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I [skweə(r)]1) (in town) piazza f.; (in barracks) piazzale m.2) (four-sided shape) quadrato m.; (in board game, crossword) casella f.; (of glass, linoleum) piastrella f., mattonella f.3) mat. (second power) quadrato m.4) tecn. (instrument) squadra f.5) colloq. (conventional person) inquadrato m. (-a)6) on the square colloq. onesto••II [skweə(r)]to be out of square — essere fuori squadra, fuori posto
1) (right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] quadrato; (correctly aligned) allineato, dritto2) mat. metrol. [mile, metre, etc.] quadrato, quadro3) fig. (level, quits)to be (all) square — [ accounts] essere in regola; [ teams] essere pari
4) (honest) [person, transaction] onestoto give sb. a square deal — riservare a qcn. un trattamento onesto
5) colloq. (boring) palloso, inquadratoIII [skweə(r)]square-faced — col volto quadrato, con la faccia quadrata
IV [skweə(r)]to look sb. square in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
1) (make right-angled) squadrare [stone, timber, corner, end]2) mat. elevare al quadrato, alla seconda [ number]4) sportsquare the score, the series — pareggiare
5) (persuade) occuparsi di, sistemare [ person]; (bribe) corrompere, comprare [ person]I have problems squareing this with my beliefs — non riesco a conciliare tutto questo con i miei principi
•* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrato2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrato3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) piazza4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrato2. 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.) quadrato2) ((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).) giusto, equo, in parità3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrato4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) antiquato3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (ad angolo retto)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) proprio4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) squadrare2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) regolare3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) quadrare4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevare al quadrato•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *I [skweə(r)]1) (in town) piazza f.; (in barracks) piazzale m.2) (four-sided shape) quadrato m.; (in board game, crossword) casella f.; (of glass, linoleum) piastrella f., mattonella f.3) mat. (second power) quadrato m.4) tecn. (instrument) squadra f.5) colloq. (conventional person) inquadrato m. (-a)6) on the square colloq. onesto••II [skweə(r)]to be out of square — essere fuori squadra, fuori posto
1) (right-angled) [shape, box, jaw, shoulders] quadrato; (correctly aligned) allineato, dritto2) mat. metrol. [mile, metre, etc.] quadrato, quadro3) fig. (level, quits)to be (all) square — [ accounts] essere in regola; [ teams] essere pari
4) (honest) [person, transaction] onestoto give sb. a square deal — riservare a qcn. un trattamento onesto
5) colloq. (boring) palloso, inquadratoIII [skweə(r)]square-faced — col volto quadrato, con la faccia quadrata
IV [skweə(r)]to look sb. square in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
1) (make right-angled) squadrare [stone, timber, corner, end]2) mat. elevare al quadrato, alla seconda [ number]4) sportsquare the score, the series — pareggiare
5) (persuade) occuparsi di, sistemare [ person]; (bribe) corrompere, comprare [ person]I have problems squareing this with my beliefs — non riesco a conciliare tutto questo con i miei principi
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♦ cost /kɒst/n.1 (econ.) costo: production costs, i costi di produzione; the cost of living, il costo della vita; the cost of money, il costo del denaro2 (fin., rag.) costo; spesa: overhead costs, costi fissi, spese generali ( di un'azienda); operating costs, spese di gestione; to cover the costs, coprire le spese; at no cost to sb., senza costi per q.; labour costs, costo del lavoro; start-up costs, costi iniziali (o d'avviamento); indirect costs, costi indiretti; additional costs, costi addizionali (o aggiuntivi)3 (al pl.) (leg.) spese processuali (o di giudizio); onorario del legale: to be awarded costs, ottenere il risarcimento delle spese processuali● (rag.) cost accounting, contabilità industriale (o dei costi) □ cost accountant (o cost clerk), analista dei costi ( in un'azienda); costista □ (rag.) cost allocation, imputazione dei costi □ cost analysis, analisi dei costi □ (econ.) cost-benefit analysis, analisi costi-benefici □ (rag.) cost book, libro contabile dei profitti e delle perdite □ cost budget, preventivo dei costi □ (org. az.) cost centre, centro di costo □ (econ.) cost curve, curva di costo □ (fin.) cost cutting, riduzione dei costi (o delle spese): cost-cutting measures, misure per la riduzione dei costi □ (econ.) cost-effective (o cost-efficient), efficiente in termini di costo; remunerativo; redditizio □ cost-effectiveness (o cost-efficiency), efficacia dei costi □ cost-free, franco di spese □ (econ.) cost function, funzione di costo □ (econ.) cost inflation, inflazione da costi □ (comm.) cost, insurance and freight, (abbr. c.i.f.), costo, assicurazione e nolo □ (fin.) cost of capital, costo del capitale □ cost-of-living allowance (o bonus), indennità di carovita (o di contingenza: per i dipendenti privati); indennità integrativa speciale ( per i dipendenti pubblici); ( anche) la contingenza (fam.) □ (econ.) cost-of-living index (o figure), indice del costo della vita □ (econ.) cost performance, efficienza economica □ cost price, prezzo di costo □ (market.) cost-plus pricing, determinazione del prezzo con ricarico □ cost price, prezzo di costo □ (econ.) cost-push inflation, inflazione da costi □ (comm.) at cost, a prezzo di costo; al costo □ at any cost (o at all costs), a ogni costo □ at the cost of one's life, a costo della vita □ below cost, sotto costo □ to sell st. at cost, vendere qc. a prezzo di costo □ (fig.) to one's cost, a proprie spese (fig.): to learn st. to one's cost, imparare qc. a proprie spese □ to spare no cost, non badare a spese □ (leg.) «with costs», «condannato alle spese» ( di giudizio).♦ (to) cost /kɒst/A (pass. e p. p. cost), v. i.1 costare ( in ogni senso): How much does it cost?, quanto costa?; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- Do you have any idea how much it's likely to cost?, hai un'idea di quanto potrebbe costare?; His error cost him dearly, il suo errore gli è costato caro2 (fin.) valutare i costiB (pass. e p. p. costed), v. t.1 (comm.) stabilire, fissare il costo di● (fig.) to cost an arm and a leg (o to cost the earth), costare un occhio della testa □ cost what it may, costi quel che costi.
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