marry up

coincidir, concordar

Coincidir con otra cosa o ser compatible con ella.

En inglés sencillo: To match or agree with something else.

• The dates do not marry up.
• Her account married up with the video evidence.
• Can you check whether these names marry up?

Cómo se usa: marry up with something (These figures do not marry up with our records.)

Sinónimos: match, agree, correspond

Antónimos: differ

Expresiones frecuentes: marry up, marry up with something

unir, combinar

Juntar cosas separadas para que encajen o funcionen como un conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: To bring separate things together so they fit or work as one.

• We need to marry up these parts.
• The engineer married up the two sections.
• Can you marry this design up with the existing layout?

Cómo se usa: marry something up with something (We married the new software up with the existing system.)

Sinónimos: join, combine, connect

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: marry up something, marry up two parts

casarse con alguien de clase superior

Casarse con una persona de una clase social más alta que la propia.

En inglés sencillo: To marry someone from a higher social class than your own.

• He hoped to marry up.
• She married up into a wealthy family.
• Did people expect their daughters to marry up?

Antónimos: marry down

Expresiones frecuentes: marry up, hope to marry up