square knot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for square knot in the English»Italian Dictionary

square knot [Brit, Am ˈskwɛr ˌnɑt] N Am

square knot

nodo m piano

Translations for square knot in the Italian»English Dictionary

nodo piano

square knot Am

Translations for square knot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nodo m

to tie sth in a knot

annodare qc, fare il nodo a qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nodo m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

sciogliere i nodi dei capelli con un pettine

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nodo m

knot

nodosità f

4. knot (group):

knot fig

gruppo m (of di)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avere una stretta allo stomaco

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nodo m

to do 15 knots

navigare a 15 nodi

II.knot <forma in -ing knotting, pt, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends

annodare, legare (together insieme)

knot scarf, handkerchief

fare un nodo a

to knot one's tie

farsi il nodo alla cravatta

III.knot <forma in -ing knotting, pt, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach:

chiudersi

knot muscles:

contrarsi, rattrappirsi

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

fare qc in fretta e furia

to get tied up in knots

cadere in contraddizione

to tie the knot

sposarsi

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 knot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for square knot in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.knot [nɑ:t] N

1. knot a. NAUT:

knot

nodo m

to tie/untie a knot

fare/disfare un nodo

2. knot (bow):

knot

fiocco m

3. knot (chignon):

knot

chignon m inv

knot

chongo

4. knot (small group):

knot

capannello m

5. knot (in a wooden board):

knot

nodo m

Phrases:

to tie the knot inf

sposarsi

II.knot <-tt> [nɑ:t] VB trans

knot

annodare

to knot sth together

legare qc insieme con un nodo

III.knot <-tt-> [nɑ:t] VB intr

knot stomach:

knot

chiudersi

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

It is considered inferior to the reef knot (square knot), which it superficially resembles.

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It is a more secure replacement for the reef knot (square knot), especially in its doubled variety.

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A white square knot embroidered upon red cloth is available for uniform wear, and a miniature silver arrowhead lapel pin is available for civilian wear.

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