squarely

square·ly  (skwârl)

adv.

1. Mathematics At right angles: sawed the beam squarely.

2. In a square shape.

3. So as to make solid contact; firmly: struck the golf ball squarely, sending it to the green.

4. Directly; straight: walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him.

5. In an honest, straightforward manner: spoke squarely on the topic of drug abuse.

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squarely [ˈskwɛəlɪ]

adv

1. in a direct way; straight he hit me squarely on the nose

2. in an honest, frank, and just manner

3. at right angles

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	squarely - directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" forthright, forthrightly
	2.	squarely - in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" square
	3.	squarely - firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" square
	4.	squarely - in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" square
	5.	squarely - with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" straightforwardly, foursquare

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squarely

adverb

1. directly, straight, exactly, precisely, unswervingly, without deviation I kept the gun aimed squarely at his eyes.

2. fully, completely, totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, every inch, one hundred per cent, lock, stock and barrel The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.

3. resolutely, firmly, directly, boldly, unswervingly, unwaveringly, unfalteringly, unshrinkingly The management committee have faced the situation squarely.

Translations

squarely [ˈskwɛəlɪ] ADV

1. (= directly) → directamente
responsibility for that failure rests squarely with the President → la responsabilidad de ese fracaso cae directamente sobre el presidente
to look sb squarely in the eye → mirar a algn directamente a los ojos
squarely in the middle → justo en el centro, justo en el medio
the blow caught him squarely on the chin → el golpe le dio en plena barbilla or de lleno en la barbilla

2. (= honestly, fairly) → justamente
to deal squarely with sb → tratar justamente a algn
see also fairly

squarely [ˈskwɛə^rli] adv

(= directly) → directement
This difficulty will have to be squarely faced → Il va falloir se confronter directement à cette difficulté.
BUT Il va falloir se confronter en plein à cette difficulté.
She aimed the gun squarely at his eyes
BUT Elle braqua son arme droit dans ses yeux.
to look at sth squarely [+ problem] → regarder qch en face

(= fully) → pleinement
The president put the blame squarely on his opponent → Le président a rendu son adversaire pleinement responsable.
The responsibility lies squarely with the management → La responsabilité revient pleinement à la direction.

(= honestly) → honnêtement
square meal n → vrai repas m
Square Mile n
the Square Mile (in London) → la City
square root n → racine f carrée

squarely

adv

(= directly) → direkt, genau; (fig: = firmly) → fest; to hit somebody squarely in the stomach → jdn voll in den Magen treffen; squarely in the middle of something → genau in der Mitte von etw; to place the blame for something squarely on somebody → jdm voll und ganz die Schuld an etw (dat) → geben; to face somebody/something squarely → jdm/einer Sache tapfer entgegentreten; we must face this squarely → wir müssen dieser Sache (dat) → (fest) ins Auge sehen

(= honestly) → ehrlich; (= fairly) → gerecht, fair; to deal squarely with somebody → jdn gerecht or fair behandeln

squarely built → stämmig or breit gebaut

squarely [ˈskwɛəlɪ] adv

a. (directly) → direttamente
to place sth squarely in the middle of the table → mettere qc proprio in mezzo al tavolo
to face sth squarely → affrontare qc con coraggio

b. (honestly, fairly) → onestamente
to deal squarely with sb → trattare qn onestamente