square
noun
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- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
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carré,
place
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- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
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carré
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- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
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place
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- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
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équerre
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case
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carreau
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square
adjective
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- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
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carré
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square
verb
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- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
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élever au carré
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squared
adjective
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- (mathematics) Raised to the second power.
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carré
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squarely
adverb
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- (figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
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carrément
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- (geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles.
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carrément,
d'équerre,
à l'équerre
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- (also, figurative) Firmly and solidly.
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carrément,
fermement,
solidement
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