settle down

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de calmarse, adquirir estabilidad o adoptar un estilo de vida regular, a menudo después de un período de actividad o cambios.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming calm, stable, or established in a regular way of life, often after a period of activity or change.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Become calm or quietinformal

   To stop being restless, excited, or noisy; to become calm.

   calmarse

   • The children finally settled down after the movie.
   • Please settle down and listen to the instructions.
   • The crowd settled down once the speaker began.

   Sinónimoscalm downcool downcool offquiet downrelaxsimmer downtake it easy

   Antónimosagitatedisturbexcitefrenzystirupset

2. Start a stable lifeinformal

   To begin living a stable, routine life, often by getting married or having a permanent home.

   sentar la cabeza

   • After years of traveling, he decided to settle down in a small town.
   • She wants to settle down and start a family.
   • They settled down in the countryside after retirement.

   Sinónimossettle

3. Focus on somethinginformal

   To become fully engaged or focused on a particular activity or task.

   concentrarse en algo

   • He settled down to work on his thesis.
   • She settled down with a good book for the evening.
   • After lunch, they settled down to discuss the project.

   Sinónimosbuckle downconcentratefocusknuckle down

Verbo basesettle