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[skwɛə(r)]
1. n
1) (gen) quadrato, (instrument) squadra, (check on material) quadro

a square and a triangle — un quadrato e un triangolo

with red and blue squares — a quadri rossi e blu

to cut into squares — tagliare in (pezzi) quadrati

we're back to square one fig — siamo al punto di partenza

2) (in town) piazza, (Am: block of houses) isolato

the town square — la piazza principale

3) Math quadrato

16 is the square of 4 — 16 è il quadrato di 4

4) (fam: old-fashioned person) matusa m inv

he's a real square — è proprio un matusa

2. adj
1) (in shape) quadrato (-a)

a square table — un tavolo quadrato

he's a square peg in a round hole in that job — non è tagliato per quel lavoro

2) Math quadrato (-a)

1 square metre — 1 metro quadrato

two square metres — due metri quadrati

it is less than a centimetre square — misura meno di un centimetro per lato

2 metres square — di 2 metri per 2

3)

a square meal — un pasto sostanzioso

4) (fair, honest) onesto (-a), retto (-a)

to give sb a square deal — trattare qn onestamente

I'll be square with you — sarò franco con te

5) (even: accounts, figures) in ordine

to get one's accounts square — mettere in ordine i propri conti

to get square with sb (also) fig — regolare i conti con qn

now we're all square fig — adesso siamo pari

6) (fam: old-fashioned: person) all'antica, (idea) sorpassato (-a), (style) fuori moda
3. adv

square in the middle — esattamente or proprio nel centro

to look sb square in the eye — guardare qn diritto negli occhi

4. vt
1) (make square: stone, timber) squadrare, (shape) rendere quadrato (-a)

to square one's shoulders — raddrizzare le spalle

2) (settle etc: accounts, books) far quadrare, (debts) saldare, regolare

can you square it with your conscience? — riesci a conciliarlo con la tua coscienza?

I'll square it with him fam — sistemo io le cose con lui

3) Math elevare al quadrato

2 squared is 4 — 2 al quadrato fa 4

5. vi
(agree) accordarsi

to square with — quadrare con


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