installer

A. vtr

• 1 to install, to put in [central heating, sink]; to put up [shelves]; to connect [gas] Definition of install in the British & World English dictionary Definition of install in the US English dictionary Translate install | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to put [guest] (dans in) installer qn dans un fauteuil = to sit sb in an armchair installer qn à un poste = to appoint sb to a post Definition of put in the British & World English dictionary Definition of put in the US English dictionary Translate put | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être) (s'installer)

• 1 [recession] to set in; [illness] to take hold le doute commence à s'installer dans leur esprit = they're beginning to have doubts Definition of set in in the British & World English dictionary Definition of set in in the US English dictionary Translate set in | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2s'installer à son compte = to set up one's own business

• 3 to settle partir s'installer à l'étranger = to go and live abroad je viendrai te voir quand tu seras installé = I'll come and see you when you're settled in s'installer au soleil = to sit in the sun s'installer à son bureau = to settle down at one's desk installe-toi, j'arrive! = make yourself at home, I'm coming! Definition of settle in the British & World English dictionary Definition of settle in the US English dictionary Translate settle | into German | into Italian | into Spanish