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1 ♦ shape
♦ shape /ʃeɪp/n.1 [cu] forma; foggia; fattezza; figura, ombra, fantasma, sagoma; aspetto; veste (fig.); modello; stampo; taglio ( d'abito): spherical in shape, di forma sferica; pebbles of different shapes, ciottoli di fogge diverse; The blurred shape of a liner appeared in the fog, nella nebbia apparve la sagoma indistinta di un transatlantico; an enemy in the shape of a friend, un nemico in veste di amico; hat shape, forma del cappellaio; a jelly shape, uno stampo per la gelatina2 [u] struttura: to change the shape of Italian society, cambiare la struttura della società italiana3 specie; sorta; genere; qualità: dangers of every shape, pericoli d'ogni sorta; He made no offer in any shape or form, non fece offerte d'alcun genere4 [u] (fam.) forma; condizione, stato ( di salute): to keep in shape, tenersi in forma; The injured man was in bad shape, il ferito era in cattive condizioni6 [u] ( sport) forma: to be in shape (o in good shape) essere in forma; to be out of shape, essere giù di forma; DIALOGO → - Meeting an old friend- You're looking in good shape, sembri in ottima forma7 (tecn.) profilato● to cut st. to shape, tagliare qc. su misura □ to get (o to put) into shape, allestire, disporre; ordinare, riordinare: to get one's ideas into shape, riordinare le idee □ to get out of shape, perdere la forma; deformarsi; sformarsi □ in the shape of, sotto forma di □ (fam.) to knock (o to lick) into shape, portare ( un atleta, ecc.) alla forma ottimale; mettere in sesto, mettere in ordine ( dati, l'economia, ecc.) □ out of shape, deformato; sformato; ( sport) fuori forma □ to take shape, prendere forma; ( di progetto, ecc.) concretizzarsi, essere attuato; ( d'idee, ecc.) concretizzarsi, esprimersi, tradursi (in qc.).(to) shape /ʃeɪp/A v. t.1 formare; foggiare; modellare; plasmare: to shape rolls from dough, foggiare la pasta in rotoli; to shape clay, modellare (o plasmare) la creta; to shape sb. 's character, plasmare il carattere di q.2 adattare; regolare: to shape one's plans according to one's abilities, adattare i propri progetti alle proprie capacità4 (di solito al passivo) foggiare; tagliare: My new dress is shaped at the waist, il mio vestito nuovo è tagliato in vita5 (tecn.) sagomare; profilare6 (fig.) lasciare un'impronta profonda (o un'orma indelebile) su (qc.); incidere profondamente su: President Kennedy shaped the XX century, il Presidente Kennedy ha lasciato un'orma indelebile sul XX secoloB v. i.1 prendere forma; concretarsi2 svilupparsi; prendere una data piega; evolvere; andare, mettersi ( bene, male): Things are shaping right, le cose si mettono bene -
2 square
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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[tɜːn]1. n1) (rotation) girodone to a turn Culin — cotto a puntino
2) (change of direction: in road) curva"no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"
a road full of twists and turns — una strada a zigzag or tutta a curve
at the turn of the year/century — alla fine dell'anno/del secolo
to take a turn for the better — (situation, events) volgere al meglio, (patient, health) migliorare
to take a turn for the worse — (situation, events) volgere al peggio, (patient, health) peggiorare
3) Med attacco, crisi f invhe had a bad turn last night — la scorsa notte ha avuto una crisi or un peggioramento
4) (in series) turnoand he, in turn, said... — e lui, a sua volta, ha detto...
to take turns at (doing) sth; take it in turn(s) to do sth — fare qc a turno
to take/wait/miss one's turn — fare/aspettare/saltare il proprio turno
it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca me
5) (performance) numero6)to do sb a good turn — rendere un servizio a qn2. vt1) (wheel, handle) girare, (mechanically) far girare2) (also: turn over) (record, mattress, steak) girare, voltare, rivoltarepower/success turned his head — il potere/il successo gli ha dato alla testa
4) (go past, round) girare, voltare5)to turn sb/sth into sth — trasformare qn/qc in qc6) (shape: wood, metal) tornire3. vi1) (rotate) girare, (change direction: person) girarsi, voltarsi, (vehicle) girare, svoltare, (ship) virare, (wind, tide, weather) cambiare, (reverse direction) girarsi indietroto turn and go back — girare or girarsi e tornare indietro
to turn left/right Auto — girare a sinistra/destra
he turned to politics — si è messo in politica, si è dato alla politica
2) (become) diventareto turn into sth — trasformarsi in qc, cambiare in qc•- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up
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