square meal nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di square meal nel dizionario inglese»francese

square meal SOST

square meal

bon repas m

square meal

vrai repas m

three square meals a day

trois bons repas par jour

she hasn't had a square meal for weeks

elle n'a pas fait un vrai repas depuis des semaines

Traduzioni di square meal nel dizionario inglese»francese

meal [ingl brit miːl, ingl am mil] SOST

1. meal (food):

meal

repas m

hot/cold/main meal

repas chaud/froid/principal

they had a meal in the canteen

ils ont mangé à la cantine

did you enjoy your meal?

est-ce que vous avez bien mangé?

to go out for a meal

sortir dîner

2. meal (from grain):

meal

farine f

don't make a meal of it colloq!

n'en fais pas tout un plat! colloq

I.square [ingl brit skwɛː, ingl am skwɛr] SOST

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 MAT (self-multiplied):

square

carré m

9 is the square of 3

9 est le carré de 3

4. square (for right angles):

square MAT, TECN

équerre f

5. square (old-fashioned):

square colloq

ringard/-e m/f

II.on the square AVV

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 colloq

honnête, réglo colloq

inv is the business on the square colloq?

l'affaire est réglo?

to do things on the square

faire les choses dans les règles

III.square [ingl brit skwɛː, ingl am skwɛr] AGG

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 MAT:

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 ingl 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 colloq

vieux jeux inv

square after vb

ringard

IV.square [ingl brit skwɛː, ingl am skwɛr] AVV (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 [ingl brit skwɛː, ingl am skwɛr] VB vb trans

1. square (make right-angled) lett:

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 lett, fig

régler ses comptes avec qn

3. square SPORT (equalize):

square score, series

égaliser

4. square (win over):

square (by persuasion) person

s 'occuper de

square (by bribery)

graisser la patte à colloq

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 AGG

1. squared paper:

squared

quadrillé

2. squared MAT:

squared number

au carré

6 squared is 36

6 au carré égale 36

VII.square [ingl brit skwɛː, ingl 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 colloq ingl brit

être franc-maçon

to be out of square

ne pas être d'équerre

Vedi anche: circle

I.circle [ingl brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl am ˈsərk(ə)l] SOST

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 lett, 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 TEATR:

circle

balcon m

to sit in the circle

être au balcon

II.circle [ingl brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB 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 [ingl brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB 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 [ingl brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl 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 meal nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di square meal nel dizionario inglese»francese

meal¹ [mi:l] SOST

meal

repas m

come for a meal

viens dîner

locuzioni:

to make a meal of sth

faire un plat de qc

meal² [mi:l] SOST

1. meal (coarsely ground grain):

meal

semoule f

2. meal (flour):

meal

farine f

I.square [skweəʳ, ingl am skwer] SOST

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 colloq

revenir à la case départ

4. square ingl am, ingl Aus (tool):

square

équerre f

5. square colloq (boring person):

square

ringard(e) m (f)

6. square (number times itself):

square

carré m

II.square [skweəʳ, ingl am skwer] AGG

1. square <-r, -st> (square-shaped):

square

carré(e)

2. square <-r, -st> (short and solid):

square

carré(e)

3. square MAT:

square

carré(e)

5 square km

5 km carrés

4. square (right-angled):

square corner

à angle droit

5. square (owing nothing):

square

quitte

6. square SPORT:

square

à égalité

7. square <-r, -st> colloq (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> colloq (old-fashioned):

square

ringard(e)

III.square [skweəʳ, ingl am skwer] VB vb trans

1. square (align):

square

aligner

square one's shoulders

redresser

2. square colloq (settle):

square

arranger

square a matter

régler

3. square (multiply by itself):

square

élever au carré

4. square SPORT:

square

égaliser

to square a match

faire match nul

locuzioni:

to attempt to square the circle

chercher la quadrature du cercle

IV.square [skweəʳ, ingl am skwer] AVV

square

droit

square in the middle

en plein milieu

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Past experience shows that recruits frequently join up only to make a small sum of money, get a square meal and disappear as soon as training is finished.

www.independent.co.uk

The best of the bunch if you happened to miss lunch -- dairy plus protein makes half a square meal, after all.

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At the beginning, they're just so focused on just getting a roof over their head, getting a square meal.

www.cbc.ca

Leave alone going to school, we can hardly afford a square meal a day.

www.deccanherald.com

Most families now can not afford one square meal a day.

www.vanguardngr.com

They are too easy: a small tin of baby food -- poor, lumpy, flavourless, unnourishing baby food -- when one wants a square meal.

www.listener.co.nz

They can not afford triangular meals, not to talk of a square meal.

www.vanguardngr.com

Having another square meal will help, and make sure to keep hydrating.

www.stuff.co.nz

You can't get a square meal out of them!

www.smh.com.au

In practice, this means a child not having a warm coat in winter or not having a square meal every other day.

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