square

I [skweə(r)]

nome

1) (in town) piazza f.; (in barracks) piazzale m.

main square — piazza principale

2) (four-sided shape) quadrato m.; (in board game, crossword) casella f.; (of glass, linoleum) piastrella f., mattonella f.

3) mat. (second power) quadrato m.

4) tecn. (instrument) squadra f.

5) colloq. (conventional person) inquadrato m. (-a)

6) on the square colloq. onesto

to do things on the square — fare le cose onestamente

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to go back to square one — tornare al punto di partenza

to be out of square — essere fuori squadra, fuori posto

II [skweə(r)]

aggettivo

1) (right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] quadrato; (correctly aligned) allineato, dritto

2) mat. metrol. [mile, metre, etc.] quadrato, quadro

four square metres — quattro metri quadrati

an area four metres square — un'area di quattro metri quadrati

3) fig. (level, quits)

to be (all) square — [accounts] essere in regola; [teams] essere pari

I'll give you Ј 5 and we'll be square — ti do 5 sterline e siamo a posto

it's all square at two all — sono tutti a due punti

4) (honest) [person, transaction] onesto

to give sb. a square deal — riservare a qcn. un trattamento onesto

5) colloq. (boring) palloso, inquadrato

6) square- in composti

square-faced — col volto quadrato, con la faccia quadrata

square-shouldered — con le spalle quadrate

III [skweə(r)]

avverbio (directly) [fall] esattamente, ad angolo retto

he hit me square on the jaw — mi ha dato un pugno dritto sulla mascella

to look sb. square in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi

IV [skweə(r)]

verbo transitivo

1) (make right-angled) squadrare [stone, timber, corner, end]

to square one's shoulders — raddrizzare le spalle

2) mat. elevare al quadrato, alla seconda [number]

3) (settle) saldare [debt]

to square one's account(s) with — regolare i conti con (anche fig.)

4) sport

square the score, the series — pareggiare

5) (persuade) occuparsi di, sistemare [person]; (bribe) corrompere, comprare [person]

I'll square it with the boss — sistemo io le cose col capo

I have problems squareing this with my beliefs — non riesco a conciliare tutto questo con i miei principi

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- square up

- square with

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[skweə] 1. noun

1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrato

2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrato

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) piazza

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrato

2. adjective

1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrato

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) giusto, equo, in parità

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrato

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) antiquato

3. adverb

1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (ad angolo retto)

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) proprio

4. verb

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) squadrare

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) regolare

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) quadrare

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevare al quadrato

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- squared

- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal

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I [skweə(r)]

nome

1) (in town) piazza f.; (in barracks) piazzale m.

main square — piazza principale

2) (four-sided shape) quadrato m.; (in board game, crossword) casella f.; (of glass, linoleum) piastrella f., mattonella f.

3) mat. (second power) quadrato m.

4) tecn. (instrument) squadra f.

5) colloq. (conventional person) inquadrato m. (-a)

6) on the square colloq. onesto

to do things on the square — fare le cose onestamente

••

to go back to square one — tornare al punto di partenza

to be out of square — essere fuori squadra, fuori posto

II [skweə(r)]

aggettivo

1) (right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] quadrato; (correctly aligned) allineato, dritto

2) mat. metrol. [mile, metre, etc.] quadrato, quadro

four square metres — quattro metri quadrati

an area four metres square — un'area di quattro metri quadrati

3) fig. (level, quits)

to be (all) square — [accounts] essere in regola; [teams] essere pari

I'll give you Ј 5 and we'll be square — ti do 5 sterline e siamo a posto

it's all square at two all — sono tutti a due punti

4) (honest) [person, transaction] onesto

to give sb. a square deal — riservare a qcn. un trattamento onesto

5) colloq. (boring) palloso, inquadrato

6) square- in composti

square-faced — col volto quadrato, con la faccia quadrata

square-shouldered — con le spalle quadrate

III [skweə(r)]

avverbio (directly) [fall] esattamente, ad angolo retto

he hit me square on the jaw — mi ha dato un pugno dritto sulla mascella

to look sb. square in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi

IV [skweə(r)]

verbo transitivo

1) (make right-angled) squadrare [stone, timber, corner, end]

to square one's shoulders — raddrizzare le spalle

2) mat. elevare al quadrato, alla seconda [number]

3) (settle) saldare [debt]

to square one's account(s) with — regolare i conti con (anche fig.)

4) sport

square the score, the series — pareggiare

5) (persuade) occuparsi di, sistemare [person]; (bribe) corrompere, comprare [person]

I'll square it with the boss — sistemo io le cose col capo

I have problems squareing this with my beliefs — non riesco a conciliare tutto questo con i miei principi

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- square up

- square with