3 metres square

square [skwεə^r]

1. noun

   a. ( = shape) carré m ; [of chessboard, graph paper] case f ; [of cake] part f (carrée) ; ( = window pane) carreau m

• to fold paper into a square plier une feuille de papier en carré

• to start again from square one (inf) repartir à zéro (inf)

• we're back to square one (inf) on se retrouve à la case départ (inf)

   b. (in town) place f ; (with gardens) square m ; ( = block of houses) pâté m de maisons

• the town square la grand-place

   c. (Mathematics) carré m

• four is the square of two quatre est le carré de deux

   d. ( = person) (inf) ringard (inf) m

2. adjective

   a. (in shape) carré

• to be a square peg in a round hole (inf) ne pas être dans son élément

   b. (Mathematics) 6 square metres 6 mètres carrés

• 6 metres square de 6 mètres sur 6

• a 25-cm square baking dish un moule de 25 centimètres sur 25

   c. ( = in order) en ordre

• to get one's accounts square équilibrer ses comptes

• to get square with sb (financially) régler ses comptes avec qn ; ( = get even with) rendre la pareille à qn

   d. ( = not indebted) to be all square (with sb) (inf) être quitte (envers qn)

   e. ( = honest) [dealings] honnête

• to get a square deal être traité équitablement

• to give sb a square deal agir honnêtement avec qn

• to be square with sb être honnête avec qn

   f. [person, attitude] (inf) ringard (inf)

3. adverb

   a. ( = squarely) to hit sb square on the forehead/on the jaw atteindre qn en plein front/en pleine mâchoire

• to kiss sb square on the mouth embrasser qn à pleine bouche

• square in the middle en plein milieu

• to look sb square in the face regarder qn bien en face

4. transitive verb

   a. ( = settle) [+ accounts] équilibrer ; [+ debts] régler

   b. (Mathematics) [+ number] élever au carré

• four squared is sixteen quatre au carré fait seize

5. intransitive verb

• that doesn't square with the facts cela ne cadre pas avec les faits

6. compounds

► square bracket noun crochet m

• in square brackets entre crochets ► square dance noun ≈ quadrille m

► square meal noun repas m substantiel

► the Square Mile noun (in London) la City

► square number noun (Mathematics) carré m

► square root noun racine f carrée

► square up

1. intransitive verb

2. separable transitive verb

[+ account, debts] régler

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1) ( in town) place f; ( in barracks) cour f

2) ( four-sided shape) carré m; (in board game, crossword) case f; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m

3) Mathematics ( self-multiplied) carré m

4) Mathematics, Technology ( instrument) équerre f

5) (colloq) ( old-fashioned person) ringard/-e (colloq) m/f

1) ( right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] carré; ( correctly aligned) bien droit

2) Mathematics [metre, mile] carré

3) fig (level, quits)

4) ( honest) honnête

5) (colloq) ( boring) ringard (colloq)

adverb ( directly)

transitive verb

1) lit équarrir [stone, timber]; couper [quelque chose] au carré or à angle droit [corner, end, section]

2) ( settle) régler [account, debt]

3) Sport égaliser [score, series]

4) ( win over) ( persuade) s'occuper de; ( bribe) graisser la patte à (colloq) [person]

squared past participle adjective

1) [paper] quadrillé

2) Mathematics [number] au carré

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- square up

- square with

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square [skweə(r)]

carré ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 2 (a), 2 (b) case ⇒ 1 (c) place ⇒ 1 (d) square ⇒ 1 (d) équerre ⇒ 1 (f) ringard ⇒ 1 (g), 2 (g) à angle droit ⇒ 2 (c) honnête ⇒ 2 (d) net ⇒ 2 (e) équilibré ⇒ 2 (f) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) mettre droit ⇒ 4 (a) carrer ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) concilier ⇒ 4 (c) régler ⇒ 4 (d) arranger ⇒ 4 (f)

1 noun

(a) (shape → gen) & Geometry carré m;

∎ she arranged the pebbles in a square elle a disposé les cailloux en carré;

∎ he folded the napkin into a neat square il a plié la serviette en un carré bien net;

∎ cut the cake into squares coupez le gâteau en carrés;

∎ familiar to be on the square être réglo;

∎ familiar I'm telling you this on the square je vous le dis carrément

(b) (square object → gen) carré m; (→ tile) carreau m;

∎ a silk square un carré de soie;

∎ a square of chocolate un carré ou morceau de chocolat;

∎ a bathroom in grey and white squares une salle de bains avec un carrelage gris et blanc

(c) (square space → in matrix, crossword, board game) case f;

∎ to divide a map into squares quadriller une carte;

∎ locate square D4 on the map trouvez la case D4 sur la carte;

∎ figurative we're back at or to square one nous voilà revenus à la case départ;

∎ I had to start from square one again j'ai dû repartir à zéro

(d) (in town, village → with streets) place f; (→ with gardens) square m; Military (parade ground) place f d'armes;

∎ barrack square cour f de caserne;

∎ the town square la place, la grand-place

(e) Mathematics (of number) carré m;

∎ nine is the square of three neuf est le carré de trois

(f) Mathematics & Technology (instrument) équerre f;

∎ to cut sth on the square couper qch à angles droits;

∎ out of square qui n'est pas d'équerre

(g) familiar pejorative (person) ringard(e) m,f;

∎ he's such a square! qu'est-ce qu'il est ringard!

