settle down

settle down
1. intransitive verb
1) (make oneself comfortable) sich niederlassen (in in + Dat.)

settle down for the night — sich schlafen od. zur Ruhe legen

2) (become established in a town or house) sesshaft od. heimisch werden

settle down in a job — (find permanent work) eine feste Anstellung finden; (get used to a job) sich einarbeiten

3) (marry)

it's about time he settled down — er sollte allmählich häuslich werden [und heiraten]

4) (calm down) [Person:] sich beruhigen; [Lärm, Aufregung:] sich legen

settle down to work — richtig mit der Arbeit anfangen

2. transitive verb
1) (make comfortable)

settle oneself down — sich [gemütlich] hinsetzen

settle the baby down for the night/to sleep — das Baby schlafen legen

2) (calm down) beruhigen
* * *
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.) zur Ruhe kommen
2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) sich niederlassen
3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) sich widmen
* * *
settle down1
I. vi
1. (get comfortable) es sich dat bequem [o gemütlich] machen
2. (adjust) sich akk eingewöhnen [o einleben]
we've just about \settle downd down to a steady routine with the baby mit dem Baby hat sich mittlerweile eine gewisse Routine eingespielt
3. (calm down) sich akk beruhigen
the teacher told the children to \settle down down der Lehrer ermahnte die Kinder zur Ruhe
4. (adopt steady lifestyle) sich akk [häuslich] niederlassen
5. CHEM sich akk anlagern
II. vt
to \settle down oneself down es sich dat bequem [o gemütlich] machen
he \settle downd himself down with a newspaper er machte es sich mit der Zeitung bequem
settle down2
vi CHEM sich akk anlagern
* * *
1. vi
1)

it's time he settled down — es ist Zeit, dass er ein geregeltes Leben anfängt or dass er zur Ruhe kommt

to marry and settle down — heiraten und sesshaft or häuslich werden

to settle down at school/in a new house — sich an einer Schule/in einem Haus einleben

to settle down in a new job — sich in einer neuen Stellung eingewöhnen

he ought to settle down with a steady job — er sollte sich (dat) endlich eine feste Stellung suchen

they have settled down in Spain — sie haben sich in Spanien niedergelassen

settle down, children! — ruhig, Kinder!

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2)
See:
= settle
3)

to settle down to work — sich an die Arbeit machen or setzen

to settle down for a chat — sich zu einem Schwatz zusammensetzen

to settle down for the night — sich schlafen legen

to settle down to watch TV — es sich (dat) vor dem Fernseher gemütlich machen

2. vt sep
1) (= calm down) beruhigen
2) baby hinlegen; patient versorgen

to settle oneself down to work — sich an die Arbeit machen or setzen

to settle oneself down to finish the job — sich daranmachen, die Arbeit fertig zu machen

the cat settled itself down for the night —

the campers settled themselves down for the night — die Zeltenden richteten alles für die Nacht her

* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (make oneself comfortable) sich niederlassen (in in + Dat.)

settle down for the night — sich schlafen od. zur Ruhe legen

2) (become established in a town or house) sesshaft od. heimisch werden

settle down in a job — (find permanent work) eine feste Anstellung finden; (get used to a job) sich einarbeiten

3) (marry)

it's about time he settled down — er sollte allmählich häuslich werden [und heiraten]

4) (calm down) [Person:] sich beruhigen; [Lärm, Aufregung:] sich legen

settle down to work — richtig mit der Arbeit anfangen

2. transitive verb
1) (make comfortable)

settle oneself down — sich [gemütlich] hinsetzen

settle the baby down for the night/to sleep — das Baby schlafen legen

2) (calm down) beruhigen
* * *
v.
einnisten v.

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