quadrare

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Italian

Etymology

From quadr- +‎ -are, or from Latin quadrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwaˈdra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: qua‧drà‧re

Verb

quadràre (first-person singular present quàdro, first-person singular past historic quadrài, past participle quadràto, auxiliary (transitive or intransitive) avére or (alternatively when transitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to square (to make square; to reduce to a square shape)
    Synonyms: squadrare, riquadrare
    quadrare un foglio ― to square a sheet (of paper)
  2. (mathematics) to square (a number)
  3. (geometry) to square (to draw a square with the same area as)
    quadrare un cerchio ― to square a circle
  4. (transitive) to tally or balance
  5. (intransitive) to be exact (of a calculation, etc.)
    Synonym: tornare
    il conteggio quadra ― the count is exact
    i conti non quadrano ― something doesn't add up (literally, “the counts are not exact”)
  6. (chiefly in the negative) to inspire confidence (in); to convince
    Synonyms: ispirare fiducia, convincere, persuadere
    c'è qualcosa in questo coinvolgimento che non mi quadra
    there's something in this involvement that doesn't inspire confidence in me
  7. (intransitive) to work; to function; to make sense
    l'esempio che lei ha fatto non quadra ― the example she made does not make sense
  8. (intransitive, rare) to suit
    Synonyms: adattarsi, convenire, conformarsi, addirsi, calzare
  9. (intransitive) to fit in
  10. (intransitive, informal, rare) Synonym of piacere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of quadràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive quadràre
auxiliary verb avére1, èssere2 gerund quadràndo
present participle quadrànte past participle quadràto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present quàdro quàdri quàdra quadriàmo quadràte quàdrano
imperfect quadràvo quadràvi quadràva quadravàmo quadravàte quadràvano
past historic quadrài quadràsti quadrò quadràmmo quadràste quadràrono
future quadrerò quadrerài quadrerà quadrerémo quadreréte quadrerànno
conditional quadrerèi quadrerésti quadrerèbbe, quadrerébbe quadrerémmo quadreréste quadrerèbbero, quadrerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present quàdri quàdri quàdri quadriàmo quadriàte quàdrino
imperfect quadràssi quadràssi quadràsse quadràssimo quadràste quadràssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
quàdra quàdri quadriàmo quadràte quàdrino
negative imperative non quadràre non quàdri non quadriàmo non quadràte non quàdrino

1Transitive or intransitive.
2Alternatively when transitive.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

quadrāre

  1. inflection of quadrō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
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