2 adjective

(a) (in shape → field, box, building, face) carré;

∎ a tall man with square shoulders un homme grand aux épaules carrées;

∎ figurative to be a square peg in a round hole ne pas être à sa place;

∎ humorous you'll get square eyes if you keep watching TV all day tu vas t'abîmer les yeux à force de regarder la télé

(b) (metre, mile, inch etc) carré;

∎ 10 square kilometres 10 kilomètres carrés;

∎ the room is 5 metres square la pièce fait 5 mètres sur 5

(c) (right-angled) à angle droit;

∎ a square corner un angle droit;

∎ the shelves aren't square les étagères ne sont pas droites;

∎ square with or to (at right angles) à angle droit avec; (parallel) parallèle à

(d) (fair, honest) honnête, correct;

∎ to be square with sb être honnête ou correct avec qn;

∎ to give sb a square deal agir correctement avec qn;

∎ I got a square deal on the car rental je n'ai rien à redire au prix de location de la voiture;

∎ the farmers aren't getting a square deal les perdants dans l'affaire, ce sont les agriculteurs

(e) (blunt → denial, refusal) net, catégorique;

∎ he won't give me a square answer il refuse de me donner une réponse claire et nette

(f) (even, balanced → accounts, books) équilibré;

∎ to be square with sb être quitte envers qn;

∎ they are (all) square (financially) ils sont quittes; (in competition) ils sont à égalité;

∎ they were (all) square at two games each ils étaient à égalité deux parties chacun;

∎ to get square with sb (get revenge) régler son compte à qn; (settle debts) être quitte envers qn;

∎ did you get things square with Julia? est-ce que tu as pu arranger les choses avec Julia?

(g) familiar (old-fashioned) ringard

(h) (proper)

∎ I haven't had a square meal in days ça fait plusieurs jours que je n'ai pas fait de vrai repas;

3 adverb

(a) (at right angles)

∎ she set the box square with or to the edge of the paper elle a aligné la boîte sur les bords de la feuille de papier

(b) (parallel)

∎ the house stands square to the street la maison est parallèle à la rue

(c) (directly)

∎ square in the middle en plein milieu;

∎ he hit the ball square in the middle of the racket il frappa la balle avec le milieu de sa raquette;

∎ she looked him square in the face/eyes elle le regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;

∎ the blow landed square on his nose il a reçu le coup en plein sur le nez

(d) (honestly) honnêtement

4 transitive verb

(a) (make square → pile of paper) mettre droit, aligner; (→ stone) carrer; (→ log) équarrir; (→ shoulders) redresser;

∎ it's like trying to square the circle c'est la quadrature du cercle

(b) Mathematics carrer, élever au carré;

∎ three squared is nine trois au carré égale neuf

(c) (reconcile) concilier;

∎ how do you square your wealth with being a socialist? comment arrivez-vous à concilier votre richesse avec vos idées socialistes?;

∎ I couldn't square the story with the image I had of him je n'arrivais pas à faire coïncider cette histoire avec l'image que j'avais de lui

(d) (settle → account, bill) régler; (→ debt) acquitter; (→ books) balancer, mettre en ordre;

∎ to square accounts with sb (pay money owed) régler (ses comptes avec) qn; (get revenge) régler son compte à qn

(e) Sport

∎ his goal squared the match son but a mis les équipes à égalité

(f) (arrange) arranger;

∎ can you square it with the committee? pourriez-vous arranger cela avec le comité?;

∎ how do you square it with your conscience? comment arrangez-vous cela avec votre conscience?;

∎ we shouldn't do it unless we square it with them first nous ne devrions pas le faire avant d'avoir arrangé ça avec eux

(g) familiar (bribe) soudoyer^□

5 intransitive verb

cadrer, coïncider;

∎ his story doesn't square with the facts son histoire ne cadre ou ne coïncide pas avec les faits;

∎ her figures/results don't square with mine ses chiffres/résultats ne cadrent pas avec les miens;

∎ does their offer square with your asking price? leur offre correspond-elle au prix que vous demandez?

►► Sport square ball passe f latérale;

square bracket crochet m;

∎ in square brackets entre crochets;

square dance quadrille m, French Canadian danse f carrée;

square dancing quadrille m américain, French Canadian danse f carrée;

∎ there'll be square dancing at the saloon tonight on va danser au saloon ce soir;

American square knot nœud m plat;

square leg (in cricket) = chasseur situé derrière le batteur;

square measure mesure f de surface ou de superficie;

the Square Mile = la City de Londres (dont la superficie fait environ un mile carré);

square number carré m;

square pass passe f latérale;

Nautical square rigger navire m gréé en carré;

square root racine f carrée;

American familiar square shooter personne f franche^□ ;

Electronics square wave onde f carrée ou rectangulaire

➲ square away separable transitive verb

American familiar régler^□, mettre en ordre^□ ;

∎ did you get everything squared away? est-ce que tu as pu tout régler?

