square bracket in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for square bracket in the English»French Dictionary

square bracket N

square bracket

crochet m

in square brackets

entre crochets

Translations for square bracket in the French»English Dictionary

crochet

square bracket

Translations for square bracket in the English»French Dictionary

I.bracket [Brit ˈbrakɪt, Am ˈbrækɪt] N

1. bracket (in typography):

bracket (round)

parenthèse f

bracket (square)

crochet m

in brackets

entre parenthèses or crochets

2. bracket (support):

bracket (for shelf)

équerre f

bracket (for lamp)

applique f

3. bracket ARCHIT:

bracket

saillie f

4. bracket (category):

bracket

tranche f

bracket

catégorie f

age/income/tax bracket

tranche d'âge/de revenus/d'impôts

II.bracket [Brit ˈbrakɪt, Am ˈbrækɪt] VB trans

1. bracket (put in brackets):

bracket (round) word, phrase

mettre [qc] entre parenthèses

bracket (square) word, phrase

mettre [qc] entre crochets

2. bracket (put in category):

bracket, a. bracket together names, items

accoler

bracket, a. bracket together people

mettre [qn] dans le même groupe

to bracket sb/sth with

assimiler qn/qc à

3. bracket MIL:

bracket target

encadrer

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

square bracket in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for square bracket in the English»French Dictionary

square bracket N

square bracket

crochet m

Translations for square bracket in the English»French Dictionary

I.bracket [ˈbræk·ɪt] N

1. bracket pl TYPO:

bracket

crochets mpl

in brackets

entre crochets

2. bracket (category):

age bracket

tranche f d'âge

income/tax bracket

fourchette f de salaire/d'imposition

3. bracket (L-shaped piece):

bracket

équerre f

II.bracket [ˈbræk·ɪt] VB trans

1. bracket TYPO:

bracket

mettre entre crochets

2. bracket (include in one group):

to bracket two people together

regrouper deux personnes

I.square [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 (tool):

square

équerre f

5. square inf (boring person):

square

ringard(e) m (f)

6. square (number times itself):

square

carré m

II.square [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 miles

5 miles mpl 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 [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

IV.square [skwer] ADV

square

droit

square in the middle

en plein milieu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The list of elements should be surrounded by square brackets:.

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Undesirable links are contained in any number of square brackets.

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Square brackets mark explanatory material inserted by the translator.

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In lexicography, square brackets usually surround the section of a dictionary entry which contains the etymology of the word the entry defines.

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This edition discontinued the practice of inserting translations of variant readings in square brackets.

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The square bracket must contain exactly one argument, while the round bracket can contain any specific number of arguments, or no arguments.

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Individual elements of a list are accessed by providing a numerical index in square brackets.

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At the top of the building a cornice is supported on square brackets.

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Arrival or tenure is shown in square brackets.

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One of these two new features is applied to denote an optional phrase in a statement by square bracketing the optional phrase.

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