square in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for square in the English»Italian Dictionary

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-faced [ˌskweəˈfeɪst] ADJ

square-faced

col volto quadrato, con la faccia quadrata

square-bashing [Brit] N Brit MIL

square-bashing inf

esercitazioni fpl di marcia

magic square [Am ˈˌmædʒɪk ˈskwɛ(ə)r] N

magic square

quadrato m magico

square off VB [skwɛː -] (square off [sth], square [sth] off)

square off end, edge, section:

square off

squadrare

square away VB [skwɛː -]

square away NAUT

= navigare con i pennoni bracciati in croce

square away Am (get moving) fig

darsi una mossa, muoversi

square away Am (tidy up) inf

riassettare, ordinare

square sail [Am skwɛr seɪl] N

square sail

vela f quadra

silk square [ˈsɪlkskweə(r)] N

silk square

quadretto m di seta

square-jawed [Brit ˌskwɛːˈdʒɔːd] ADJ

square-jawed

con la mascella quadrata

square root [Brit, Am ˌskwɛ(ə)r ˈrut] N

square root

radice f quadrata

square in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for square in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

square root N

square root

radice f quadrata

square up VB intr

to square up with sb

sistemare i conti con qn

grid square N

grid square

griglia f

T-square [ˈti:·skwer] N TECH

T-square

squadra f a T

square bracket N

square bracket

parentesi f quadra

square dance N

square dance

ballo popolare di società americana

square dance

Square dance è il nome attribuito a un ballo folcloristico americano. Gruppi composti da quattro coppie ballano formando un quadrato, un cerchio o due file e eseguono i movimenti annunciati da un caller . Il caller può dare le istruzioni cantando o parlando. Lo square dancing è spesso accompagnato da musicisti country che suonano il violino, il banjo e la chitarra.

Translations for square in the Italian»English Dictionary

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quadrato (-a)

square

quadrato (-a)

square

radice -a

square root

quadro (-a)

square

quadro (-a)

square

metro/centimetro quadro

square meter/centimeter

quadrato

square

quadrato

square

elevare un numero al quadrato

to square a number

square Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to square up with sb

sistemare i conti con qn

to go back to square one

ritrovarsi al punto di partenza

forty-three square feet

quattro metri quadrati

a square deal

un affare corretto

to give sb a square deal

trattare qn correttamente

to square one's accounts

far quadrare i conti

to square with the facts

quadrare con i fatti

to run [or drive] square into sth

andare a sbattere in pieno contro qc

the bus starts from the main square

l'autobus parte dalla piazza principale

type of round or square filled pasta

agnolotti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They were erected over a rectangular pit and varied from four to twenty square meters of floor area, which could accommodate a typical nuclear family.

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The driver's vision flap was reduced to a plain square flap with rounded lower corners, in line with the glacis plate.

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By cross-referencing the two numbers along the grid of the square, a letter could be deduced.

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The set is made up of four couples in a square formation, similar to a quadrille or square dance formation.

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From the second floor, the buildings can offer areas for rent of between 50 to 7,000 square meters per floor.

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Wait five or 10 minutes before towelling on thinset using a square tooth trowel or a vee-notched trowel.

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The 1870s provided several massive projects which contextualized the green as a central meeting point, prestige address and formalized the use of the square.

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It also has 7,186 square-meter terminal building and a 36,000 square-meter aircraft parking lot with five parking aprons.

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Parking is provided on site to a ratio of one parking bay per 25 square metres of usable office space.

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The final stanza etches a precise image of the square's clearing.

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