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 foglioto 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 cerchioto square a circle
  4. (transitive) to tally or balance
  5. (intransitive) to be exact (of a calculation, etc.)
    Synonym: tornare
    il conteggio quadrathe count is exact
    i conti non quadranosomething 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 quadrathe 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

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

quadrāre

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