square in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for square in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.square [Am skwɛr, Brit skwɛː] N

1.1. square:

square (shape)

cuadrado m

square (in fabric design)

cuadro m

1.2. square (of cloth, paper):

square

cuadrado m

square

trozo m cuadrado

a silk (head) square

un pañuelo de seda cuadrado

1.3. square:

square (on chessboard)

casilla f

square (on chessboard)

escaque m

square (in crossword)

casilla f

to go back to square one

volver a empezar desde cero

to go back to square one

volver a fojas cero LatAm

2.1. square (in town, city):

square

plaza f

2.2. square (in barracks):

square

patio m

3. square MATH:

square

cuadrado m

the square of 5 is 25

el cuadrado de 5 es 25

4. square (instrument):

square

escuadra f

5. square (conventional person):

square inf

soso m / sosa f inf

square inf

carroza mf Spain inf

square inf

zanahorio m / zanahoria f Col Ven inf

II.square <squarer, squarest> [Am skwɛr, Brit skwɛː] ADJ

1.1. square box/table/block:

square

cuadrado

the room is 15 feet square

la habitación mide 15 (pies) por 15 (pies)

1.2. square (having right angles):

square corner/side/edges

en ángulo recto

square corner/side/edges

a escuadra

to cut sth on the square

cortar algo a escuadra

to cut sth on the square cloth

cortar algo al hilo

to be out of square

estar en falsa escuadra

to be on the square person:

ser honrado

to be on the square person:

ser derecho inf

to be on the square contract/papers:

estar en regla

1.3. square (of body):

square face

cuadrado

square jaw

angular

square jaw

cuadrado

of square build

de complexión fornida or robusta

2. square MATH attr:

square yard/mile

cuadrado

fifty square kilometers

cincuenta kilómetros cuadrados

3.1. square (fair, honest):

he'll give you a square deal

no te va a engañar

to be square with sb

ser franco con alguien

I'll be square with you

voy a ser franco contigo

3.2. square (large and wholesome) attr:

square meal

decente

he hasn't had a square meal for days

hace días que no come como Dios manda or que no hace una comida decente

3.3. square (even) pred:

let's call it all square

digamos que estamos en paz

let's call it all square

digamos que estamos a mano LatAm

the teams were (all) square

los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with sb

ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

4. square SPORTS:

square pass

cruzado

5. square (conventional):

square inf

soso inf

square inf

rígidamente convencional

square inf

carroza Spain inf

square inf

zanahorio Col Ven inf

III.square [Am skwɛr, Brit skwɛː] ADV

square in the middle of sth

justo en el medio de algo

square in the middle of sth

en pleno centro de algo

he hit me square on the mouth

me dio de lleno en la boca

he hit me square on the mouth

me dio en plena boca

to look sb square in the eye

mirar a alguien (directamente) a los ojos

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

1.1. square (make square):

square angle/side

cuadrar

he squared his shoulders

se puso derecho

1.2. square (mark squares on):

square usu pass

cuadricular

2. square MATH:

square

elevar al cuadrado

3.1. square (settle, make even):

square debts/accounts

pagar

square debts/accounts

saldar

to square sth with sb

arreglar algo con alguien

3.2. square SPORTS:

square match/game

igualar

3.3. square (reconcile):

square facts/principles

conciliar

to square sth with sth

conciliar algo con algo

I couldn't square it with my conscience

mi conciencia no me lo permitía

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

square ideas/arguments:

square

concordar

to square with sth

concordar or cuadrar con algo

set square N

set square

escuadra f

set square (with two equal sides)

cartabón m

square-rigger N

square-rigger

buque m con aparejo redondo

square-rigger

buque m con aparejo de cruz

square-rigged [ˈskwɛrˌrɪɡd] ADJ

square-rigged

con aparejo redondo

square-rigged

con aparejo de cruz

square root N

square root

raíz f cuadrada

square-bashing N U Brit MIL

square-bashing inf

ejercicios de instrucción en el patio

I.square off VB [Am skwɛr -, Brit skwɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. square off (make square):

square off wood/corner

cuadrar

2. square off (divide into squares):

square off paper

cuadricular

II.square off VB [Am skwɛr -, Brit skwɛː -] (v + adv) esp Am

square off → square up

See also square up

I.square up VB [Am skwɛr -, Brit skwɛː -] (v + adv)

