square meal in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for square meal in the English»Italian Dictionary

square meal [Am ˌskwɛr ˈmil] N

square meal

pasto m completo

three square meals a day

tre pasti completi al giorno

she hasn't had a square meal for weeks

è da settimane che non fa un pasto completo

Translations for square meal in the Italian»English Dictionary

pasto completo

square meal

pasto completo

square meal

Translations for square meal in the English»Italian Dictionary

meal¹ [Brit miːl, Am mil] N (food)

meal

pasto m

hot, cold, main meal

pasto caldo, freddo, principale

they had a meal in the canteen

hanno mangiato in mensa

did you enjoy your meal?

avete mangiato bene?

to go out for a meal

andare a mangiare fuori

don't make a meal of it! inf

non farne un dramma!

meal² [Brit miːl, Am mil] N (from grain)

meal

farina f

I.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr] N

1. square:

square (in town)

piazza f

square (in barracks)

piazzale m

2. square:

square (four-sided shape)

quadrato m

square (in board game, crossword)

casella f

square (of glass, linoleum)

piastrella f

square (of glass, linoleum)

mattonella f

to arrange, fold sth into a square

disporre, piegare a forma di quadrato

to divide a page up into squares

quadrettare un foglio

a pattern of blue and white squares

una fantasia a quadratini blu e bianchi

3. square MATH (second power):

square

quadrato m

9 is the square of 3

9 è il quadrato di tre

4. square TECH (for right angles):

square

squadra f

5. square (conventional person):

square inf

inquadrato m / inquadrata f

6. square:

on the square (at 90°)

ad angolo retto

on the square (honest) inf

retto, onesto

is the business on the square? inf

l'affare è in regola?

to do things on the square

fare le cose onestamente

to be on the square Brit inf

= essere un massone

II.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr] ADJ

1. square shape, hole, building, box, jaw, face, shoulders:

square (right-angled)

quadrato

square (correctly aligned)

allineato, dritto

the photo should be square with the frame

la foto dovrebbe stare allineata con la cornice

the shelf isn't square with the sideboard

lo scaffale non è parallelo alla credenza

a man of square build

un uomo tozzo

2. square MATH:

square metre, mile, kilometre, centimetre

quadrato

four square metres

quattro metri quadrati

an area four metres, kilometres square

un'area di quattro metri, chilometri quadrati

the Square Mile Brit ECON

la City (di Londra)

3. square (balanced, level, quits) fig:

to be (all) square books, accounts:

essere in regola

to be (all) square people:

essere a posto

to be (all) square people:

essere pari

to be (all) square teams, players:

essere pari

I'll give you £5 and we'll be square

ti do cinque sterline e siamo a posto

they're all square at two all, it's all square at two all

sono tutti in parità, sono tutti a due punti

to get the accounts square

fare quadrare i conti

4. square (honest):

square person, transaction

onesto (with con)

a square deal

un affare onesto

to give sb a square deal

riservare a qn un trattamento onesto

5. square (boring):

square inf

palloso

square inf

inquadrato

III.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr] ADV (directly)

square fall

esattamente, ad angolo retto

square hit, strike

in pieno, proprio, dritto

he hit me square on the jaw

mi ha dato un pugno dritto sulla mascella

she looked me square in the eye

mi ha guardato dritto negli occhi

IV.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr] VB trans

1. square (make right-angled):

square stone, timber, corner, end, section

squadrare

to square one's shoulders

raddrizzare le spalle

2. square MATH:

square number

elevare al quadrato, alla seconda

3. square (settle):

square account

regolare

square debt

saldare

square creditor

pagare

to square one's account(s) with sb

regolare i conti con qn also fig

4. square SPORTS (equalize):

square the score, the series

pareggiare

5. square (win over):

square (by persuasion) person

occuparsi di, sistemare

square (by bribery) person

corrompere, comprare

I'll square him

a lui ci penso io

go home early, I'll square it with the boss

vai a casa presto, sistemo io le cose col capo

I have problems squaring this with my conscience, my beliefs

non riesco a conciliare tutto questo con la mia coscienza, con i miei principi

V.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr]

to go back to square one

tornare al punto di partenza

to be back at square one

essere di nuovo al punto di partenza

to be out of square

essere fuori squadra, fuori posto

square meal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for square meal in the English»Italian Dictionary

meal¹ [mi:l] N

meal

pasto m

a heavy/light meal

un pasto abbondante/leggero

to go out for a meal

andare fuori a pranzo/cena

meals on wheels

distribuzione di pasti caldi a domicilio ad anziani o invalidi

Phrases:

to make a meal of sth

essere troppo zelanti in qc

meal² [mi:l] N (flour)

meal

farina f

I.square [skwer] N

1. square (shape):

square

quadrato m

2. square in town:

square

piazza f

3. square on chessboard:

square

casella f

4. square (tool):

square

squadra f

5. square MATH:

square

quadrato m

Phrases:

to go back to square one

ritrovarsi al punto di partenza

II.square [skwer] ADJ

1. square (square-shaped):

square

quadrato, -a

forty-three square feet

quattro metri quadrati

2. square (fair):

a square deal

un affare corretto

to give sb a square deal

trattare qn correttamente

3. square (not owing anything):

square

pari

III.square [skwer] VB trans

1. square (make square):

square

quadrare

2. square (settle):

square

far quadrare

to square one's accounts

far quadrare i conti

3. square MATH:

square

elevare al quadrato

IV.square [skwer] VB intr

to square with the facts

quadrare con i fatti

V.square [skwer] ADV

square

direttamente

to run [or drive] square into sth

andare a sbattere in pieno contro qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Past experience shows that recruits frequently join up only to make a small sum of money, get a square meal and disappear as soon as training is finished.

www.independent.co.uk

When we don't even covet a square meal a day, why would we turn traitors to our own belief of non-accumulation and astheya vrata (nonsteaking)?

en.wikipedia.org

Most girls give up all chances of getting time for a square meal and instead grab snacks where they can.

www.stuff.co.nz

Leave alone going to school, we can hardly afford a square meal a day.

www.deccanherald.com

Most families now can not afford one square meal a day.

www.vanguardngr.com

Having another square meal will help, and make sure to keep hydrating.

www.stuff.co.nz

First of all, he must have a square meal.

en.wikipedia.org

Some are simply so poor they're willing to risk cancer for a square meal.

crosscut.com

In prison, according to some, they at least have one square meal a day.

thenationonlineng.net

The best of the bunch if you happened to miss lunch -- dairy plus protein makes half a square meal, after all.

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