MAIN SQUARE - Traducción inglés-francés

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

main square SUST.

main square

grand-place f

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. main [ingl. brit. meɪn, ingl. am. meɪn] SUST.

1. main (pipe, conduit):

main (for water, gas, electricity)

canalisation f

main (for sewage)

égout m (collecteur)

water/gas main

canalisation f d'eau/de gaz

2. main (network):

the mains (of water, gas, electricity)

le réseau de distribution

the mains (of sewage)

le réseau d'évacuation

gas from the mains

gaz de ville

electricity from the mains

électricité du secteur

water from the mains

eau courante

to turn sth on/off at the mains

mettre/couper qc (au compteur)

to work or run off the mains

fonctionner sur secteur

3. main:

mains atrbv. (using network) gas

de ville

mains electricity

du secteur

mains water

courant

mains radio, appliance

sur secteur

mains plug, lead, voltage

de secteur

4. main arcznte., liter. (sea):

main

large m

on the main

au large

5. main archaic → mainland

II. main [ingl. brit. meɪn, ingl. am. meɪn] ADJ.

main aim, airport, character, concern, problem, building, entrance, meal, clause:

main

principal

the main thing is to…

le principal, c'est de…

the main thing to do is…

la chose principale à faire, c'est…

that's the main thing!

c'est le principal!

III. main [ingl. brit. meɪn, ingl. am. meɪn]

in the main

dans l'ensemble

mainland [ingl. brit. ˈmeɪnlənd, ˈmeɪnland, ingl. am. ˈmeɪnˌlænd, ˈmeɪnlənd] SUST.

mainland

territoire m continental

from/to/on the mainland

depuis/vers/sur le continent

the Chinese mainland , the mainland of China

la Chine continentale

the Chinese mainland , the mainland of China atrbv. China, Europe, town, government

continental

I. square [ingl. brit. skwɛː, ingl. am. skwɛr] SUST.

1. square:

square (in town)

place f

square (in barracks)

cour f

2. square:

square (four-sided shape)

carré m

square (in board game, crossword)

case f

square (of glass, linoleum)

carreau m

to arrange/fold sth into a square

disposer/plier qc en carré

to divide a page up into squares

quadriller une feuille

a pattern of blue and white squares

un motif à carreaux bleus et blancs

3. square MAT. (self-multiplied):

square

carré m

9 is the square of 3

9 est le carré de 3

4. square (for right angles):

square MAT., TÉC.

équerre f

5. square (old-fashioned):

square coloq.

ringard/-e m/f

II. on the square ADV.

1. on the square (at 90°):

on the square

au carré, à angle droit

to cut sth on the square

couper qc au carré or à angle droit

2. on the square (honest):

on the square coloq.

honnête, réglo coloq.

inv. is the business on the square coloq.?

l'affaire est réglo?

to do things on the square

faire les choses dans les règles

III. square [ingl. brit. skwɛː, ingl. am. skwɛr] ADJ.

1. square shape, hole, building, box, jaw, face, shoulders:

square (right-angled)

carré

square (correctly aligned)

bien droit

the photo should be square with the frame

il faut mettre la photo bien droit dans le cadre

the shelf isn't square with the sideboard

l'étagère est de travers par rapport au buffet

a man of square build

un homme trapu

2. square MAT.:

square metre, mile, kilometre, centimetre

carré

four square metres

quatre mètres carrés

an area four metres/kilometres square

une surface de quatre mètres/kilomètres sur quatre

the Square Mile ingl. brit. ECON.

la City (cœur financier de Londres)

3. square (balanced, level, quits) fig.:

to be (all) square books, accounts:

être équilibré

to be (all) square people:

être quitte

to be (all) square teams, players:

être à égalité

I'll give you £5 and we'll be square

je te donnerai cinq livres et nous serons quittes

they're all square at two all, it's all square at two all

ils sont à égalité or il y a égalité à deux partout

to get the accounts square

balancer les comptes

4. square (honest):

square person, transaction

honnête (with avec)

a square deal

une proposition honnête

to give sb a square deal

traiter qn de façon honnête

5. square (boring):

square coloq.

vieux jeux inv.

square after v.

