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settlement

UK
/ˈsɛt(ə)lmənt/
US
/ˈsɛt(ə)lmənt/

Translations

settlementnoun
settlements
pl
UK
/ˈsɛt(ə)lmənt/
US
/ˈsɛt(ə)lmənt/
règlement amiableAu sens de résolution d’un litige, souvent par accord entre les parties.
The two companies reached a settlement to avoid a lengthy court battle.
Les deux entreprises sont parvenues à un règlement amiable afin d’éviter une longue bataille judiciaire.
colonieAu sens de communauté fondée dans une zone nouvellement occupée ou peu habitée.
The settlers established a new settlement near the river.
Les colons ont fondé une nouvelle colonie près de la rivière.
installationAu sens de fait de s’établir quelque part.
The settlement of the land took several years due to the harsh conditions.
L’installation sur ces terres a pris plusieurs années en raison des conditions कठ…
règlementAu sens de paiement final d’une dette ou d’une obligation.
He made a final settlement on his loan last month.
Il a effectué le règlement final de son prêt le mois dernier.
tassementEn géologie et en construction, au sens d’affaissement progressif.
Cracks in the walls indicated settlement of the house’s foundations.
Des fissures dans les murs indiquaient un tassement des fondations de la maison.
Synonyms
agreement
resolution
arrangement
concord
compromise
reconciliation
deal
pact
understanding
contract
settlementadjective
more settlement
Comp.
most settlement
Super.
UK
/ˈsɛt.əl.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛt̬.əl.mənt/
Used attributively before another noun to describe something related to a settlement (e.g., settlement talks)
de règlementEmploi surtout juridique ou administratif.
The parties entered settlement negotiations to resolve the dispute.
Les parties ont engagé des négociations de règlement pour résoudre le litige.
Synonyms
settled
established
residential
colonized
inhabited
occupied

Definitions

settlementnoun
A formal agreement or resolution between parties in a dispute.
The two companies reached a settlement to avoid a lengthy court battle.
A small community or village, especially one newly established in a previously uninhabited area.
The settlers established a new settlement near the river.
The process of settling or the state of being settled.
The settlement of the land took several years due to the harsh conditions.
The payment or discharge of a debt or obligation.
He made a final settlement on his loan last month.
The gradual downward movement or subsidence of a building or the ground supporting it, often causing structural damage.
Cracks in the walls indicated settlement of the house’s foundations.
settlementadjective
Relating to or connected with a settlement or settlements.
The parties entered settlement negotiations to resolve the dispute.
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