settlement

accordo, transazione

Accordo che chiude una controversia legale senza una decisione del tribunale.

In inglese semplice: An agreement between people that ends a legal disagreement without a court deciding the case.

• They reached a settlement.
• The company offered a settlement to avoid a trial.
• Her lawyers negotiated a settlement with the former employer.

Come si usa: reach a settlement with someone (He reached a settlement with his landlord.); a settlement of something (The lawyers agreed on a settlement of the claim.)

Sinonimi: agreement, compromise

Espressioni comuni: out-of-court settlement, reach a settlement, settlement with someone

insediamento, colonia

Nuovo luogo dove un gruppo ha costruito case e iniziato a vivere.

In inglese semplice: A new place where a group of people have built homes and begun living.

• They built a small settlement.
• The first settlement stood beside the river.
• Several new settlements appeared along the railway.

Sinonimi: colony

Espressioni comuni: new settlement, frontier settlement, establish a settlement

insediamento, centro abitato

Luogo dove le persone vivono insieme, come un paese o una città.

In inglese semplice: A place where people live together, such as a village or town.

• The nearest settlement is ten miles away.
• Archaeologists found the remains of an ancient settlement.
• The region contains many small farming settlements.

Sinonimi: community, populated place

Espressioni comuni: rural settlement, small settlement, ancient settlement

risoluzione, accordo

Accordo o soluzione che mette fine a un disaccordo.

In inglese semplice: An agreement or solution that brings a disagreement to an end.

• Both sides want a peaceful settlement.
• The talks produced a settlement of the dispute.
• Workers returned after the union accepted the settlement.

Come si usa: settlement of something (They sought a settlement of the border dispute.)

Sinonimi: resolution, agreement

Espressioni comuni: peaceful settlement, settlement of something, negotiated settlement

insediamento, colonizzazione

Processo con cui le persone si trasferiscono in una zona e vi stabiliscono la propria casa.

In inglese semplice: The process of people moving into an area and making it their home.

• The valley was suitable for settlement.
• Permanent settlement began near the coast.
• The railway encouraged the settlement of inland areas.

Come si usa: settlement of something (The settlement of the region took several decades.)

Sinonimi: colonization

Espressioni comuni: permanent settlement, human settlement, settlement of something

assestamento, cedimento

Lento abbassamento di un edificio o delle sue fondamenta nel terreno.

In inglese semplice: The slow sinking of a building or its foundations into the ground.

• Settlement caused cracks in the wall.
• Engineers measured the settlement of the foundations.
• Uneven settlement can damage an entire building.

Sinonimi: subsidence

Espressioni comuni: uneven settlement, foundation settlement, settlement cracks