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equalize [ˈi:kwəlaɪz][+ rights, opportunities] garantir l'égalité de ; [+ chances] équilibrer ; [+ wealth, possessions] niveler ; [+ income, prices] égaliser* * *['iːkwəlaɪz]transitive verb, intransitive verb égaliser -
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verb (to make or become equal: Our team were winning by one goal - but the other side soon equalized.) égaliser -
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['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) égal2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) égal/-ale3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) égaler- equality- equalize - equalise - equally - equal to -
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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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