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match

 
 
/mætʃ/ noun

Translation

GAME [C] a sports competition in which two people or teams compete against each other
karşılaşma, müsabaka, maç
a football/tennis match1474
FIRE [C] a thin, wooden stick which produces a flame when you rub one end of it against a rough surface
kibrit
a box of matches1302
ATTRACTIVE [no plural] If something is a good match for something else, it looks attractive next to it, usually because it is the right colour.
eş, benzer, uyan, iyi giden, uyum içinde
The curtains look nice - they're a perfect match for the sofa.1891
RELATIONSHIP [no plural] If two people who are having a relationship are a good match, they are very suitable for each other.
(iki kişi) uyum içinde olan, birbirine yakışanlar
1889
be no match for sb/sth to not be as good as someone or something else
boy ölçüşememek, eline su dökememek, aşık atamamak, dengi olamamak
Gibson ran well but was no match for the young Italian.965
(Definition of match noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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