Square in spanish
pronunciation: kuɑdɹ̩ɑdoʊ part of speech: noun, adjective
square1 = cuadrado.
Example: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.more:
» a square deal = un trato justo, una negociación justa.
Example: The motto of the paper was, 'A square deal and a fair chance -- no more, no less'.» a square peg in a round hole = algo incompatible.
Example: The article has the title 'a square peg in a round hole: applying AACR2 to electronic journals'.» be back at square one = volver al principio.
Example: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.» be back to square one = volver a empezar de cero, volver a empezar, estar en las mismas, volver al punto de partida, regresar al principio.
Example: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me.» be square to = cuadrar.
Example: Each matrix was carefully trimmed so that the bottom of the impression of the punch was square to the sides and bottom of the block.» cheese square = loncha de queso.
Example: Gretta decided to sit and eat two more cheese squares and perhaps all her dreams would come true.» chi square test = test chi cuadrado.
Example: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.» fair and square = en buena ley, con todas las de la ley, en buena lid, justamente, limpiamente, sin hacer trampa.
Example: Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.» fair and square on = justo en.
Example: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president.» fall + square on = coincidir, cuadrar.
Example: The pressman's first task with a new book was to make register, which meant laying on the first forme relative to the bed of the press and the press points so that, when the paper was printed on one side, turned over, and replaced on the points, the pages of the second forme would fall square on the backs of those of the first.» go back to + square one = volver a empezar, desandar lo andado, volver al punto de partida, volver a empezar de cero, regresar al principio.
Example: At today's open meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to go back to square one.» inverse square law = ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado. [En bibliometría, ley expresada por Lotka para describir que la relación entre dos variables es inversa y va aumentando o disminuyendo al cuadrado]
Example: The data was found to conform to an inverse cube law more closely than an inverse square law (i.e., Lotka's Law) = Se halló que los datos se ajustan mejor a una ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo que una ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado (es decir, la Ley de Lotka).» millimeter square = milímetro cuadrado.
Example: It takes pictures 3 millimeter square, later to be projected or enlarged, which after all involves only a factor of 10 beyond the present practice.» set-square = escuadra.
Example: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.» square brackets [ ] = corchetes [ ].
Example: These words are usually enclosed in square brackets ([]) in order to distinguish them from the authentic title.» square dance = baile en cuadrilla.
Example: Here they are kicking their heels up at a square dance in Texas.» square footage = metros útiles.
Example: Major findings are that square footage and seating were all directly correlated with size, type, and complexity of institutions.» square foot (sq ft) = pie cuadrado.
Example: The lawsuit has enabled the library board to replace its 18,000 square foot Carnegie main library with a 110,000 square foot downtown complex with parking facilities.» square metre (sq. m.) = metro cuadrado (m²).
Example: The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.» square mile = milla cuadrada.
Example: It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.» square-rigged ship = barco de vela, velero, barco velero.
Example: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.» square root = raíz cuadrada.
Example: Is it possible that the issue is not whether you and Mr. Kilgour disagree about the onlineness of it all or whether you use 3,3, or 5,4, or twice the square root of pi as the key?.» sugar square = terrón, terrón de azúcar.
Example: These days you mainly know sugar as a sugar lump, handy little sugar squares and oblongs for dropping into your tea or coffee.square2 = plaza.
Example: The secretary pointed out that all main approaches to the city lead to the courthouse square, the hub of the city's business district.more:
» market square = plaza del mercado. [En muchos pueblos y ciudades, plaza utilizada para los comerciantes ambulantes para montar un mercado generalmente una vez a la semana]
Example: The wealth that accompanied this duchy continued to accumulate over the next centuries, as can be seen from the elegant patricians' houses lining the cathedral and market squares and the streets surrounding them.» public square = plaza pública.
Example: Dancing in public squares is popular among middle-aged women across China, but noise complaints are rising.» square-shaped = cuadrado, de forma cuadrada, en forma de cuadrado.
Example: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.» town square = plaza del pueblo.
Example: This article gives a portrait of Varde public library, due to take possession of a new main library in then central town square.square3 = escuadra.
Example: The guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each instructional objective (e.g., use a square and scribe to mark lines on metal, use a hand drill and rivet gun).square4 = dar forma cuadrada.
Example: Immediately below the screw the spindle was squared and pierced to take the bar, a crooked iron rod with a wooden handle.more:
» square off against = plantar cara a, enfrentarse a, ponerse en guardia.
Example: Halfway through the demonstration, mounted police squared off against protesters in a parking lot, but ultimately activists agreed to take a different path.» square + Posesivo + shoulders = enderezar los hombros, sacar pecho, hacer de tripas corazón, echarle cara.
Example: She squared her shoulders and offered to see him out.» square + Posesivo + shoulders = cuadrarse, ponerse firme.
Example: He squared his shoulders, saluted and held out the book to the woman.» square + the circle = cuadrar el círculo, intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo, pretender lo imposible, pretender lograr lo imposible, intentar lograr lo imposible, intentar lo imposible.
Example: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.