1. square up (settle debts):

square up inf

arreglar cuentas

to square up with sb

arreglar cuentas con alguien

2. square up (prepare to fight):

square up

ponerse en guardia

II.square up VB [Am skwɛr -, Brit skwɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. square up account/debt:

square up

saldar

square up

pagar

2. square up inf disagreement/problem:

square up

arreglar

I.square up VB [Am skwɛr -, Brit skwɛː -] (v + adv)

1. square up (settle debts):

square up inf

arreglar cuentas

to square up with sb

arreglar cuentas con alguien

2. square up (prepare to fight):

square up

ponerse en guardia

II.square up VB [Am skwɛr -, Brit skwɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. square up account/debt:

square up

saldar

square up

pagar

2. square up inf disagreement/problem:

square up

arreglar

square-eyed [ˌskwɛːrˈʌɪd] ADJ Brit hum

square-eyed

de ojos cuadrados

square brackets N npl Brit

square brackets

corchetes mpl

square brackets

paréntesis mpl cuadrados

square brackets

paréntesis mpl rectangulares

square in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for square in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] N

1. square (shape):

square

cuadrado m

2. square in town:

square

plaza f

3. square on chessboard:

square

casilla f

4. square Am, Aus (tool):

square

escuadra f

Phrases:

to go back to square one

volver al punto de partida

II.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] ADJ

1. square (square-shaped):

square

cuadrado, -a

four square metres

cuatro metros cuadrados

2. square inf (level):

square

igual

to be (all) square SPORTS

estar (todos) empatados

3. square inf (unfashionable):

square

carca

III.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] ADV

1. square (exactly):

square

exactamente

2. square MATH:

square

en ángulo recto

square to [or with] the street

en ángulo recto con la calle

IV.square [skweəʳ, Am skwer] VB trans

1. square (align):

square

cuadrar

2. square inf (settle):

square

acomodar

I can't square this with my principles

no puedo encajar esto con mis principios

3. square MATH:

square

elevar al cuadrado

grid square N

grid square

cuadrícula f

square bracket N

square bracket

corchete m

T-square [ˈti:skweəʳ, Am -skwer] N TECH

T-square

escuadra f en forma de T

set square N Aus, Brit

set square

cartabón m

square dance N

square dance

baile m de figuras

square root N

square root

raíz f cuadrada

four-square [ˌfɔ:ˈskweəʳ, Am ˌfɔ:rˈswer] ADJ

1. four-square building:

four-square

firme

2. four-square person:

four-square

resoluto, -a

to stand four-square behind sb

apoyar decididamente a alguien

square up VB intr

to square up with sb

ajustar cuentas con alguien

Square dance

Square dance

Square dance es el nombre que recibe un popular baile americano. Grupos de cuatro parejas bailan en círculo, en cuadrado o formando dos líneas. Todos ellos llevan a cabo los movimientos que les va indicando un caller. El caller puede dar las indicaciones cantando o hablando. Estos bailarines suelen bailar acompañados de músicos con violines, bajos o guitarras.

square Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go back to square one

volver al punto de partida

to be (all) square SPORTS

estar (todos) empatados

square to [or with] the street

en ángulo recto con la calle

I can't square this with my principles

no puedo encajar esto con mis principios

in the middle of the square

en el centro de la plaza

the bus starts from the main square

el autobús sale de la plaza principal

the square was swarming with tourists

los turistas pululaban por la plaza

the square was seething with people

la plaza era un hormiguero de gente

to go back to square one

desandar lo andado fig

an area of 200 square metres [or meters Am]

un área de 200 metros cuadrados

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Butter and line a 23cm square baking tin.

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

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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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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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Several layers of brick in the facade create strong, square inset designs around the lancet windows of the clerestory.

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The keep of these Crusader castles would have had a square plan and generally be undecorated.

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In a tough game both sides finished all square 2-7 to 3-4.

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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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