Meaning
look up and down
- To look someone up and down intently or critically.
- To make something square or cut it at right angles.
In a sentence
Il portiere lo squadrò da capo a piedi prima di farlo entrare.
The doorman looked him up and down before letting him in.
Perché mi squadri con quell'aria sospettosa?
Why are you looking me up and down with such suspicion?
Non mi piace quando gli sconosciuti mi squadrano così.
I don't like it when strangers check me out like that.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| squadrare | infinitive |
| squadro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| squadri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| squadra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| squadriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| squadrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| squadrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| squadravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| squadravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| squadrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| squadravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| squadravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| squadravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| squadrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| squadrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| squadrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| squadrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| squadraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| squadrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| squadrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| squadrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| squadrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| squadreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| squadrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| squadreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| squadri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| squadri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| squadri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| squadriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| squadriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| squadrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| squadrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| squadrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| squadrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| squadrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| squadraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| squadrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| squadrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| squadreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| squadrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| squadreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| squadrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| squadrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| squadra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| squadriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| squadrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| squadrando | gerund |
| squadrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Commonly used with 'da capo a piedi' to mean scanning someone critically from head to toe.