ringard

IV. square [ingl. brit. skwɛː, ingl. am. skwɛr] ADV. (directly)

square fall, hit, strike

en plein milieu

he hit me square on the jaw

il m'a frappé en plein dans la mâchoire

she looked me square in the eye

elle m'a regardé droit dans les yeux

V. square [ingl. brit. skwɛː, ingl. am. skwɛr] V. trans.

1. square (make right-angled) literal:

square stone, timber

équarrir

square corner, end, section

couper [qc] au carré or à angle droit

to square one's shoulders

redresser les épaules

2. square (settle):

square account, debt, creditor

régler

to square one's account(s) with sb literal, fig.

régler ses comptes avec qn

3. square DEP. (equalize):

square score, series

égaliser

4. square (win over):

square (by persuasion) person

s 'occuper de

square (by bribery)

graisser la patte à coloq.

person I'll square him

je m'occuperai de lui

go home early; I'll square it with the boss

pars avant l'heure, j'arrangerai ça avec le patron

I have problems squaring this with my conscience/my beliefs

j'ai du mal à concilier cette action avec ma conscience/mes croyances

VI. squared ADJ.

1. squared paper:

squared

quadrillé

2. squared MAT.:

squared number

au carré

6 squared is 36

6 au carré égale 36

VII. square [ingl. brit. skwɛː, ingl. am. skwɛr]

to go back to square one

retourner à la case départ, recommencer

to be back at square one

se retrouver au point de départ

to be on the square coloq. ingl. brit.

être franc-maçon

to be out of square

ne pas être d'équerre

I. circle [ingl. brit. ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl. am. ˈsərk(ə)l] SUST.

1. circle:

circle (shape)

cercle m

circle (of spectators, trees, chairs, flowers)

cercle m

circle (of fabric, paper, colour)

rond m

to form a circle objects:

former un cercle

to form a circle people:

faire un cercle (around autour de)

to sit in a circle

s'asseoir en cercle

to move/swim in circles

tourner/nager en rond

to go round in circles literal, fig.

tourner en rond

2. circle (group):

circle

cercle m

circle

groupe m (of de)

to be in sb's circle

faire partie du cercle de qn

his circle of friends

le cercle de ses amis

in business/theatrical circles

dans les milieux d'affaires/du théâtre

literary circles

le monde littéraire

to move in fashionable circles

fréquenter le beau monde

3. circle TEAT.:

circle

balcon m

to sit in the circle

être au balcon

II. circle [ingl. brit. ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl. am. ˈsərk(ə)l] V. trans.

1. circle (move round):

circle plane, helicopter: airport, tower

tourner autour de

circle satellite: planet

graviter autour de

circle person, animal, vehicle: square, building

faire le tour de

circle person, animal

tourner autour de

they circled each other

ils se tournaient autour

2. circle (encircle):

circle word, mistake, answer

encercler

III. circle [ingl. brit. ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl. am. ˈsərk(ə)l] V. intr.

circle helicopter, plane, vulture:

décrire des cercles (above, over au-dessus de)

circle predator, vehicle, horseman:

tourner en rond (around autour de)

as we walked along, the helicopter circled overhead

on marchait, et l'hélicoptère décrivait des cercles au-dessus de nous

IV. circle [ingl. brit. ˈsəːk(ə)l, ingl. am. ˈsərk(ə)l]

to come full circle person:

boucler la boucle

to come full circle situation:

revenir à son point de départ

the wheel has come or turned full circle

la boucle est bouclée

to have circles under one's eyes

avoir les yeux cernés

to square the circle

résoudre (le problème de) la quadrature du cercle

en el diccionario PONS

I. main [meɪn] ADJ.

main

principal(e)

that's the main thing

c'est l'essentiel

he has an eye for the main chance

il ne laisse pas passer une occasion

II. main [meɪn] SUST.

1. main TÉC.:

main

conduite f

2. main ingl. brit. (supply network):

main sewage

égout m

main water

canalisation f

main electricity

secteur m

to be on the mains

être sur secteur

turn the electricity off at the mains

coupez le courant au compteur

I. square [skweəʳ, ingl. am. skwer] SUST.

1. square (geometric shape):

square

carré m

2. square (part of town):

square

square m

3. square (marked space):

square

case f

to go back to square one coloq.