➲ square off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (piece of paper, terrain) quadriller

(b) (stick, log) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

➲ square up

1 separable transitive verb

(make square → end of plank) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (settle debt) faire les comptes;

∎ to square up with sb régler ses comptes avec qn;

∎ I'll square up with you when you have finished all the work je réglerai mes comptes avec toi dès que tu auras fini tout le travail

(b) (opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

(c) American familiar (criminal) raccrocher, se ranger des voitures; (drug addict) décrocher

➲ square up to inseparable transitive verb

(confront → difficulties, situation, criticism) faire face ou front à; (→ opponent, boxer) se mettre en position de combat contre;

∎ he squared up to me il se mit en garde devant moi;

∎ the unions are squaring up to the management les syndicats cherchent la confrontation avec la direction

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

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

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

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

3) fig. (level, quits)

4) (honest) [person, transaction] onesto

5) colloq. (boring) palloso, inquadrato

6) square- in composti

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

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

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

3) (settle) saldare [ debt]

4) sport

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

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- square up

- square with

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) fig. (level, quits)

4) (honest) [person, transaction] onesto

5) colloq. (boring) palloso, inquadrato

6) square- in composti

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

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

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

3) (settle) saldare [ debt]

4) sport

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

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- square up

- square with

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

2) (something in the shape of this.)

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

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

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.)

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).)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- squared

square¹ adj cuadrado

square² n

1. cuadrado / cuadro

2. plaza

tr[skweə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (shape) cuadrado; (on fabric) cuadro; (on chessboard, graph paper, crossword) casilla

2 (in town) plaza; (in barracks) patio; (block of houses) manzana

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrado

4 (tool) escuadra

5 familiar (old-fashioned person) carroza nombre masulino o femenino; (conservative) carca nombre masulino o femenino

adjective

1 (in shape) cuadrado,-a; (forming right angle) en ángulo recto, a escuadra

■ a square table una mesa cuadrada

■ a square jaw una mandíbula cuadrada

■ the flat is 100 metres square el piso mide 100 metros cuadrados

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrado,-a

3 familiar (fair) justo,-a, equitativo,-a; (honest) honesto,-a, franco,-a

■ a square deal un trato justo

■ I'll be square with you seré franco contigo

4 (equal in points) igual, empatado,-a; (not owing money) en paz

5 (tidy) ordenado,-a, en orden

6 (old-fashioned) carroza; (conservative) carca

adverb

1 directamente

■ it landed square in the middle of the lake cayó justo en medio del lago

■ she hit him square on the nose le dio de lleno en la nariz

transitive verb

1 (make square) cuadrar ( with, con)

■ he squared his shoulders se puso derecho, sacó el pecho

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrar, elevar al cuadrado

■ 4 squared is 16 el cuadrado de 4 es 16

3 (settle - debts, accounts) saldar, pagar; (- matters) arreglar

■ I want to square my account quiero pagar mi cuenta

■ I'll square it with the teacher lo arreglaré con el profesor

4 (equalize) empatar

■ after a hard struggle they managed to square the match después de luchar mucho consiguieron empatar

5 (agree, reconcile) conciliar

■ you must square your alibi with the facts tienes que hacer cuadrar tu coartada con los hechos

■ I can't square it with my conscience mi conciencia no me lo permite

6 familiar (bribe) sobornar

intransitive verb

1 (agree) cuadrar ( with, con), concordar ( with, con)

■ his story doesn't square with the facts su versión no cuadra con los hechos

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a square peg in a round hole gallina en corral ajeno

to be all square with somebody estar en paz con alguien

to get a square deal recibir un trato justo

to get square with somebody ajustar cuentas con alguien

to go back to square one volver al punto de partida, partir de cero

to square the circle cuadrar el círculo

square brackets corchetes nombre masculino plural

square dance baile nombre masculino de figuras

square meal comida decente, buena comida

square metre metro cuadrado

square root raíz nombre femenino cuadrada

square ['skwær] vt, squared ; squaring

1) : cuadrar

2) : elevar al cuadrado (en matemáticas)

3) conform: conciliar (con), ajustar (con)

4) settle: saldar (una cuenta)

I squared it with him: lo arreglé con él

square adj, squarer ; - est

1) : cuadrado

a square house: una casa cuadrada

2) right-angled: a escuadra, en ángulo recto

3) : cuadrado (en matemáticas)

a square mile: una milla cuadrada

4) honest: justo

a square deal: un buen acuerdo

fair and square: en buena lid

square n

1) : escuadra f (instrumento)

2) : cuadrado m, cuadro m

to fold into squares: plegar en cuadrados

3) : plaza f (de una ciudad)

4) : cuadrado m (en matemáticas)

• cuadrado (Matemática) adj.

• escuadra adj.

• glorieta adj.

• plaza adj.

• honradamente adv.

• casilla s.f.

• cuadrado s.m.

• cuadro s.m.

• escaque s.m.

• escuadra s.f.

