riquadrare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 [auxiliary avere or essere]
- i tuo argomento non riquadra bene ― your argument doesn't square well
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of riquadràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive or intransitive.
2Alternatively in the uncommon intransitive sense.