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♦ match (1) /mætʃ/n.1 fiammifero; cerino: safety match, fiammifero di sicurezza (o svedese); to strike a match, accendere un fiammifero♦ match (2) /mætʃ/n.1 ( sport) gara, incontro, partita ( tra non più di due competitori o squadre): football match (o soccer match) partita di calcio; incontro di calcio; a cricket match, una partita di cricket; a home match, una partita in casa; to lose a match, perdere un incontro; to win a match, vincere una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- Did you see the match last night?, hai visto la partita ieri sera?2 (degno) avversario; eguale; pari; simile: He's found his match, ha trovato un avversario alla sua altezza; to be a match for sb., non essere da meno di q.; tenere testa a q.3 accoppiamento ( di persone, colori, oggetti, ecc.): Make sure the right matches are made, assicurati che siano fatti gli accoppiamenti giusti!4 matrimonio: She has made a good match, ha fatto un buon matrimonio; to make a match of it, contrarre matrimonio; sposarsi● ( sport) match bonus, premio partita □ ( sport) match fixing, combine □ ( golf) match play, gara a buche □ ( nei giochi, nelle gare) match point, ultimo punto che decide l'esito di un incontro; ( tennis, ecc.) palla match □ ( sport) match-winner, uomo partita □ ( sport) match-winning, decisivo: match-winning goal, gol partita □ to be more than a match for sb., dare del filo da torcere a q. (fig.) □ to be no match for sb. (o st.), non poter competere con q. (o qc.) □ to find (o meet) one's match, incontrare un avversario temibile; trovare pane per i propri denti (fig.) □ ( sport) postponed match, partita rinviata □ Her purse and shoes were a good match, la sua borsa si intonava bene con le scarpe.♦ (to) match /mætʃ/A v. t.1 accoppiare; unire in matrimonio2 opporre (a); misurare (con); far gareggiare: I'm ready to match my strength against yours, sono pronto a misurare la mia forza con la tua3 essere pari (o uguale) a; stare alla pari di; pareggiare; eguagliare; tener testa a: No one can match him in fencing, nessuno può tenergli testa nella scherma5 confrontare; paragonare6 essere all'altezza di (fig.): His latest novel doesn't match his previous ones, il suo ultimo romanzo non è all'altezza dei precedenti7 (tecn.) collegare; far combaciare8 (rag., stat.) accoppiare; abbinareB v. i.1 competere; misurarsi; gareggiare2 armonizzare; accompagnarsi; intonarsi; andar bene insieme: The curtains and the wallpaper match well, le tendine e la carta da parati s'accompagnano bene; These gloves don't match with your coat, questi guanti non s'intonano col tuo soprabito● to match up to, essere all'altezza di (fig.); corrispondere a ( aspettative, ecc.) □ a well-matched couple, una coppia bene assortita.
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