• plaza s.f.

• acodar v.

• cuadrar v.

• elevar al cuadrado (Matemática) v.

• escuadrar v.

1)

a) ( shape) cuadrado m; ( in fabric design) cuadro m

b) (of cloth, paper) (trozo m) cuadrado m

c) ( on chessboard) casilla f, escaque m; ( in crossword) casilla f

2) (in town, city) plaza f

3) ( Math) cuadrado m

4) ( instrument) escuadra f

5) ( conventional person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam), carroza mf (Esp fam), zanahorio, -ria m,f (Col, Ven fam)

adjective squarer, squarest

1)

a) <box/table/block> cuadrado

b) ( having right angles) <corner/edges> en ángulo recto, a escuadra

c) < face> cuadrado; < jaw> angular, cuadrado

2) ( Math) (before n) <yard/mile> cuadrado

3)

a) (fair, honest)

b) ( large and wholesome) (before n) < meal> decente

c) ( even) (pred)

4) ( conventional) (colloq) soso (fam), rígidamente convencional, carroza (Esp fam), zanahorio (Col, Ven fam)

1) ( make square) \<\<angle/side\>\> cuadrar

2) ( Math) elevar al cuadrado

3)

a) (settle, make even) \<\<debts/accounts\>\> pagar*, saldar

b) ( Sport) \<\<match/game\>\> igualar

c) ( reconcile) \<\<facts/principles\>\> conciliar

vi \<\<ideas/arguments\>\> concordar*

- square up

- square up to

1. N

1) (=shape) cuadrado m, cuadro m ; (on graph paper, chessboard, crossword) casilla f ; (=piece) [of material, paper, chocolate etc] cuadrado m ; (=scarf) pañuelo m

- go back to square one

2) (in town) plaza f

3) (US) (=block of houses) manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)

4) (Math) cuadrado m

5) (=drawing instrument) escuadra f

6) * (=old-fashioned person)

2. ADJ

1) (in shape) cuadrado

- be a square peg in a round hole

2) (forming right angle) en ángulo recto, en escuadra

3) [face, jaw, shoulder] cuadrado

4) (Math) cuadrado

5) (=substantial) [meal] decente, como Dios manda

6) (=fair, honest) justo, equitativo

7) (=even)

8) * (=conventional) anticuado *, carca *, carroza (Sp) *

4. VT

1) (=make square) cuadrar

- try to square the circle

2) (=settle, reconcile) [+ accounts] ajustar; [+ debts] pagar

3) (Math) elevar al cuadrado

VI cuadrar ( with con)

- square off

- square up

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1)

a) ( shape) cuadrado m; ( in fabric design) cuadro m

b) (of cloth, paper) (trozo m) cuadrado m

c) ( on chessboard) casilla f, escaque m; ( in crossword) casilla f

2) (in town, city) plaza f

3) ( Math) cuadrado m

4) ( instrument) escuadra f

5) ( conventional person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam), carroza mf (Esp fam), zanahorio, -ria m,f (Col, Ven fam)

adjective squarer, squarest

1)

a) <box/table/block> cuadrado

b) ( having right angles) <corner/edges> en ángulo recto, a escuadra

c) < face> cuadrado; < jaw> angular, cuadrado

2) ( Math) (before n) <yard/mile> cuadrado

3)

a) (fair, honest)

b) ( large and wholesome) (before n) < meal> decente

c) ( even) (pred)

4) ( conventional) (colloq) soso (fam), rígidamente convencional, carroza (Esp fam), zanahorio (Col, Ven fam)

1) ( make square) \<\<angle/side\>\> cuadrar

2) ( Math) elevar al cuadrado

3)

a) (settle, make even) \<\<debts/accounts\>\> pagar*, saldar

b) ( Sport) \<\<match/game\>\> igualar

c) ( reconcile) \<\<facts/principles\>\> conciliar

vi \<\<ideas/arguments\>\> concordar*

- square up

- square up to

( arrange) układać (ułożyć perf); ( MATH) podnosić (podnieść perf) do kwadratu; ( reconcile) godzić (pogodzić perf)

- square up

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

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

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

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

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.) kwadratowy

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).) wyrównany, równy

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

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

1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pod kątem prostym

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) nadawać kształt kwadratu

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

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) podnosić do kwadratu

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1) (Geom.) Quadrat, das

2) (object, arrangement) Quadrat, das

3) (on board in game) Feld, das

4) (open area) Platz, der

5) (scarf) [quadratisches] Tuch

6) (Mil.): (drill area) Kasernenhof, der

7) (Math.): (product) Quadrat, das

8) (coll.): (old-fashioned person) Spießer, der/Spießerin, die (abwertend)

1) quadratisch

2)

3) (right-angled) rechtwink[e]lig

4) (stocky) gedrungen [Statur, Gestalt]

5) (in outline) rechteckig; eckig [Schultern, Kinn]

6) (quits) quitt (ugs.)

