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 Translation for 'main square' from English to French
NOUN   a main square | main squares
urban
grand-place {f}
main square [of a town]
Partial Matches
carreau {m} [sur du papier]square
math.
quadrangulaire {adj}
square
carré {adj}square
6
VocVoy.
place {f} [espace public]
square
3
carré {m}square
géogr.
place {f} Rouge [place de Moscou, dont elle marque le centre]
Red Square
math.
nœud {m} carré
square knot
math.
équerre {f}
set square
math.
racine {f} carrée
square root
math.tech.
carrer qc.
to square sth.
math.
nœud {m} plat
square knot
arch.constr.
tour {f} carrée
square tower
math.
quadrangulaire {adj}
four-square
anat.
baraqué {adj} [fam.]
square-shouldered
carré {m} magiquemagic square
math.
quadrangulaire {adj}
square-shaped
typ.
crochet {m} < [ ]>
square bracket < [ ]>
math.
équerre {f} à dessiner
set square
carré {adj}four-square
urban
place {f} du village
village square
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Usage Examples English
  • At 13:00 hours every day, the main esplanade in front of the Government Palace of Perú fronting Lima's Main Square serves as the stage for the changing of the guard, undertaken by members of the Presidential Life Guard Escort Dragoons, mounted or dismounted.
  • The main square is called the Plaza de Armas, with the most important buildings such as the State Government Palace, the State Congress, the cathedral and others surrounding it.
  • It is located in the main square, "Plaza Carlos Castell", more commonly known as the "Plaza del Torico" in the middle of the town center.
  • Civil architecture included the viceregal palace, now the National Palace, and the Mexico City town council ("cabildo"), both located on the main square in the capital.
  • On the main square, the Grote Markt, stands a statue of Laurens Janszoon Coster, nicknamed 'Lautje' by locals.

  • The Rockefeller fountain that today stands in the Bronx Zoo in New York City was once in the main square (Piazza Cavour) by the lakeside.
  • The "Palazzo dell'Annunziata" is a historical building on the main square, seat of Provincial Library.
  • The main square is the centre of the old city. It is paved in the manner of old cities and is home to many cafes and restaurants, as well as the town hall and belfry.
  • The main street "Landstraße" leads from the "Blumauerplatz" to "Taubenmarkt" (Pigeonmarket) near the main square.
  • The main square of the village was created in the early 20th century by diverting the stream that crossed it.

  • The "Place Masséna" is the main square of the city.
  • Many important places of the town, such as the main square, the theatre and the Classical Lyceum founded in 1862, have been named after the famous poet.
  • Their family mansion on the town's main square was handled by as many as twelve servants.
  • In Portugal, the "Madeiros de Natal" are big bonfires that are lit in the center of the village, in the main square or in the churchyard on Christmas Eve.
  • In the main square, the statue of an angel blowing a trumpet stands as a symbol of artistic freedom.

  • In September 2014, on Rosh Hashanah, Oberlin Students for Free Palestine placed 2,133 black flags in the main square of the campus as a "call to action" in honor of the 2,133 Palestinians who died in the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.
  • A few days later, when the Bolsheviks gained control of the village, they unearthed Kornilov's coffin, dragged his corpse to the main square and burnt his remains on the local rubbish dump.
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