settlement

accord amiable, transaction

Accord qui met fin à un conflit juridique sans que le tribunal tranche l’affaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : agreement, compromise

Expressions courantes : out-of-court settlement, reach a settlement, settlement with someone

colonie, nouvelle implantation

Nouveau lieu où des personnes ont construit des maisons et commencé à vivre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : colony

Expressions courantes : new settlement, frontier settlement, establish a settlement

localité, agglomération

Lieu où des personnes vivent ensemble, comme un village ou une ville.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : community, populated place

Expressions courantes : rural settlement, small settlement, ancient settlement

règlement, accord

Accord ou solution qui met fin à un désaccord.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : settlement of something (They sought a settlement of the border dispute.)

Synonymes : resolution, agreement

Expressions courantes : peaceful settlement, settlement of something, negotiated settlement

peuplement, installation

Processus par lequel des personnes arrivent dans une région et s’y établissent pour vivre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : settlement of something (The settlement of the region took several decades.)

Synonymes : colonization

Expressions courantes : permanent settlement, human settlement, settlement of something

tassement, affaissement

Enfoncement progressif d’un bâtiment ou de ses fondations dans le sol.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : subsidence

Expressions courantes : uneven settlement, foundation settlement, settlement cracks