Italian edit

Etymology edit

From ri- +‎ quadrare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ri.kwaˈdra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧qua‧drà‧re

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)

  1. (transitive) to square, to make square in shape
    riquadrare la testa (il cervello) a qualcunoto teach someone to reason or behave logically (literally, “to square someone's head/brain”)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to square, to make square in shape
  3. (transitive) to frame (a photograph, page, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to surround (a room, wall, etc.) (with paintings, friezes, etc.)
  5. (intransitive, uncommon, chiefly in the negative) to square, to correspond to reality [auxiliary avere or essere]
    i tuo argomento non riquadra beneyour argument doesn't square well

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