settlement

acuerdo, arreglo

Acuerdo que termina un conflicto legal sin que un tribunal decida el caso.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se 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.)

Sinónimos: agreement, compromise

Expresiones frecuentes: out-of-court settlement, reach a settlement, settlement with someone

asentamiento, colonia

Lugar nuevo donde un grupo de personas ha construido viviendas y empezado a vivir.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: colony

Expresiones frecuentes: new settlement, frontier settlement, establish a settlement

asentamiento, población

Lugar donde viven personas juntas, como un pueblo o una ciudad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: community, populated place

Expresiones frecuentes: rural settlement, small settlement, ancient settlement

solución, acuerdo

Acuerdo o solución que pone fin a un desacuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: settlement of something (They sought a settlement of the border dispute.)

Sinónimos: resolution, agreement

Expresiones frecuentes: peaceful settlement, settlement of something, negotiated settlement

asentamiento, colonización

Proceso por el que personas llegan a una zona y establecen allí su hogar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: settlement of something (The settlement of the region took several decades.)

Sinónimos: colonization

Expresiones frecuentes: permanent settlement, human settlement, settlement of something

asentamiento, hundimiento

Descenso lento de un edificio o de sus cimientos dentro del terreno.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: subsidence

Expresiones frecuentes: uneven settlement, foundation settlement, settlement cracks