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♦ square (1) /skwɛə(r)/n.5 (metall.) barra quadra7 (fam.) pasto abbondante; buon pasto● ( gergo mil.) square-bashing, esercitazione militare; esercizi di marcia □ square one, la prima casella: (fig.) to be back to square one, essere al punto di partenza; essere punto e a capo □ on the square, (agg.) corretto, leale, equo, giusto, onesto; (avv.) correttamente, lealmente, onestamente; (geom.) ad angolo retto: to act on the square, essere leale; comportarsi onestamente; cut on the square, tagliato ad angolo retto □ out of square, fuori di squadra.♦ square (2) /skwɛə(r)/a.1 quadrato ( anche geom., mat.); quadro: a square jaw, una mascella quadrata; square measures, misure quadrate ( di superficie); (naut.) a square sail, una vela quadra; (mat.) a square root, una radice quadrata; one square metre, un metro quadrato3 allineato; in assetto; a posto; in ordine; sistemato; pari e patta: to get things square, mettere a posto le cose; sistemare le cose; We are not square yet, non abbiamo ancora saldato i conti; non siamo ancora pari e patta5 (fam.) giusto; equo; leale; onesto: His play is not always square, il suo gioco non è sempre leale; a square deal, un affare onesto; un trattamento equo8 ( sport) alla pari; in parità (o in pareggio): to end the first half all square, chiudere il primo tempo in parità● square bracket, parentesi quadra □ square-built, tarchiato; tozzo □ square cap, tocco accademico □ ( USA) square dance, danza in quattro coppie ( quadriglia, ecc.) □ «Square Deal», «All'Onestà» ( insegna di negozio) □ (mecc.) square engine, motore quadro □ (mecc.) square-headed bolt, bullone a testa quadra □ square inch, pollice quadrato ( misura di superficie) □ square mile, miglio quadrato (pari a km2 2,59) □ (fig.) the Square Mile, la City di Londra □ ( sport) a square pass, un passaggio laterale □ (fig.) a square peg in a round hole, una persona sbagliata ( per un dato lavoro); un pesce fuor d'acqua □ (naut.) square port, portello □ (naut.) square-rigged, attrezzata con vele quadre □ (naut.) square-rigger, nave con attrezzatura a vele quadre □ (fam. USA) square shooter, tipo onesto (o leale); galantuomo □ square-shouldered, dalle spalle quadrate □ (ingl.) square tin, pane in cassetta; cassetta di pane □ square-toed, ( di scarpa) dalla punta quadrata; (fig.) pedante; pignolo; all'antica; tradizionalista □ (fig.) square-toes, formalista; tradizionalista; pignolo; pedante □ to get square with sb., saldare i conti con q. ( anche fig.): to get square with one's creditors, pagare i debiti; saldare i propri creditori.square (3) /skwɛə(r)/avv.1 ad angolo retto; a squadra● (fig.) He plays fair and square, agisce lealmente.(to) square /skwɛə(r)/A v. t.1 quadrare ( anche fig.); fare la quadratura di: Are you trying to square the circle?, stai cercando di fare la quadratura del cerchio?; (fig.) vuoi forse la luna nel pozzo?2 squadrare: to square timber [a marble slab], squadrare legname da costruzione [una lastra di marmo]3 aggiustare; adattare; mettere in squadra; raddrizzare; drizzare; regolare; mettere a punto: Square your shoulders, drizza le spalle!; to square an instrument, regolare uno strumento5 (comm.) regolare; saldare; pagare; pareggiare; far quadrare: We have squared our accounts, abbiamo regolato i conti; to square figures, far quadrare le cifre6 (fam.) corrompere ( con denaro, mance, ecc.); comprare; ungere (fig.): Can't you square the night porter?, non puoi ungere il portiere di notte?B v. i.1 quadrare (fig.); accordarsi, essere coerente; tornare (fam.): His version of the facts doesn't square with yours, la sua versione dei fatti non quadra con la tua● ( anche fig.) to square accounts with sb., regolare (o saldare) i conti con q.; fare i conti con q. □ ( calcio, ecc.) to square the ball for a teammate, fare un passaggio diagonale (o traversare) per un compagno di squadra □ ( anche fig.) to square the circle, trovare la quadratura del cerchio □ to square matters, mettere tutti d'accordo; sistemare la faccenda □ ( sport) to square the score, pareggiare.
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