- cuadrarse
- cuadrarse► verbo pronominal1 MILITAR to stand to attention2 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* * *VPR1) [soldado] to stand to attention2) [en una actitud] to dig one's heels in3) Caribe (=enriquecerse) to make one's pile *; (=tener éxito) to come out on top* * *(v.) = stand to + attentionEx. Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.* * *(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
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Spanish:
cuadrar
* * *vpr1. [soldado] to stand to attention2. Taurom [toro] to stand square3. 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 behaviour4. Perú, Ven Fam [enfrentarse]cuadrarse a alguien to stand up to sb5. Andes [estacionarse] to park6. CSur [solidarizarse]cuadrarse con alguien to stand by sb7. Ven Fam [alinearse] to toe the line;el partido se cuadró inmediatamente the party immediately fell into line* * *cuadrarsev/r MIL stand to attention* * *vr: to stand at attention
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.