quadrare
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)
- (transitive) to square (to make square; to reduce to a square shape)
- Synonyms: squadrare, riquadrare
- quadrare un foglio ― to square a sheet (of paper)
- (mathematics) to square (a number)
- (geometry) to square (to draw a square with the same area as)
- quadrare un cerchio ― to square a circle
- (transitive) to tally or balance
- (intransitive) to be exact (of a calculation, etc.) [auxiliary avere or essere]
- Synonym: tornare
- il conteggio quadra ― the count is exact
- i conti non quadrano ― something doesn't add up (literally, “the counts are not exact”)
- (chiefly in the negative) to inspire confidence (in); to convince [with a] [auxiliary avere or essere]
- 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
- (intransitive) to work; to function; to make sense [auxiliary avere or essere]
- l'esempio che lei ha fatto non quadra ― the example she made does not make sense
- (intransitive, rare) to suit [with a or con] [auxiliary avere or essere]
- Synonyms: adattarsi, convenire, conformarsi, addirsi, calzare
- (intransitive) to fit in [auxiliary avere or essere]
- (intransitive, informal, rare) synonym of piacere [auxiliary avere or essere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of quadràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive or intransitive.
2Alternatively when transitive.
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
quadrāre
- inflection of quadrō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative