corresponder

to repay

to concern

corresponder(koh-rrehs-pohn-dehr)

intransitive verb

1. (to give in return)

a. to repay

Correspondí a su amabilidad con un regalo.

I repayed their kindness with a present.

b. to return

Prometió corresponder a nuestra hospitalidad si algún día visitamos su ciudad.

He promised to return our hospitality if one day we travelled to his city.

2. (to be incumbent)

a. to concern

Esa tarea te fue asignada a ti y no me corresponde a mí.

That task was assigned to you and doesn't concern me.

b. to be one's job

A los meseros no les corresponde limpiar la cocina del restorán.

Cleaning the restaurant kitchen is not the waiters' job.

c. to be for one to

No eres mi jefe. No te corresponde decirme lo que tengo que hacer.

You're not my boss. It's not for you to tell me what to do.

3. (to requite love)

a. to love back

¿Por qué lloras? - Le confesé mi amor a Nicolás, pero él no me corresponde.

Why are you crying? - I told Nicolás that I love him, but he doesn't love me back.

b. to return one's love

Siempre estuvo enamorado de Patricia, pero ella nunca le correspondió.

He had always been in love with Patricia, but she never returned his love.

c. to feel the same way

Estoy enamorado de Ingrid, pero ella no me corresponde.

I'm in love with Ingrid, but she doesn't feel the same way.

4. (to befit)

a. to be fitting

A los invitados no les corresponde actuar como anfitriones.

It is not fitting for a guest to act as the host.

b. to be right

¿Corresponde dejarle propina al peluquero o no se estila?

Is it right to give the hairdresser a tip or is it not a common practice?

c. to be appropriate

Esa película no corresponde a menores de edad.

That movie is not appropriate for underage children.

5. (to be equivalent to)

a. to correspond to (mathematics)

Juan, ¿cuál es la respuesta del primer problema? - X corresponde a 14.

What's the answer to the first problem, Juan? - X corresponds to 14.

transitive verb

6. (to receive)

a. to get

A cada uno de los invitados les corresponde una habitación individual.

Each one of the guests gets a single room.

b. to go to

El abogado de divorcio dijo que la casa le corresponde a mi exesposa.

My divorce lawyer said the house goes to my ex-wife.

corresponderse

reciprocal verb

7. (to write to one another)

a. to correspond

Nos correspondemos desde que se mudó a Rusia.

We have been corresponding since she moved to Russia.

pronominal verb

8. (to square)

a. to match

Esa vieja mesa de madera no se corresponde con la moderna sala de estar.

That old wooden table doesn't match with the modern living room.