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match1
/mætʃ/ (pl matches)Translation
n [c]
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⇨ partido
a football match un partido de fútbol
⇨ encuentro [deportivo]
■ El plural es matches›
⇨ forma abreviada de matchstick (cerilla)
Where are the matches? ¿Dónde están las cerillas?
■ El plural es matchesn [no pl]
Véase tb: test (match); testimonial match; to strike a match›
⇨ complemento
This belt is the perfect match for your skirt Este cinturón es el complemento perfecto para tu falda
to {be/make} a good match
⇨ hacer una buena pareja
to be no match for sth/sb
⇨ no estar a la altura de
to {find/meet} one's match
⇨ encontrar la horma del zapato col.
(Definition of match nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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