settle down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de trouver le calme, la stabilité ou d'adopter un mode de vie régulier, souvent après une période d'activité ou de changements.

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.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Become calm or quietinformal

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

   Se calmer

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

   Synonymescalm downcool downcool offquiet downrelaxsimmer downtake it easy

   Antonymesagitatedisturbexcitefrenzystirupset

2. Start a stable lifeinformal

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

   se ranger

   • 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.

   Synonymessettle

3. Focus on somethinginformal

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

   se concentrer sur

   • 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.

   Synonymesbuckle downconcentratefocusknuckle down

Verbe de basesettle