1) (make right-angled) rechtwinklig machen; vierkantig zuschneiden [Holz]

2) (place squarely)

3) (divide into squares) in Karos einteilen

4) (Math.): (multiply) quadrieren

5) (reconcile)

6)

(be consistent) übereinstimmen

- academic.ru/91998/square_up">square up

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

2) (something in the shape of this.) das Quadrat

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

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

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.) quadratisch

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).) quitt

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

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

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

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) quadratisch machen

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

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) quadrieren

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[skweəʳ, AM skwer]

I. n

1. (shape) Quadrat nt

to cut sth into \squares etw in Quadrate zerschneiden

to fold sth into a \square etw zu einem Quadrat falten

2. (street) Platz m

town \square zentraler Platz

3. (marked space) Spielfeld nt

to go back to \square one, to start again from \square one ( fam) wieder von vorne beginnen

4. AM, AUS (tool) Winkelmaß nt

5. ( dated fam: boring person) Langweiler(in) m(f)

6. (number times itself) Quadratzahl f

▶ to be there or be \square (sl) einfach dabei sein müssen

II. adj

1. (square-shaped) piece of paper, etc. quadratisch; face kantig

\square shoulders (of person) breite Schultern; (of coat) gepolsterte Schultern

2. inv (on each side) im Quadrat; (when squared) zum Quadrat; metre, mile Quadrat-

3. ( fam: level) plan

to be [all] \square auf gleich sein fam

they're all \square at thirty points each sie liegen mit je dreißig Punkten gleichauf

4. ( fam or dated: stupid) bescheuert sl

to look \square bescheuert aussehen sl

5. (straight) gerade

to keep sth \square etw gerade halten

III. adv inv direkt, geradewegs

IV. vt

1. (make square)

▪ to \square sth etw quadratisch machen; (make right-angled) etw rechtwinklig machen

to \square one's shoulders die Schultern straffen

▪ to \square sth with sth etw mit etw dat in Übereinstimmung bringen

2. (settle)

▪ to \square sth matter etw in Ordnung bringen

let's \square our accounts rechnen wir ab

3. ECON

▪ to \square sth etw glattstellen

book-squaring Glattstellen nt von Positionen

4. MATH

▪ to \square sth etw quadrieren, die Quadratzahl einer S. gen berechnen

5. SPORT (tie)

▪ to \square sth etw ausgleichen

to \square a match ein Match auf Gleichstand bringen

▶ to attempt to \square the circle die Quadratur des Kreises versuchen geh

V. vi

▪ to \square with sth mit etw dat übereinstimmen

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1. n

1) (= shape, Geometry, on graph paper) Quadrat nt

2) (piece of material, paper etc) (= perfect square) Quadrat nt; (= rectangle) Viereck nt; (on chessboard etc) Feld nt; (on paper) Kästchen nt, Karo nt; (in crossword) Kästchen nt; (= check on material etc) Karo nt; (= head square) Kopftuch nt

3) (in town) Platz m; (US of houses) Block m; (MIL = barrack square) (Kasernen)platz m

4) (MATH) Quadrat(zahl f) nt

5) (TECH) Winkelmaß nt; (= set square) Zeichendreieck nt; (= T-square) Reißschiene f;

6) (MIL: battle formation) Karree nt

7) (inf: conventional person) Spießer(in) m(f) (inf)

2. adj (+er)

1) (in shape) quadratisch; picture, lawn etc viereckig, quadratisch; nib viereckig; block of wood etc vierkantig

2) (= forming right angle) angle recht; corner rechtwinklig; shoulder eckig; chin, jaw kantig, eckig; build vierschrötig

3) (MATH) Quadrat-

4) attr (= complete) meal anständig, ordentlich

5) (= fair) deal gerecht, fair; dealings, game, person ehrlich

6) (fig

7) (inf: conventional) überholt, verstaubt; person, ideas spießig (inf)

3. adv (+er)

1) (= at right angles) rechtwinklig

2) (= directly) direkt, genau

3)

4) (= honestly) ehrlich, fair → fair

4. vt

1) (= make square) quadratisch machen; (= make a right angle) rechtwinklig machen

2) (MATH) number quadrieren

3) (= adjust) debts begleichen; creditors abrechnen mit; (= reconcile) in Einklang bringen

4) (inf: bribe) schmieren (inf)

5. vi

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square [skweə(r)]

A s

1. MATH Quadrat n (Figur)

2. Quadrat n, Viereck n, quadratisches Stück (Glas, Stoff etc), Karo n

3. Feld n (eines Brettspiels):

be back to square one fig wieder da sein, wo man angefangen hat; wieder ganz am Anfang stehen

4. US Häuserblock m, -viereck n

5. (öffentlicher) Platz:

6. TECH

a) Winkel(maß) m(n), Anschlagwinkel m

b) besonders Zimmerei: Geviert n:

by the square fig genau, exakt;

on the square im rechten Winkel, fig umg ehrlich, anständig, in Ordnung;

out of square nicht rechtwink(e)lig, fig nicht in Ordnung;

be out of square with nicht übereinstimmen mit, im Widerspruch stehen zu; → T square

