main square in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for main square in the English»French Dictionary

main square N

main square

grand-place f

Translations for main square in the English»French Dictionary

I.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn] N

1. main (pipe, conduit):

main (for water, gas, electricity)

canalisation f

main (for sewage)

égout m (collecteur)

water/gas main

canalisation f d'eau/de gaz

2. main (network):

the mains (of water, gas, electricity)

le réseau de distribution

the mains (of sewage)

le réseau d'évacuation

gas from the mains

gaz de ville

electricity from the mains

électricité du secteur

water from the mains

eau courante

to turn sth on/off at the mains

mettre/couper qc (au compteur)

to work or run off the mains

fonctionner sur secteur

3. main:

mains attr (using network) gas

de ville

mains electricity

du secteur

mains water

courant

mains radio, appliance

sur secteur

mains plug, lead, voltage

de secteur

4. main dated, liter (sea):

main

large m

on the main

au large

5. main archaic → mainland

II.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn] ADJ

main aim, airport, character, concern, problem, building, entrance, meal, clause:

main

principal

the main thing is to…

le principal, c'est de…

the main thing to do is…

la chose principale à faire, c'est…

that's the main thing!

c'est le principal!

III.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn]

in the main

dans l'ensemble

See also mainland

mainland [Brit ˈmeɪnlənd, ˈmeɪnland, Am ˈmeɪnˌlænd, ˈmeɪnlənd] N

mainland

territoire m continental

from/to/on the mainland

depuis/vers/sur le continent

the Chinese mainland , the mainland of China

la Chine continentale

the Chinese mainland , the mainland of China attr China, Europe, town, government

continental

I.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr] N

1. square:

square (in town)

place f

square (in barracks)

cour f

2. square:

square (four-sided shape)

carré m

square (in board game, crossword)

case f

square (of glass, linoleum)

carreau m

to arrange/fold sth into a square

disposer/plier qc 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

3. square MATH (self-multiplied):

square

carré m

9 is the square of 3

9 est le carré de 3

4. square (for right angles):

square MATH, TECH

équerre f

5. square (old-fashioned):

square inf

ringard/-e m/f

II.on the square ADV

1. on the square (at 90°):

on the square

au carré, à angle droit

to cut sth on the square

couper qc au carré or à angle droit

2. on the square (honest):

on the square inf

honnête, réglo inf

inv is the business on the square inf?

l'affaire est réglo?

to do things on the square

faire les choses dans les règles

III.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr] ADJ

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

square (right-angled)

carré

square (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. square MATH:

square 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 Brit ECON

la City (cœur financier de Londres)

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

to be (all) square books, accounts:

être équilibré

to be (all) square people:

être quitte

to be (all) square 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. square (honest):

square person, transaction

honnête (with avec)

a square deal

une proposition honnête

to give sb a square deal

traiter qn de façon honnête

5. square (boring):

square inf

vieux jeux inv

square after vb

ringard

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

square 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

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

1. square (make right-angled) lit:

square stone, timber

équarrir

square corner, end, section

couper [qc] au carré or à angle droit

to square one's shoulders

redresser les épaules

2. square (settle):

square account, debt, creditor

régler

to square one's account(s) with sb lit, fig

régler ses comptes avec qn

3. square SPORTS (equalize):

square score, series

égaliser

4. square (win over):

square (by persuasion) person

s 'occuper de

square (by bribery)

graisser la patte à inf

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 squaring this with my conscience/my beliefs

j'ai du mal à concilier cette action avec ma conscience/mes croyances

VI.squared ADJ

1. squared paper:

squared

quadrillé

2. squared MATH:

squared number

au carré

6 squared is 36

6 au carré égale 36

VII.square [Brit skwɛː, Am skwɛr]

