match up

correspondre, concorder

En parlant de deux choses, être identiques ou correspondre l’une à l’autre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : match up with something (His account does not match up with the evidence.)

Synonymes : match, agree, correspond

Contraires : differ, conflict

Expressions courantes : match up exactly, match up with something, match up perfectly

apparier, associer

Associer des personnes ou des choses deux par deux selon ce qui convient.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : match A up with B (Match each name up with the correct picture.)

Synonymes : pair, pair up, match

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : match up socks, match up someone, match up something

jouer les entremetteurs, mettre en relation

Faire se rencontrer deux personnes en pensant qu’elles pourraient former un couple.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : match someone up with someone (She tried to match me up with her cousin.)

Synonymes : set up, fix up

Expressions courantes : match up friends, match up someone, match up singles