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Italian
Etymology
From ri- + quadrare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri.kwaˈdra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ri‧qua‧drà‧re
Verb
riquadràre (first-person singular present riquàdro, first-person singular past historic riquadrài, past participle riquadràto, auxiliary (transitive or intransitive) avére or (alternatively in the uncommon intransitive sense) èssere)
- (transitive) to square, to make square in shape
- riquadrare la testa (il cervello) a qualcuno ― to teach someone to reason or behave logically (literally, “to square someone's head/brain”)
- (transitive, figurative) to square, to make square in shape
- (transitive) to frame (a photograph, page, etc.)
- (transitive) to surround (a room, wall, etc.) (with paintings, friezes, etc.)
- (intransitive, uncommon, chiefly in the negative) to square, to correspond to reality
- i tuo argomento non riquadra bene ― your argument doesn't square well
Conjugation
1Transitive or intransitive.
2Alternatively in the uncommon intransitive sense.
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