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adj. recht; rechthoekig; quitte; eerlijk; vierkant; loodrecht--------adv. vierkant, kwadraat; rechthoekig; eerlijk, openhartig--------n. vierkant; plein; kwadraat; recht; quitte; eerlijk--------v. vierkant maken; kanten; in het kwadraat verheffen; vierkant brassen; vereffenen; in het reine brengen; overhalen, omkopen; trotseren, onder ogen ziensquare1[ skweə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 vierkant4 teken/winkelhaak8 oefenplein/terrein♦voorbeelden:¶ be/go back to square one • van voren af aan/opnieuw moeten beginnen→ magic magic/————————square2〈 squareness〉 〈→ Sporttermen: CricketSporttermen: Cricket/〉3 eerlijk ⇒ fair; open(hartig) 〈 antwoord, bijvoorbeeld〉; regelrecht, vierkant 〈 weigering, bijvoorbeeld〉♦voorbeelden:a square chin • een vierkante kinone square metre • één vierkante meterthree metres square • drie meter in het vierkantsquare to • recht(hoekig) opmeet (with) a square refusal • nul op het rekest krijgenget a square deal • eerlijk behandeld wordengive someone a square deal • iemand eerlijk/royaal behandelenbe square with someone • eerlijk zijn tegen/met iemanda square peg (in a round hole) • de verkeerde persoon (voor iets)II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, predicatief〉2 in orde♦voorbeelden:¶ be square with • effen/quitte zijn/staan met; op gelijke hoogte/voet staan metcall it all square • beschouw het als vereffend; we zijn/staan quitte, okay?————————square31 overeenstemmen ⇒ kloppen, stroken♦voorbeelden:1 square to • aansluiten/passen bij→ square up square up/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉4 van een vierkant/vierkanten voorzien6 in orde brengen ⇒ regelen, vereffenen♦voorbeelden:5 square to/with • doen aansluiten bij, in overeenstemming brengen metsquare up one's debts • zijn schuld voldoen→ square away square away/————————square4〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:square to • vlak/pal tegenover→ fair fair/
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