the room is 5 metres square

to go back to square one — volver* a empezar desde cero

the teams were (all) square — los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with somebody — ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

to square WITH something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo

to cut into squares — cortar en cuadros or cuadrados

he's a real square — es un carca or un carroza or (Chile) un momio *

to be square with sth — estar en ángulo recto or en escuadra con algo

it's three days since I had a square meal — hace tres días que no como decentemente or como Dios manda

now we're all square — (Sport) ahora vamos iguales or (LAm) parejos, ahora estamos empatados; (financially) ahora estamos en paz

he's so square — es un carca or un carroza or (Chile) un momio *

the blow caught him square on the chin — el golpe le dio en plena barbilla or de lleno en la barbilla

I'll square it with him * — yo lo arreglo con él

square brackets NPL — corchetes mpl

square dance N — cuadrilla f (baile)

Square Mile N —

• the Square Mile — (in London) la City

square rigger N — buque m de vela con aparejo de cruz

square root N — raíz f cuadrada

to go back to square one — volver* a empezar desde cero

the teams were (all) square — los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with somebody — ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

to square WITH something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

in large o great o no small measure — (frml) en gran medida, en gran parte

for good measure: take two for good measure — lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

the true measure of the problem — la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of somebody: fortunately I had his measure o the measure of him — por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado (fam)

our knowledge has increased beyond measure — nuestros conocimientos han aumentado enormemente or de manera inconmensurable

to give (sb) good or full measure — dar la medida exacta (a algn)

in large measure — en gran parte or medida

this is due in no small measure to the problems we have had — esto se debe en gran parte or medida a los problemas que hemos tenido

in large o great o no small measure — (frml) en gran medida, en gran parte

for good measure: take two for good measure — lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

the true measure of the problem — la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of somebody: fortunately I had his measure o the measure of him — por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado (fam)

in the New York area — en la zona or el área de Nueva York; (before n) < manager> regional

the lake is 130 square miles in area — el lago tiene 130 millas cuadradas de superficie or de extensión, el lago se extiende sobre una superficie or área de 130 millas cuadradas

in mountainous areas of Europe and Asia — en las zonas or regiones montañosas de Europa y Asia

the London area — la zona or el área de Londres

• rural/ urban areas — zonas fpl rurales/urbanas

• communal area — zona f comunitaria

• dining area — comedor m

• picnic area — merendero m

• play area — zona f recreativa

• reception area — recepción f

• slum area — barrio m bajo

• smoking areas are provided — se han habilitado zonas para fumadores

• waiting area — zona f de espera

I am not a specialist in this area — no soy especialista en este campo or terreno

area of study — campo m de estudio

• it's a potential area of concern — puede llegar a ser motivo de preocupación

• there are still some areas of disagreement — aún existen discrepancias sobre algunos puntos

• one of the problem areas is lax security — una cuestión problemática es la falta de seguridad

area code N — (US) (Telec) prefijo m (local), código m territorial

area manager N — jefe(-a) m / f de zona

area office N — oficina f regional

area representative N — representante mf de zona

in the New York area — en la zona or el área de Nueva York; (before n) < manager> regional