cuadrarse

cuadrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 MILITAR to stand to attention

2 figurado to stand firm, stick to one's guns, dig one's heels in

■ su madre se cuadró y él no pudo salir his mother stuck to her guns and he couldn't go out

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VPR

1) [soldado] to stand to attention

2) [en una actitud] to dig one's heels in

3) Caribe (=enriquecerse) to make one's pile *; (=tener éxito) to come out on top

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(v.) = stand to + attention

Ex. Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.

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(v.) = stand to + attention

Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.

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■cuadrarse verbo reflexivo (soldado) to stand to attention
'cuadrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadrar

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vpr

1. [soldado] to stand to attention

2. Taurom [toro] to stand square

3. Esp [ponerse firme] to stand firm, to take a firm stand;

se cuadró y dijo que no iba a seguir tolerando ese comportamiento he took a firm stand and said he would no longer tolerate such behaviour

4. Perú, Ven Fam [enfrentarse]

cuadrarse a alguien to stand up to sb

5. Andes [estacionarse] to park

6. CSur [solidarizarse]

cuadrarse con alguien to stand by sb

7. Ven Fam [alinearse] to toe the line;

el partido se cuadró inmediatamente the party immediately fell into line

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cuadrarse

v/r MIL stand to attention

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vr

: to stand at attention