match up

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match up
verbo transitivo con partícula
1pegar, combinar (colors, clothes)
verbo intransitivo
2pegar, combinar (clothes, colors); coincidir (explanations)
  • to m up to somebody's expectations -> estar a la altura de las expectativas de alguien

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match up
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
(bring together) [+two objects] emparejar; aparear; [+two people] emparejar; (group) [+objects, people] agrupar; [+pattern] hacer coincidir
he acquired a computer for matching up males and females you need to match up wools from the same dye lot I was trying to match up wools from the same dye lot the ways we match up people and jobs
to match sth up with sth [+pairs] emparejar aparear algo con algo;or [+colours] (coordinate) conjuntar algo con algo
I tried matching up the pieces but none of them would fit
they match up your skills with employers' requirements emparejan tus aptitudes con los requisitos de las empresas; they matched up fibres to the suspect's clothes encontraron fibras que se correspondían con la ropa del sospechoso
forensic scientists have matched up a hair found at the scene with the suspect's They found hairs there that forensic scientists matched up with his hair find identical one/ones His job is to determine if it is possible to match up the descriptions with the actual target sites he does his best to match you up with employers who need your skills The marketing agency Farm Verified Organic matches up organic producers with consumers the refugees are staying initially in a camp until they can be matched up with appropriate hosts because false eyelashes come in various shades it's so easy to match them up with your own he seeks to match up jobless professionals with potential employers
match
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (be the same, fit) [+numbers, pattern] coincidir
check the numbers against your card to see if they match up compruebe los números con los de su cartón para ver si coinciden
the design didn't match up when I put the two pieces together it was still possible that Richard's kidney would not match up with his father the pillow case can match up with the sheets I'm sure that yellow lead matches up to that yellow socket
his fingerprints don't match up exactly with the murderer's sus huellas dactilares no coinciden exactamente con no corresponden exactamente a las del asesino;or
2 (perform) responder
we set some questions yesterday to see how you matched up
3 (compare)
his record matches up well against those of previous presidents su historial se puede comparar al de presidentes anteriores

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