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[cifre, libri contabili, conti] to balance; fare ~ il bilancio to balance the budget, to make the budget balance; fare ~ i conti to get the accounts square; i conti non quadrano fig. it doesn’t add up; tutto quadra! colloq. it all adds up! it all fits into place! c’è qualcosa che non quadra in questa storia something doesn’t quite fit, there’s something fishy in this story
(piacere) il suo comportamento non mi quadra I don’t like his behaviour.