7. MATH Quadrat(zahl) n(f):

in the square im Quadrat

8. MIL Karree n

9. (Wort-, Zahlen) Quadrat n

10. ARCH Säulenplatte f

11. Buchbinderei: vorspringender Rand

12. Drehzapfen m (der Uhr)

13. sl Spießer(in)

B v/t

1. auch square off quadratisch oder rechtwink(e)lig machen

2. auch square off in Quadrate einteilen, Papier etc karieren

3. MATH

a) den Flächeninhalt berechnen von (oder gen)

b) eine Zahl quadrieren, ins Quadrat erheben:

three squared drei zum Quadrat

c) eine Figur quadrieren, in ein Quadrat verwandeln: → circle A 1

4. auf seine Abweichung vom rechten Winkel oder von der Geraden oder von der Ebene prüfen

5. TECH

a) vierkantig formen oder behauen oder zuschneiden, Holz abvieren

b) im rechten Winkel anbringen

6. SCHIFF Rahen vierkant brassen

7. die Schultern straffen

8. ausgleichen

9. SPORT den Kampf unentschieden beenden: → account C 1,

a) eine Schuld begleichen

b) einen Gläubiger befriedigen

10. fig in Einklang bringen ( with mit), anpassen (to an akk)

11. sl

a) jemanden schmieren, bestechen

b) meist square away eine Sache regeln, in Ordnung bringen

C v/i

1. oft square up, US square off in Boxerstellung gehen:

square up to sb sich vor jemandem aufpflanzen umg;

square up to a problem ein Problem angehen oder anpacken

2. (with) in Einklang stehen (mit), passen (zu)

3. seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen:

square up WIRTSCH abrechnen ( with mit) (a. fig)

4. auch square by the lifts and braces SCHIFF vierkant brassen

D adj (adv squarely)

1. MATH quadratisch, Quadrat…:

square mile;

square pyramid quadratische Pyramide;

square root (Quadrat)Wurzel f;

square unit Flächeneinheit f; → measure A 1

2. MATH … im Quadrat:

3. rechtwink(e)lig, im rechten Winkel (stehend) (to zu)

4. (vier)eckig (Tisch etc): → bracket A 5

5. TECH Viereck…, Vierkant…: → peg A 1

6. breit(schulterig), vierschrötig, stämmig (Person)

7. SCHIFF Vierkant…, ins Kreuz gebrasst

8. gleichmäßig, gerade, eben (Fläche etc)

9. fig in Einklang (stehend) ( with mit), in Ordnung:

get things square die Sache in Ordnung bringen

10. WIRTSCH

a) abgeglichen (Konten)

b) quitt:

get (all) square with sb mit jemandem quitt werden (a. fig);

at half time the teams were (all) square SPORT zur Halbzeit stand das Spiel unentschieden

11. umg

a) reell, anständig

b) ehrlich, offen: → deal¹ C 2

12. klar, deutlich (Ablehnung etc):

the problem must be faced squarely das Problem muss klar ins Auge gefasst werden

13. umg ordentlich, anständig (Mahlzeit etc)

14. … zu viert:

a square game ( party, etc)

15. sl altmodisch, spießig:

turn square verspießern

E adv

1. quadratisch, (recht-, vier-)eckig

2. umg anständig, ehrlich

3. US mitten, direkt

sq. abk

1. sequence

2. MIL squadron

3. square

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1) (Geom.) Quadrat, das

2) (object, arrangement) Quadrat, das

3) (on board in game) Feld, das

4) (open area) Platz, der

5) (scarf) [quadratisches] Tuch

6) (Mil.): (drill area) Kasernenhof, der

7) (Math.): (product) Quadrat, das

8) (coll.): (old-fashioned person) Spießer, der/Spießerin, die (abwertend)

1) quadratisch

2)

3) (right-angled) rechtwink[e]lig

4) (stocky) gedrungen [Statur, Gestalt]

5) (in outline) rechteckig; eckig [Schultern, Kinn]

6) (quits) quitt (ugs.)

1) (make right-angled) rechtwinklig machen; vierkantig zuschneiden [Holz]

2) (place squarely)

3) (divide into squares) in Karos einteilen

4) (Math.): (multiply) quadrieren

5) (reconcile)

6)

(be consistent) übereinstimmen

- square up

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Platz ¨-e m. adj.

quadratisch adj.

viereckig adj.

vierschrötig adj. n.

Karo -s n.

Quadrat -e (Mathematik) n.

Quadrat -e n.

Viereck -e n.

zweite Potenz f. v.

abgleichen v.

ausgleichen v.

