square-shouldered in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for square-shouldered in the English»Italian Dictionary

square-shouldered [Am ˌskwɛrˈʃoʊldərd] ADJ

square-shouldered

con le spalle quadrate

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder:

shoulder

spalla f

on or over one's shoulder

sulla spalla, in spalla

on or over one's shoulders

sulle spalle

this jacket is too tight across the shoulders

questa giacca è troppo stretta di spalle

to put one's shoulders back

tirare indietro le spalle

to straighten one's shoulders

raddrizzare or tirare su le spalle

to look over sb's shoulder

guardare da dietro le spalle di qn

to cry on sb's shoulder

piangere sulla spalla di qn

I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on

se hai bisogno di una spalla su cui piangere, sai che io sono qui

his shoulders shook with laughter, sobs

era scosso dalle risate, dai singhiozzi

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

to look (back) over one's shoulder

guardarsi alle spalle also fig

the burden, responsibility is or falls on my shoulders

il peso, la responsabilità cade sulle mie spalle

to stand shoulder to shoulder two people:

stare fianco a fianco

to work shoulder to shoulder

lavorare spalla a spalla

2. shoulder (on mountain):

shoulder

spalla f

3. shoulder FASHION:

shoulder

spalla f

4. shoulder (on road):

shoulder

bordo m

5. shoulder FOOD:

shoulder

spalla f

II.-shouldered COMP

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

to be narrow, square-shouldered

avere le spalle strette, quadrate

III.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

1. shoulder bag, implement:

shoulder

mettere [qc] in spalla

to shoulder one's gun

mettersi il fucile in spalla

to shoulder arms MIL

eseguire lo spallarm

shoulder arms! MIL

spallarm!

2. shoulder fig:

shoulder burden, task

caricarsi di

shoulder responsibility, expense

addossarsi, sobbarcarsi

3. shoulder (push):

to shoulder one's way through crowd

farsi largo a spallate tra

to shoulder sb aside

spostare qn con una spallata

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb

sorpassare qn di una buona testa

to be or stand head and shoulders above sb fig

lasciare indietro qn

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avere la testa sulle spalle

to have an old head on young shoulders

essere più maturo della propria età

to put one's shoulder to the wheel

mettersi all'opera

to rub shoulders with sb

frequentare qn

straight from the shoulder inf comment, criticism:

sincero

to give it to sb straight from the shoulder inf

dirla a qn senza peli sulla lingua

Translations for square-shouldered in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.quadrato [kwaˈdrato] ADJ

1. quadrato (quadro):

quadrato oggetto, forma

square

scarpe a punta -a

square-toed shoes

2. quadrato (squadrato):

quadrato viso, scollatura

square

avere le spalle quadrate

to be square-shouldered

avere le spalle quadrate fig

to have a broad back

3. quadrato MATH:

quadrato millimetro, centimetro, metro, chilometro, radice

square

prezzo per, al metro quadrato

price per square metre

4. quadrato ANAT:

quadrato muscolo

quadrate

5. quadrato (equilibrato):

quadrato persona

balanced

quadrato persona

sensible

quadrato persona

level-headed

II.quadrato [kwaˈdrato] N m

1. quadrato MATH (figura geometrica):

quadrato

square

disegnare un quadrato

to draw a square

l'area di un quadrato

the area of a square

2. quadrato MATH (potenza):

quadrato

square

il quadrato dell'ipotenusa

the square of the length of the hypotenuse

elevare un numero al quadrato

to square a number

il quadrato di due

the square of two, two squared

due al quadrato fa quattro

two squared is four

3. quadrato (forma quadrata):

quadrato

square

un quadrato di terreno, di cielo

a square of land, sky

4. quadrato MIL:

quadrato

square

formare un quadrato

to form up in a square

5. quadrato NAUT:

quadrato

wardroom

quadrato

officers' mess

6. quadrato SPORTS:

quadrato

ring

7. quadrato TYPO:

quadrato

quadrat

III.quadrato [kwaˈdrato]

quadrato magico

magic square

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most women wore skirts at or near knee-length, with simply-cut blouses or shirts and square-shouldered jackets.

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They are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race.

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Square-shouldered yet doe-eyed, she's barnacled by three gnomelike children.

www.thestar.com

But, whatever your thoughts on the square-shouldered centre-back, there is little doubting his commitment to the cause -- and the above picture shows just why.

metro.co.uk