match up

coincidir, concordar

Ser iguales o concordar entre sí dos cosas, como datos o versiones de un hecho.

En inglés sencillo: If two things do this, they are the same or agree with each other.

• The two lists match up.
• Their stories didn't match up with each other.
• Do these dates match up with your records?

Cómo se usa: match up with something (His account does not match up with the evidence.)

Sinónimos: match, agree, correspond

Antónimos: differ, conflict

Expresiones frecuentes: match up exactly, match up with something, match up perfectly

emparejar

Juntar personas o cosas en parejas adecuadas.

En inglés sencillo: To put people or things together in suitable pairs.

• Match up the socks, please.
• The teacher matched us up for the activity.
• Can you match these keys up with their locks?

Cómo se usa: match A up with B (Match each name up with the correct picture.)

Sinónimos: pair, pair up, match

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: match up socks, match up someone, match up something

hacer de casamentero, emparejar

Presentar a dos personas porque se cree que podrían formar una pareja sentimental.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange for two people to meet because you think they might become a couple.

• My friends keep trying to match me up.
• She matched her brother up with a colleague.
• Would you stop matching up everyone who is single?

Cómo se usa: match someone up with someone (She tried to match me up with her cousin.)

Sinónimos: set up, fix up

Expresiones frecuentes: match up friends, match up someone, match up singles