him alone. Let him settle down , okay? We still have a long drive.”
“Лиз,” Бэйкер сказал, “оставь его в покое/одного. Дай ему успокоиться , ладно?Нам еще предстоит длинная поездка.”
4) остепениться , угомониться
Beverly had almost not survived her teenage years.
Bev had settled down , gone to college, married, and was pregnant with her fifth child.
Беверли с трудом пережила/(почти не пережила) свои подростковые годы.
Бев угомонилась ( Past Perfect ) , уехала в колледж, вышла замуж и была беременна пятым ребенком.
In the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs :
settle down — 1) to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with the same partner, especially after a period in which you have travelled a lot or changed partners ; 2) to start to feel happy and confident with a new situation settle (sb) down — to become quiet and calm or to make someone do this
[ settle ] 893 [ ‘ setl ] v — поселить(ся), обосноваться; усаживать(ся), устраивать(ся); приводить в порядок, улаживать; решать, принимать решение ;
for довольствоваться чем-л., устраивать, не возражать, быть согласным
[ down ] 060 [ daun ] a — направленный вниз; опущенный; спускающийся; идущий на убыль, падающий, ухудшающийся
adv — указ. на: 1) движение— а) вниз, вниз, также глаг. приставками, to come
наклониться, нагнуться, to flow
стекать, to take smth ./ smb .
спустить, снять что-л./кого-л. вниз; to pull
дернуть вниз; снести (здание); to go
сойти вниз; спуститься к обеду; утонуть; б) из вертик. полож. в горизонтальное и т.п., to lie
сесть; в) в, из (от центра, из столицы и т.п.),
to the country в деревню ; г) амер. движение к центру, trains going
поезда, идущие к центру города; д) движение на юг;
2) нахождение— а) внизу, he is
солнце зашло; б) в деревне, на некотором расст. от центра или говорящего, they live
by the river они живут у реки ,
there там ; в) в горизонт. положении,
on his back на спине ; г) свисание; Выражение down here обычно означает просто здесь, сюда.
3) уменьшение кол-ва или объема, падение, снижение, ослабление, ухудшение, to wear
стихать (о ветре, буре), to boil
4) доведение до (часто to )- а) определенного состояния или положения, to burn
сгореть дотла; б) какого-л. предела, to read a book
to the last page прочесть книгу до последней страницы ;
5) завершенный характер действ., to write smth .
n — спуск, падение; неудача, крах; неприязнь, нападки
prep — указ. на: 1) движение— а) вниз, с, to walk
the hill спускаться с холма , to fall
the stairs упасть с лестницы ; б) вниз по (течению),
the stream вниз по ручью ; в) по- в одном направлении с чем-л.,
the wind по ветру ; г) вдоль чего-л., по, to go
2) нахождение ниже по течению;
3) преемственность, через, сквозь,
the ages / the years через века/годы
v — разг. 1) опускать, сбивать, сбрасывать; спускаться; 2) глотать; 3) одолевать, подчинять, усмирять; 4) ( with ) кончать, разделываться
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settle down — 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. * /John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married./ 2. To become quiet, calm, or… … Dictionary of American idioms
settle down — 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. * /John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married./ 2. To become quiet, calm, or… … Dictionary of American idioms
settle down — settle (someone) down to get someone to behave more calmly. He was so upset that one of his brothers had to settle him down. Usage notes: often used as an order: OK, class, settle down … New idioms dictionary
settle down to — (something) to give something all of your attention. I settled down to read about the festival and what I could do there. Usage notes: often said about a meal: After work, we all settle down to a home cooked dinner … New idioms dictionary
settle down — v. 1) (D; intr.) to settle down into, to (to settle down into a routine; to settle down to family life) 2) (E) to settle down to study 3) (misc.) to settle down for the night * * * [ setl daʊn] to (to settle down into a routine; to settle down to … Combinatory dictionary
settle down — phrasal verb Word forms settle down : present tense I/you/we/they settle down he/she/it settles down present participle settling down past tense settled down past participle settled down 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as settle I, 8) The kids… … English dictionary
settle down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house. [V P] One day I ll want to settle down and have a family. [V P prep/adv] Before she settled down in… … English dictionary
settle down — verb 1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground (Freq. 4) dust settled on the roofs • Syn: ↑settle • Hypernyms: ↑put, ↑set, ↑place, ↑pose, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Settle Down — Infobox Single Name = Settle Down Artist = Breaks Co Op from Album = Released = 2005 Format = CD Single Recorded = 2005 Genre = Length = Label = EMI (UK) Writer = Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last single = The Otherside (2005) This… … Wikipedia
settle\ down — v 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married. 2. To become quiet, calm, or… … Словарь американских идиом
ˌsettle ˈdown — phrasal verb to change your life by choosing to stay in one place or with one partner Are you ever going to settle down?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
settle down — 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. * /John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married./ 2. To become quiet, calm, or… … Dictionary of American idioms
settle down — 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. * /John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married./ 2. To become quiet, calm, or… … Dictionary of American idioms
settle down — settle (someone) down to get someone to behave more calmly. He was so upset that one of his brothers had to settle him down. Usage notes: often used as an order: OK, class, settle down … New idioms dictionary
settle down to — (something) to give something all of your attention. I settled down to read about the festival and what I could do there. Usage notes: often said about a meal: After work, we all settle down to a home cooked dinner … New idioms dictionary
settle down — v. 1) (D; intr.) to settle down into, to (to settle down into a routine; to settle down to family life) 2) (E) to settle down to study 3) (misc.) to settle down for the night * * * [ setl daʊn] to (to settle down into a routine; to settle down to … Combinatory dictionary
settle down — phrasal verb Word forms settle down : present tense I/you/we/they settle down he/she/it settles down present participle settling down past tense settled down past participle settled down 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as settle I, 8) The kids… … English dictionary
settle down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house. [V P] One day I ll want to settle down and have a family. [V P prep/adv] Before she settled down in… … English dictionary
settle down — verb 1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground (Freq. 4) dust settled on the roofs • Syn: ↑settle • Hypernyms: ↑put, ↑set, ↑place, ↑pose, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Settle Down — Infobox Single Name = Settle Down Artist = Breaks Co Op from Album = Released = 2005 Format = CD Single Recorded = 2005 Genre = Length = Label = EMI (UK) Writer = Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last single = The Otherside (2005) This… … Wikipedia
settle\ down — v 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married. 2. To become quiet, calm, or… … Словарь американских идиом
ˌsettle ˈdown — phrasal verb to change your life by choosing to stay in one place or with one partner Are you ever going to settle down?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
