(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The knight can move one square in one direction and three squares perpendicularly.El caballo puede mover un escaque en una dirección y tres escaques perpendicularmente.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The carpenter used a square to draw a right angle before cutting the wood.El carpintero usó una escuadra para marcar un ángulo recto antes de cortar la madera.
6.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The children had to find all of the square pieces of paper and separate them from the rest.Los niños tenían que encontrar todos los trozos cuadrados de papel y separarlos del resto.
After 30 years of mortgage payments, it feels good to finally be square with the bank.Después de 30 años pagando la hipoteca, es estupendo estar en paz con el banco por fin.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
It’s such a square pamphlet that it doesn’t even deserve to be considered a newspaper.Es un panfleto tan carca que ni siquiera merece ser considerado un diario.
After being on the road for a week, it’s great to be home and eat a square meal again.Después de una semana viajando, es estupendo estar en casa y volver a comer una comida decente.
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to be back at square onehaber vuelto al punto de partida
5.(mathematics)
a. el cuadrado
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to go back to square onevolver a empezar desde cero
back to square one! >We divided the bar of chocolate among us — two squares eachI would have to start again from square one, and rely on my own judgementIf one of you has concerns about every method, then you need to go back to square one and discuss whether in fact you want to use contraception at all
2(in town)plaza (f)
the town squarela plaza del pueblo
3(US)(block of houses)manzana (f);cuadra (f); (LAm)
4(Mat)cuadrado (m)
16 is the square of 416 es el cuadrado de 4
5(drawing instrument)escuadra (f)
6(old-fashioned person)
he's a real squarees un carca or un carroza or un momio (informal); (Chile)
adjective
1(in shape)cuadrado
to be a square peg in a round holeestar como un pulpo en un garaje
2(forming right angle)en ángulo recto;en escuadra
to be square with sthestar en ángulo recto or en escuadra con algo;ensure that the frame is squareasegúrese de que el marco forme ángulos rectos
3[+face, jaw, shoulder]cuadrado
4(Mat)cuadrado
a square foot/kilometreun pie/kilómetro cuadrado;a kilometre squareun kilómetro por un kilómetro
5(substantial)[+meal]decente;como Dios manda
a square [meal]
it's three days since I had a square mealhace tres días que no como decentemente or como Dios manda
6(fair, honest)justo;equitativo
to give sb a square dealser justo con algn
I want a square deal
he didn't get a square deallo trataron injustamente;I'll be square with youseré justo contigo
7(even)
now we're all square(Dep)ahora vamos iguales or parejos; (LAm)ahora estamos empatados;(financially)ahora estamos en paz
we can start again all square
if you pay me a pound we'll call it squaredame una libra y me quedo conforme;to get square with sbajustar las cuentas con algn
he's so squarees un carca or un carroza or un momio (informal); (Chile)
be there or be square!his square [denial] of any involvement in the scandalit met with a square [refusal]
adverb
square in the middlejusto en el centro;justo en el medio;to look sb square in the eyemirar a algn directamente a los ojos;the blow caught him square on the chinel golpe le dio en plena barbilla or de lleno en la barbilla;he turned to face me square onse volvió para tenerme de cara
to try to square the circleintentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo
The task was an impossible one: it was like squaring the circleThe President will not find it easy to square the circle of bringing down inflation without creating widespread unemployment
can you square it with your conscience?¿te lo va a permitir tu conciencia?
her theory is not easy to square with our own experience
I'll square it with himyo lo arreglo con él
Financial institutions are looking to square [accounts] before the fiscal year endsBy the end of the month he would be in funds and they would square [accounts] at last
3(Mat)elevar al cuadrado
two squared is fourdos al cuadrado es cuatro
intransitive verb
cuadrar;withcon
it doesn't square with what you said beforeesto no cuadra con lo que dijiste antes
Wright's statement squared with what O'Leary had surmisedSuch an action would not have squared with his imageit doesn't square with the facts
modifier
square brackets (n)corchetes (m)
square dance (n)cuadrilla (f) baile; (baile)
Se llama square dance a un baile folklórico tradicional de origen francés en el que cuatro parejas de bailarines se colocan formando un cuadrado. Es un baile muy popular en Estados Unidos y Canadá y a veces se enseña en la escuela. En algunas ocasiones alguien se encarga de explicar los pasos que se han de seguir, de modo que los que no los conocen bien puedan participar. El instrumento musical más utilizado en ellos es el violín, aunque también se usan a veces la guitarra, el banjo o el acordeón.
square rigger (n)buque (m) de vela con aparejo de cruz