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

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

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

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

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.) firkantet

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).) lige

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

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

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

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gøre firkantet

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

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) opløfte til anden potens

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

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

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

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

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.) firkantet

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).) lige

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

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

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

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gøre firkantet

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

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) opløfte til anden potens

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1. n

1) (gen) quadrato, (instrument) squadra, (check on material) quadro

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

3) Math quadrato

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

2. adj

1) (in shape) quadrato (-a)

2) Math quadrato (-a)

3)

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

5) (even: accounts, figures) in ordine

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

3. adv

4. vt

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

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

3) Math elevare al quadrato

5. vi

(agree) accordarsi

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

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

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

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

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.) kvadraten

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).) izenačen; bot

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

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

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

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) dati kvadratasto obliko

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

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kvadrirati (število)

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kvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji; American četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L —, ali T — za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov; mathematics kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev); military četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede; slang malomeščan, buržuj, filister

by the square — točno, natančno

on the square — pravokotno; figuratively odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fair

out of square — ne pod pravim kotom, figuratively ne takó kot običajno, ne v redu

magic square — magični kvadrat

T-square, L-square — ravnalo v obliki črke T, L

two squares up American dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)

to act on the square figuratively pošteno (lojalno) ravnati

to be on the square — biti prostozidar; military defilirati za pregled

to raise to a square mathematics kvadrirati;

adjective ( squarely adverb)

kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do), pravokoten; oglat; četveren; mathematics kvadraten; figuratively odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal ( with z), poravnan, bot, slang staromoden, filistrski

all square — neodločen rezultat (tekme)

square all around — pravičen do vsakogar

square bracket — oglati oklepaj

square dance — kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)

square corner — pravi kot (ogel)

a square deal — pošten postopek

a square foot — kvadratni čevelj (površinska mera)

square iron — četverokotno železo

a man of square frame — čokat možakar

the square man in the square hole figuratively pravi mož na pravem mestu

a square meal — izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obed

square measure — ploščinska, površinska mera

a square number — kvadratno število

a square peg in a round hole — oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figuratively oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslu

square root mathematics kvadratni koren

a square refusal — jasna, gladka odklonitev

square timber — četverooglato otesan les

to be square with all the world — biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžan

I expect a square deal — pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopek

to get square with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s kom

to get things square — urediti svoje stvari

to make accounts square — poravnati račune

that makes us squares — tem sva bot

he met me with a square refusal — gladko mi je odklonil

I put everything square before I left — preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red;

pravokotno, pod pravim kotom; figuratively spodobno, odkrito, pošteno; American naravnost, direktno, gladko

fair and square — odkrito in pošteno

he hit him square on the nose — naravnost po nosu ga je udaril

to play square — pošteno igrati (ravnati)

dati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno; mathematics kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z); prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu); izravnati; uskladiti ( with z); saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga); sport končati (tekmo) neodločeno; slang utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu); nautical namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup;

napraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu ( with z); spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeve

5 squareed — ɜ na kvadrat (52)

to square (up) accounts with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom (tudi figuratively), obračunati s kom

to square the circle — kvadrirati krog, figuratively lotiti se nečesa nemogočega

to square one's conduct with one's principles — uskladiti svoje obnašanje s svojimi načeli

to square one's conscience — pomiriti si vest

to square one's elbows — razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostor

to square a number — kvadrirati število

to square o.s. with s.o. — pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s kom

he tried to square the police slang skušal je podkupiti policijo

to square one's shoulders figuratively ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svoje

to square a stone — oklesati kamen na ɔ ogle

to square a theory to fit the facts — prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)

the facts do not square with the theory — dejstva se ne skladajo s teorijo

to square timber — oklesati hlod (deblo)

to square one's way of living to ( —ali with) one's square means — svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom;

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

2) (something in the shape of this.) firkant, kvadrat

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

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

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.) firkantet, kvadratisk, kvadrat-

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).) kvitt, oppgjort, lik, jevn

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

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

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

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gi firkantet form, gjøre firkantet

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gjøre opp (for seg), skvære opp

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) opphøye i annen potens

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firkantet

kvadrat

kvadratisk

ærlig

subst. \/skweə\/

1) kvadrat (geometri), firkant, rute, kvadratisk stykke, firkantet gjenstand, terning, terningformet gjenstand

2) torg, plass (ofte beplantet med trær og omgitt av bygninger), kasernegård (militærvesen)

3) firkantet hodetørkle, skaut

4) ( universitet) studenterlue, firkantet flatt hodeplagg med svart dusk

5) ( matematikk) kvadrat, andre (potens)

• the square of x

6) vinkelhake, vinkellinjal, vinkel

7) ( militærvesen) firkant, karré

8) (slang, om person) streiting

9) (som flatemål, bygg) 100 kvadratfot

10) (amer., hverdagslig) måltid

11) ( sjøfart) plassen nedenfor en lasteluke

12) ( sjøfart) stuttflagg

back to square one tilbake til start

by the square vinkelrett

form a square ( militærvesen) danne karré, utgjøre en karré

form into a square ( militærvesen) stille opp i karré

hollow square ( militærvesen) åpen karré

on the square vinkelrett åpen, ærlig, likefrem, rettferdig som har medlemsskap i frimurerlosjen på vannvognen, avholdende

