sq. , sq abbr ( square ) carré 30 sq m 30 m2
Red Square
n (in Moscow)
place f Rouge
set square
n équerre f
square
(=shape) carré m
→ I folded the newspaper neatly into a square.
a square and a triangle un carré et un triangle
(on chessboard, in boardgame, in crossword)
case m
square one (fig)
We're back to square one. On se retrouve à la case départ.
(in town)
place f
the town square la place de l'hôtel de ville
(US)
(=block of houses) pâté m de maisons
(=drawing instrument) équerre f
(MATHEMATICS)
[+number] carré m
*
(=old-fashioned person) ringard (e) m/f
Don't be such a square. Ne sois pas aussi ringard.
(in shape)
carré (e)
→ ... little square holes in the ground.
(with units of length)
carré (e)
1 square metre 1 mètre carré
two square metres deux mètres carrés
it's two metres square ça fait deux mètres sur deux
(=broad)
[build, shoulders] carré (e)
(=honest)
[person] honnête
[deal] équitable
to be square with sb être honnête avec qn
(=not owing money) quitte
Now we're all square. Nous sommes quittes maintenant.
→ If I give you five quid, then we're all square.
*
(=old-fashioned)
[ideas, tastes] ringard (e) *
[person] ringard (e) *
(MATHEMATICS)
[+number] élever au carré
→ We take two, we square it, and we get four.
(=arrange) régler
I'll square it with him. Je réglerai ça avec lui.
(=reconcile)
[+ideas, actions] concilier
→ How do you square being a Lord with being a Marxist?
to square sth with one's conscience accorder qch avec sa conscience
→ How as a Christian did he square his conscience with war?
vi
(=agree) cadrer, s'accorder
→ That explanation squares with the facts.
▲
square up
vi (British)
(=settle) régler
→ Do you want to square up now or later?
to square up with sb régler ses comptes avec qn
square bracket
n crochet m
square dance
n
(=dance) quadrille m (américain)
square meal
n vrai repas m
→ They haven't had a square meal for four or five days.
Square Mile
n
the Square Mile (in London)
la City
square root
n racine f carrée
T-square
n té m , équerre f en T