emparejar

v.

1 to pair off (juntar en pareja) (people).

2 to make level.

3 to make even, to equalize, to even, to even out.

4 to form a pair, to match.

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emparejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosas) to put into pairs, match; (personas) to pair off

■ empareja los dibujos put the drawings into pairs

2 (nivelar) to make level; (comparar) to put on a par (con, with)

3 (cuadrar) to match (con, with)

■ empareja el animal con el país match the animal with the country

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser parejo) to be even (con, with)

2 (alcanzar) to catch up (con , with)

► verbo pronominal emparejarse

1 (personas) to pair up, pair off

2 (alcanzar nivel) to catch up

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verb

1) to pair, match

2) make even

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- emparejarse

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1. VT

1) [+ dos cosas, dos personas] to pair, match

2) (=nivelar) to level, make level

2. VI

1) (=alcanzar) to catch up (con with)

2) (=nivelarse) to be even (con with)

3.

See:

emparejarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <personas> to pair ... off; <calcetines/zapatos> to pair up

2) (nivelar) <pelo> to make ... even; <dobladillo> to even up; <pared/suelo> to level, make ... level; <montones/pilas> to make ... the same height, make ... level

2.

emparejar vi

emparejar con alguien — to catch up with somebody

3.

emparejarse v pron

a) (formar parejas) to pair off

b) (nivelarse) to level off, even up

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= match, level, pair, couple, conjoin, pair up, pair off.

Ex. A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.

Ex. Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

Ex. The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.

Ex. The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.

Ex. The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.

Ex. Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.

Ex. Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.

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* emparejarse = mate, interbreed, pair up.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <personas> to pair ... off; <calcetines/zapatos> to pair up

2) (nivelar) <pelo> to make ... even; <dobladillo> to even up; <pared/suelo> to level, make ... level; <montones/pilas> to make ... the same height, make ... level

2.

emparejar vi

emparejar con alguien — to catch up with somebody

3.

emparejarse v pron

a) (formar parejas) to pair off

b) (nivelarse) to level off, even up

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= match, level, pair, couple, conjoin, pair up, pair off.

Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.

Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.

Ex: The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.

Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.

Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.

Ex: Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.

* emparejarse = mate, interbreed, pair up.

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emparejar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹personas› to pair … off

2 ‹cosas›

hay que emparejar los calcetines the socks have to be paired up o put into pairs

emparejó las dos piezas she matched up the two parts

B (nivelar) ‹pelo› to make … even, cut … to the same length; ‹dobladillo› to even up; ‹pared/suelo› to level, make … level; ‹montones/pilas› to make … the same height, make … level emparejar algo CON algo:

empareja este lado con el otro even o level this side up with the other, make this side level with the other

■ emparejar

vi

emparejar CON algn to catch up WITH sb

■ emparejarse

v pron

1 (formar parejas) to pair off

llegaron emparejados al baile they came to the dance as a couple

2 (nivelarse) to level off, even up

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emparejar (conjugate emparejar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹personas› to pair … off;
‹calcetines/zapatos› to pair up
2 (nivelar) ‹pelo› to make … even;
‹dobladillo› to even up;
‹pared/suelo› to level, make … level;
‹montones/pilas› to make … the same height
emparejarse verbo pronominal

a) (formar parejas) to pair off

b) (nivelarse) to level off, even up

emparejar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer pares iguales) to match
emparejar calcetines, to match socks
2 (personas) to pair off
'emparejar' also found in these entries:
English:
match
- match up
- mismatch
- pair off

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emparejar

♦ vt

1. [juntar en pareja] [personas] to pair off;

[zapatos, calcetines] to match (up)

2. [nivelar] to make level;

hay que emparejar los bajos del pantalón the Br turn-ups o US cuffs on the trousers have to be made the same length

♦ vi

to be a match

♦ See also the pronominal verb emparejarse

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emparejar

v/t personas pair off; calcetines match up

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emparejar vt

1) : to pair, to match up

2) : to make even

emparejar vi

: to catch up

♦ See also the reflexive verb emparejarse