out of square ikke rettvinklet ikke i overensstemmelse, skjev, uriktig

verb \/skweə\/

1) gjøre kvadratisk, gjøre firkantet

2) gjøre rettvinklet, bringe i vinkel

3) ( teknikk) firhugge, kanthugge, avrette, kantskjære

4) dele opp i kvadrater, dele inn i ruter, dele inn i firkanter

5) danne en rett vinkel

6) ( matematikk) kvadrere, opphøye i andre potens

• two squared is four

7) ( om mellomværende) gjøre opp, ordne, utligne, skvære opp

8) avpasse, tilpasse, bringe i samsvar, se i forhold til

9) stille seg ansikt til ansikt, innta kampstilling

10) ( slang) fikse, ordne, bestikke

11) ( sport) utligne

12) passe sammen, stemme overens

square away (amer.) rydde, gjøre klar innta kampstilling ( sjøfart) brase firkant

square off stille seg ansikt til ansikt, innta boksestilling dele inn i ruter

square off with unnskylde seg overfor, skvære opp med, gjøre opp med gi igjen, hevne seg på

square one's account skape balanse i regnskapet gjøre opp

square the circle forsøke det umulige

square up betale, gjøre opp

• it's time I squared up with you

• he squared up and left

square up to ( om person) nærme seg med garden oppe, innta boksestilling overfor ( om vanskelighet) møte og takle på en bestemt måte

adj. \/skweə\/

1) kvadratisk, firkantet

2) ( teknikk) firhugd, kanthugd

3) ( matematikk) kvadrat-

4) rettvinklet, vinkelrett

5) kantete, markert, kraftig, firskåren

6) lik, uavgjort

7) gjort opp, oppgjort, avgjort

8) utvetydig, klar, direkte

9) ærlig, rettferdig, rimelig, skvær

10) ( sjøfart) skvær

11) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, real

• a square meal

12) ( hverdagslig) kjedelig, tradisjonell, konvensjonell, firkantet

all square uten gjeld med like mange poeng, med lik poengsum ( om poengsummer) like, jevne

call it square ( hverdagslig) si at man er skuls

get one's accounts square gjøre opp kontoene sine

get square with ( hverdagslig) gjøre opp med, skvære opp med

• get square with one's creditors

get things square ( hverdagslig) få orden på tingene

a square account en oppgjort konto

a square deal rettferdig ordning, rimelig handel, rettferdig behandling

square jaw kraftig, markert hake

a square refusal et blankt nei

square shoulders brede skuldre

adv. \/skweə\/

1) i rett vinkel, vinkelrett

2) i firkant, i terning

• fold the towels square

3) rett

• hit somebody square on the jaw

4) ( hverdagslig) ærlig og redelig

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

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

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

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

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.) quadrado

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).) igual

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

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

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

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

1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado

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

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

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado

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[skwɛə] n 1 quadrado. 2 coisa quadrada ou retangular, divisão de tabuleiro de xadrez, vidraça, etc. 3 praça, área (cercada de ruas), quadra. 4 Amer comprimento de um lado de uma praça. 5 largo, parque de uma cidade. 6 tropas colocadas em forma de quadrado. 7 esquadro. 8 (também square number) Math quadrado, segunda potência de um número. 9 fig igualdade, simetria, regularidade, eqüidade, honestidade. 10 medida de área, correspondente a 100 pés quadrados. 11 pessoa antiquada, conservadora. • vt+vi 1 fazer retangular, fazer quadrado, esquadrar. 2 dividir em quadrados. 3 pôr no esquadro, verificar o ângulo. 4 fazer plano, endireitar. 5 ajustar, liquidar (contas). he squared him / ele o pagou, ele liquidou suas dívidas. 6 corresponder, estar de acordo, concordar. 7 Math quadrar, elevar ao quadrado. 8 determinar, colocar em lugar certo, regularizar. I’ll square things / regularizarei o negócio. 9 adaptar, adaptar-se. 10 formar ângulo reto. 11 sl subornar. he squared him / sl ele o subornou. • adj 1 quadrado, retangular, quadrangular, em quadrangular. she has a square chin / ela tem um queixo quadrado. 2 em quadrado, relativo à área, que designa a unidade de área. 3 que forma um angulo de 90°, reto. 4 direito, plano, no nível. 5 líquido, sem sobras, igual. 6 justo, honesto, correto, direito. 7 completo, absoluto. 8 Math ao quadrado, na segunda potência. 9 sólido, forte. 10 sl antiquado, conservador, retrógrado. 11 claro, direto, inequívoco. 12 coll satisfatório, abundante, substancial. I have had a square meal / tive uma refeição reforçada. • adv 1 coll honestamente. 2 em forma quadrada, em ângulos retos. he squared up to her ele se colocou diante dela. he’s square-pushing with her sl ele anda com ela. I got square with him estou quite com ele. like a square peg in a round hole fig uma coisa que não se adapta, como um peixe fora d’água. on the square a) no esquadro. b) coll honesto, justo. that fellow is on the square / sl este camarada está em ordem. out of square irregular, fora do normal. to square away coll estar pronto para entrar em ação. to square off a) dar forma retangular a. b) tomar posição para boxe. to square oneself coll reparar danos, ajustar contas. to square one’s shoulders enfrentar o destino. to square the circle descobrir a quadratura do círculo, fig tentar fazer uma coisa impossível. to square the yards Naut cruzar as vergas. to square up liquidar uma conta. to start from square one começar do princípio, voltar ao começo.