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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:•• -
22 slant
slant, US [transcription][sl_nt]A n1 ( perspective) point m de vue (on sur) ; with a European slant d'un point de vue européen ; to give a new slant on sth offrir un angle nouveau sur qch ;3 ( slope) pente f ; the floor has a slant le plancher est en pente ; to hang at ou on a slant [painting] être de travers ;4 Print barre f oblique.B vtr1 ( twist) présenter [qch] avec parti pris [story, facts] ;2 ( lean) incliner [object].C vi [floor, ground] être en pente ; [handwriting] pencher (to vers) ; [painting] être de travers ; rays of sun slanted through the trees/the window des rayons de soleil passaient obliquement à travers les arbres/la fenêtre.D slanting pres p adj [roof, floor] en pente ; slanting rain pluie f qui tombe en oblique ; slanting eyes yeux mpl bridés. -
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A n dièse m.B adj1 ( good for cutting) [knife, razor] tranchant ; [edge] coupant ; [blade, scissors] bien aiguisé ; [saw] bien affûté ;2 ( pointed) [tooth, fingernail] acéré ; [end, needle, rock, peak] pointu ; [pencil] bien taillé ; [point] acéré, fin ; [features] anguleux/-euse ; [nose, chin] pointu ;3 ( abrupt) [angle] aigu/-uë ; [bend, turning] brusque, serré ; [movement, reflex] brusque ; [drop, incline] fort ; Econ, Fin [fall, rise, change] brusque, brutal ;5 ( piercing) [pain] vif/vive ; [cry] aigu/-uë ; [blow] sévère ; [frost] fort, intense ; [cold, wind] vif/vive, pénétrant ;7 ( alert) [person] vif/vive, dégourdi ; [mind, intelligence] vif/vive ; [eyesight, eye] perçant ; [hearing, ear] fin ; to have a sharp wit avoir de la repartie ; to keep a sharp lookout rester sur le qui-vive (for pour) ; to have a sharp eye for sth fig avoir l'œil pour qch ;9 ( clearly defined) [image, outline, picture, sound] net/nette ; [contrast] prononcé ; [difference, distinction] net/nette ; to bring sth into sharp focus lit cadrer qch avec netteté ; fig faire passer qch au premier plan ;11 ○ US ( stylish) chic (inv) ;C adv1 ( abruptly) [stop, pull up] net ; to turn sharp left/right tourner brusquement vers la gauche/la droite ;3 Mus [sing, play] trop haut.to be at the sharp end être en première ligne ; to look sharp ○ se dépêcher ; you're so sharp you'll cut yourself tu te crois vraiment très malin/-igne.
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