(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
the referee had to stop the match after Wellington lost consciousnessthey won the match by an innings and 56 runshe was watching a football matchtheir customary fifteen-minute seven-a-side practice matchhe lost to Newcombe in a five-set matcha doubles match
boxing matchcombate (m) de boxeo
I went to a boxing match the other nightit was the first ever televised boxing matchthey never tried to [make] a match of itlet's [make] a match of itthe Europeans will almost certainly have to score lower than par to make a match of it
the skirt is a good match for the jumperla falda hace juego or queda bien con el jersey;I'm looking for a match for these curtainsestoy buscando un color que haga juego con estas cortinas
take a scrap of fabric, if possible, to ensure a good color matchHelen's choice of lipstick was a good match for her skin toneMoina was a perfect match for him
the two of them make or are a good matchhacen una buena pareja
3(equal)
to be a match/no match for sbestar/no estar a la altura de algn;he was more than a match for Paulvenció fácilmente a Paul;he's a match for anybodypuede competir con el más pintado;está a la altura del más pintado
he's no match for Paultheir pistols were no match for heavy artilleryhe was no match for Tony Rizzoli's boxing skills
to meet one's match (in sb)encontrar la horma de su zapato (en algn)
she realized that in Eve Czerny she had met her matchI had finally met my match in power and intellectmaybe he thinks I'm like all the other girlfriends he's had but this time he's met his matchthe man of steel meets his match in a monster villain called Doomsday
he was adamant that a would-be actor was not a proper match for his daughterCarl was a completely unsuitable match for herit was a poor match for her, an excellent one for him
she made a good matchse casó bien
her parents thought they had made a good match for their daughter
transitive verb
1(pair off)emparejar
to be [evenly] matchedthe two sides were evenly matchedthey were pretty evenly matched when it came to getting their own wayit's important that the children are evenly matched for ability
they're well matched[+couple]hacen buena pareja;the teams were well matchedlos equipos estaban muy igualados or eran muy parejos; especially(LAm)they match your skills with employers' requirementsemparejan tus aptitudes con los requisitos de las empresas;the children were asked to match the pictures with the wordsse pidió a los niños que emparejaran las imágenes con las palabras
forensic scientists have matched a hair found at the scene with the suspect's
they matched fibres to the suspect's clothesencontraron fibras que se correspondían con la ropa del sospechoso
we will try to match you to employers with the vacancies you are looking forit can take time and effort to match buyers and sellersefforts to match demand with supply by building new schools
her performance would be hard to matchsu actuación sería difícil de igualar;I can match any offerpuedo igualar cualquier oferta;for sheer cheek there's no one to match himen cuanto a cara dura no hay quien le iguale;the results did not match our expectationslos resultados no estuvieron a la altura de nuestras expectativas
she doesn't match her sister in intelligenceA doesn't quite match B in originalitythe reality doesn't match the dreamthey played some fine attacking football but I think we matched them in every departmenthis record has never been matchedto match sb's [offer]/[price]/[terms]he lowered his price so much that no one could match it without going bankruptMCI either has to match the price cuts or look bad to its own customershis old employer agreed to match the terms offered by the rival company
3(correspond to)ajustarse a;corresponder a
a man matching the police descriptionun hombre que se ajustaba a or que correspondía a la descripción de la policía
his looks match his characterher fingerprints didn't match the ones on the gun
4(put in opposition to)enfrentar
to match sth/sb against sth/sbenfrentar algo/a algn a or con algo/algn;she matched her wits against his strengthenfrentó or midió su ingenio con la fuerza de él;Scotland has been matched against France in the finalEscocia se enfrentará a or con Francia en la final
he relished the chance to match his skills against theirsLewis is matched against the WBO's heavyweight champion, Tommy Morrisonto match [wits] with sbif you're the winner you can match wits with Will on the airI tried to match wits with Dominic and give him a reason to eat, but he was becoming more and more resistantover 650 school teams match wits and skills to solve problems in categories such as science, engineering, history, literature and art
5(tone with)[+clothes, colours]combinar con;hacer juego con
his tie doesn't match his shirtI need some buttons to match this jacketyour shoes match your dressyou don't have to match your lipstick exactly to your outfitmix and match your tableware and textiles from the new Design House collectionshe wore a dress in a shade that matched her eyes
6(also match up) (find sth similar to)
can you match (up) this material?(with sth exactly same)¿puedes encontrar algo que iguale este tejido?;(with sth which goes well)¿puedes encontrar algo que vaya bien con este tejido?
I'm trying to match (up) wools from the same dye lots
I dyed the shoes to matchteñí los zapatos para que hicieran juego;with a skirt to matchcon una falda a tono or que hace juego;he has a vicious tongue and a temper to matchtiene una lengua viperina y un genio de mil demonios (informal)
all the chairs matched
2(be the same)corresponderse;coincidir
the sale would only go ahead if the name and number matchedif the figure matches with the target dividend declared in the paper you win or share the prize money
modifier
the Rangers v Celtic Cup result wouldn't count as the match ball had been too flatthey are to urge Lord's to order umpires to inspect match balls at the end of each overthe umpire ordered the match ball be changed
match point (n)(Tennis)bola (f) de partido;match point (m)
match report (n)informe (m) sobre el partido
/we have received a match report from the referee/ in which he makes reference to a mass confrontation involving players from both sidesthe space on my match report reserved for the conduct of playersthe umpires are concerned that their offical match report was altered
