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square [skwεər]1. nouna. ( = shape) carré m ; [of chessboard, graph paper] case f ; [of cake] part f (carrée) ; ( = window pane) carreau mc. (Mathematics) carré m2. adjectivea. (in shape) carréc. ( = in order) en ordre• to get square with sb (financially) régler ses comptes avec qn ; ( = get even with) rendre la pareille à qne. ( = honest) [dealings] honnête3. adverba. ( = squarely) to hit sb square on the forehead/on the jaw atteindre qn en plein front/en pleine mâchoirea. ( = settle) [+ accounts] équilibrer ; [+ debts] réglerb. (Mathematics) [+ number] élever au carré6. compounds[+ account, debts] régler* * *[skweə(r)] 1.1) ( in town) place f; ( in barracks) cour f2) ( four-sided shape) carré m; (in board game, crossword) case f; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m3) Mathematics ( self-multiplied) carré m4) Mathematics, Technology ( instrument) équerre f5) (colloq) ( old-fashioned person) ringard/-e (colloq) m/f2.1) ( right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] carré; ( correctly aligned) bien droit2) Mathematics [metre, mile] carré3) fig (level, quits)to be (all) square — [accounts] être équilibré; [people] être quitte; [teams] être à égalité
4) ( honest) honnête5) (colloq) ( boring) ringard (colloq)3. 4.transitive verb1) 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]5.go home early; I'll square it with the boss — pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron
squared past participle adjective1) [paper] quadrillé2) Mathematics [number] au carré•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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A n1 ( in town) place f ; ( in barracks) cour f ; main square grand-place f ; town square place f (de la ville) ; village square place f du village ;2 ( four-sided shape) carré m ; (in board game, crossword) case f ; (of glass, linoleum) carreau m ; to arrange/fold sth into a square disposer/plier qch en carré ; to divide a page up into squares quadriller une feuille ; a pattern of blue and white squares un motif à carreaux bleus et blancs ;5 ○ ( old-fashioned) ringard/-e m/f.1 (at 90°) au carré, à angle droit ; to cut sth on the square couper qch au carré or à angle droit ;2 ○ ( honest) honnête, réglo ○ inv ; is the business on the square ○ ? l'affaire est réglo? ; to do things on the square faire les choses dans les règles.C adj1 ( right-angled) [shape, hole, building, box, jaw, face, shoulders] carré ; ( correctly aligned) bien droit ; the photo should be square with the frame il faut mettre la photo bien droit dans le cadre ; the shelf isn't square with the sideboard l'étagère est de travers par rapport au buffet ; a man of square build un homme trapu ;2 ⇒ Surface area measurements Math, Meas [metre, mile, kilometre, centimetre] carré ; four square metres quatre mètres carrés ; an area four metres/kilometres square une surface de quatre mètres/kilomètres sur quatre ; the Square Mile GB Econ la City (cœur financier de Londres) ;3 fig (balanced, level, quits) to be (all) square [books, accounts] être équilibré ; [people] être quitte ; [teams, players] être à égalité ; I'll give you £5 and we'll be square je te donnerai cinq livres et nous serons quittes ; they're all square at two all, it's all square at two all ils sont à égalité or il y a égalité à deux partout ; to get the accounts square balancer les comptes ;4 ( honest) [person, transaction] honnête (with avec) ; a square deal une proposition honnête ; to give sb a square deal traiter qn de façon honnête ;5 ○ ( boring) vieux jeux inv (after v), ringard.D adv ( directly) [fall, hit, strike] en plein milieu ; he hit me square on the jaw il m'a frappé en plein dans la mâchoire ; she looked me square in the eye elle m'a regardé droit dans les yeux.E vtr1 lit ( make right-angled) équarrir [stone, timber] ; couper [qch] au carré or à angle droit [corner, end, section] ; to square one's shoulders redresser les épaules ;2 ( settle) régler [account, debt, creditor] ; to square one's account(s) with sb lit, fig régler ses comptes avec qn ;4 ( win over) ( by persuasion) s 'occuper de [person] ; ( by bribery) graisser la patte à ○ [person] ; I'll square him je m'occuperai de lui ; go home early ; I'll square it with the boss pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron ; I have problems squareing this with my conscience/my beliefs j'ai du mal à concilier cette action avec ma conscience/mes croyances.1 [paper] quadrillé ;to go back to square one retourner à la case départ, recommencer ; to be back at square one se retrouver au point de départ ; to be on the square ○ GB être franc-maçon ; to be out of square ne pas être d'équerre ; ⇒ circle.■ square off:▶ square off [sth], square [sth] off équarrir [end, edge, section].■ square up:1 ( prepare to fight) lit se mettre en garde (to face à) ; fig faire face (to à) ; to square up for se préparer pour [fight, row] ;2 ( settle accounts) régler ses comptes ; I'll square up with you tomorrow nous règlerons nos comptes demain ;▶ square up [sth], square [sth] up1 ( cut straight) couper [qch] au carré [paper, wood, corner] ;2 ( align correctly) mettre [qch] bien droit ; square the picture up with the mirror mets le tableau bien droit par rapport au miroir.■ square with:▶ square with [sth] ( be consistent with) correspondre à, cadrer avec [evidence, fact, statement, theory]. -
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[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) carré2) (something in the shape of this.) carré3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) place4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) carré2. adjective1) (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.) carré2) ((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).) quitte, à égalité3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) carré4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) vieux jeu3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) à angle droit (avec)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) en plein4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) rendre carré2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) régler (ses comptes avec)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) cadrer avec4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) élever au carré•- squared- squarely - square centimetre - metre - square root - fair and square - go back to square one - a square deal -
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1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamant; de diamant2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamant3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) losange4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) carreau•- diamonds
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