revenir à la case départ

4. square ingl. am., ingl. austr. (tool):

square

équerre f

5. square coloq. (boring person):

square

ringard(e) m (f)

6. square (number times itself):

square

carré m

II. square [skweəʳ, ingl. am. skwer] ADJ.

1. square <-r, -st> (square-shaped):

square

carré(e)

2. square <-r, -st> (short and solid):

square

carré(e)

3. square MAT.:

square

carré(e)

5 square km

5 km carrés

4. square (right-angled):

square corner

à angle droit

5. square (owing nothing):

square

quitte

6. square DEP.:

square

à égalité

7. square <-r, -st> coloq. (on the same level):

square

équilibré(e)

8. square <-r, -st> (straight):

square

droit(e)

to be square with sb

être honnête avec qn

9. square (arranged, in order):

to get sth square

arranger qc

10. square <-r, -st> coloq. (old-fashioned):

square

ringard(e)

III. square [skweəʳ, ingl. am. skwer] V. trans.

1. square (align):

square

aligner

square one's shoulders

redresser

2. square coloq. (settle):

square

arranger

square a matter

régler

3. square (multiply by itself):

square

élever au carré

4. square DEP.:

square

égaliser

to square a match

faire match nul

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to attempt to square the circle

chercher la quadrature du cercle

IV. square [skweəʳ, ingl. am. skwer] ADV.

square

droit

square in the middle

en plein milieu

en el diccionario PONS

I. main [meɪn] ADJ.

main

principal(e)

that's the main thing

c'est l'essentiel

he has an eye for the main chance

il ne laisse pas passer une occasion

II. main [meɪn] SUST. TÉC.

main

conduite f

I. square [skwer] SUST.

1. square (geometric shape):

square

carré m

2. square (part of town):

square

square m

3. square (marked space):

square

case f

to go back to square one coloq.

revenir à la case départ

4. square (tool):

square

équerre f

5. square coloq. (boring person):

square

ringard(e) m (f)

6. square (number times itself):

square

carré m

II. square [skwer] ADJ.

1. square <-r, -st> (square-shaped):

square

carré(e)

2. square <-r, -st> (short and solid):

square

carré(e)

3. square math:

square

carré(e)

5 square miles

5 miles mpl carrés

4. square (right-angled):

square corner

à angle droit

5. square (owing nothing):

square

quitte

6. square sports:

square

à égalité

7. square <-r, -st> coloq. (on the same level):

square

équilibré(e)

8. square <-r, -st> (straight):

square

droit(e)

to be square with sb

être honnête avec qn

9. square (arranged, in order):

to get sth square

arranger qc

10. square <-r, -st> coloq. (old-fashioned):

square

ringard(e)

III. square [skwer] V. trans.

1. square (align):

square

aligner

square one's shoulders

redresser

2. square coloq. (settle):

square

arranger

square a matter

régler

3. square (multiply by itself):

square

élever au carré

4. square sports:

square

égaliser

to square a match

faire match nul

IV. square [skwer] ADV.

square

droit

square in the middle

en plein milieu

Present

I	square
you	square
he/she/it	squares
we	square
you	square
they	square

Past

I	squared
you	squared
he/she/it	squared
we	squared
you	squared
they	squared

Present Perfect

I	have	squared
you	have	squared
he/she/it	has	squared
we	have	squared
you	have	squared
they	have	squared

Past Perfect

I	had	squared
you	had	squared
he/she/it	had	squared
we	had	squared
you	had	squared
they	had	squared

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

It consists of a gymkhana that goes from the old train station and to the main square.

en.wikipedia.org

To the west is a little elevated esplanade which forms part of the main square.

en.wikipedia.org

Well located just off the main square, where the pensioners play boules among the turtledoves, the old building is swamped by some fetching wisteria.

www.ft.com

In the main square a bank and a travel agency were built.

en.wikipedia.org

In the evenings the main square is packed with mostly locals drinking beer, clinking glasses in the Majorcan toast, salud y pesetas.

www.telegraph.co.uk