square off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de se préparer à affronter quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou de prendre une posture défensive ou agressive.

A phrasal verb used to indicate preparing to confront or fight someone or something, or to adopt a defensive or aggressive stance.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Prepare to fight or competeinformal

   To assume a fighting stance or prepare to confront someone, either physically or in a competitive context.

   Se préparer à affronter

   • The two boxers squared off in the ring.
   • The politicians squared off in a heated debate.
   • The teams squared off for the final match.

   Synonymesbattleclashconfrontduelface offtangle

2. Make something squareformal

   To shape or cut something so that it has straight edges and right angles.

   Équarrir

   • He squared off the edges of the wooden plank.
   • The carpenter squared off the block of marble.
   • She squared off the paper before folding it.

   Synonymesdresssquarestraightentrimtrue

Verbe de basesquare