settle down
US /ˈset̬.l̩ daʊn/
UK /ˈset̬.l̩ daʊn/
1.
진정하다, 안정되다
to become calm, quiet, or comfortable
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The children finally settled down after playing all afternoon.
아이들은 오후 내내 놀고 나서 마침내 진정했다.
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Please settle down and listen to the instructions.
제발 진정하고 지시를 들어.
2.
정착하다, 가정을 꾸리다
to start living a quiet and routine life in one place, often by marrying and having children
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After years of traveling, he decided to settle down and buy a house.
몇 년간 여행한 후, 그는 정착하여 집을 사기로 결정했다.
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They got married and settled down in the suburbs.
그들은 결혼해서 교외에 정착했다.