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 inf Brit

être franc-maçon

to be out of square

ne pas être d'équerre

See also circle

I.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] N

1. circle:

circle (shape)

cercle m

circle (of spectators, trees, chairs, flowers)

cercle m

circle (of fabric, paper, colour)

rond m

to form a circle objects:

former un cercle

to form a circle people:

faire un cercle (around autour de)

to sit in a circle

s'asseoir en cercle

to move/swim in circles

tourner/nager en rond

to go round in circles lit, fig

tourner en rond

2. circle (group):

circle

cercle m

circle

groupe m (of de)

to be in sb's circle

faire partie du cercle de qn

his circle of friends

le cercle de ses amis

in business/theatrical circles

dans les milieux d'affaires/du théâtre

literary circles

le monde littéraire

to move in fashionable circles

fréquenter le beau monde

3. circle THEAT:

circle

balcon m

to sit in the circle

être au balcon

II.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB trans

1. circle (move round):

circle plane, helicopter: airport, tower

tourner autour de

circle satellite: planet

graviter autour de

circle person, animal, vehicle: square, building

faire le tour de

circle person, animal

tourner autour de

they circled each other

ils se tournaient autour

2. circle (encircle):

circle word, mistake, answer

encercler

III.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB intr

circle helicopter, plane, vulture:

décrire des cercles (above, over au-dessus de)

circle predator, vehicle, horseman:

tourner en rond (around autour de)

as we walked along, the helicopter circled overhead

on marchait, et l'hélicoptère décrivait des cercles au-dessus de nous

IV.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l]

to come full circle person:

boucler la boucle

to come full circle situation:

revenir à son point de départ

the wheel has come or turned full circle

la boucle est bouclée

to have circles under one's eyes

avoir les yeux cernés

to square the circle

résoudre (le problème de) la quadrature du cercle

main square in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for main square in the English»French Dictionary

I.main [meɪn] ADJ

main

principal(e)

that's the main thing

c'est l'essentiel

he has an eye for the main chance

il ne laisse pas passer une occasion

II.main [meɪn] N

1. main TECH:

main

conduite f

2. main Brit (supply network):

main sewage

égout m

main water

canalisation f

main electricity

secteur m

to be on the mains

être sur secteur

turn the electricity off at the mains

coupez le courant au compteur

I.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] N

1. square (geometric shape):

square

carré m

2. square (part of town):

square

square m

3. square (marked space):

square

case f

to go back to square one inf

revenir à la case départ

4. square Am, Aus (tool):

square

équerre f

5. square inf (boring person):

square

ringard(e) m (f)

6. square (number times itself):

square

carré m

II.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] ADJ

1. square <-r, -st> (square-shaped):

square

carré(e)

2. square <-r, -st> (short and solid):

square

carré(e)

3. square MATH:

square

carré(e)

5 square km

5 km carrés

4. square (right-angled):

square corner

à angle droit

5. square (owing nothing):

square

quitte

6. square SPORTS:

square

à égalité

7. square <-r, -st> inf (on the same level):

square

équilibré(e)

8. square <-r, -st> (straight):

square

droit(e)

to be square with sb

être honnête avec qn

9. square (arranged, in order):

to get sth square

arranger qc

10. square <-r, -st> inf (old-fashioned):

square

ringard(e)

III.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] VB trans

1. square (align):

square

aligner

square one's shoulders

redresser

2. square inf (settle):

square

arranger

square a matter

régler

3. square (multiply by itself):

square

élever au carré

4. square SPORTS:

square

égaliser

to square a match

faire match nul

Phrases:

to attempt to square the circle

chercher la quadrature du cercle

IV.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] ADV

square

droit

square in the middle

en plein milieu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It consists of a gymkhana that goes from the old train station and to the main square.

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To the west is a little elevated esplanade which forms part of the main square.

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Well located just off the main square, where the pensioners play boules among the turtledoves, the old building is swamped by some fetching wisteria.

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In the main square a bank and a travel agency were built.

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In the evenings the main square is packed with mostly locals drinking beer, clinking glasses in the Majorcan toast, salud y pesetas.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The main square is a relaxing people zone surrounded by inviting cafes filled with deliriously sunbaked tourists.

articles.chicagotribune.com

The merchandise here is more authentic and cheaper that that found around the main square.

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A main square close to the golden rock has many establishments that deal in religious paraphernalia for worship and offerings made by the pilgrims.

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There is now a modern supermarket and the main square is shaded by a vast plane tree flanked by a couple of tavernas.

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After the demonstrators began running away from the main square, hundreds were rounded up by plainclothes police as well as riot police.

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