quadrare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to square (to make square; to reduce to a square shape)
2. to square (a number)
3. to square (to draw a square with the same area as)
4. (transitive) to tally or balance
5. (intransitive) to be exact (of a calculation, etc.)
6. to inspire confidence (in); to convince [with a]
7. (intransitive) to work; to function; to make sense
8. (intransitive, rare) to suit [with a or con]
9. (intransitive) to fit in
10. (informal, intransitive, rare) synonym of piacere

Concepts

square

Translations

cadrer

élever au carré

être juste

cuadrar

Hyphenated as

qua‧drà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwaˈdra.re/

Etymology

From quadr- + -are, or from Latin quadrāre.