emparejarse

emparejarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (personas) to pair up, pair off

2 (alcanzar nivel) to catch up

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to match

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VPR to match

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(v.) = mate, interbreed, pair up

Ex. In part one, chapter 11, Gerald states that the characteristic that makes some of these birds different from others is that they do not mate or lay eggs.

Ex. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.

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

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(v.) = mate, interbreed, pair up

Ex: In part one, chapter 11, Gerald states that the characteristic that makes some of these birds different from others is that they do not mate or lay eggs.

Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.

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

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vpr

1. [personas] to find a partner;

están en edad de emparejarse they're old enough to go out with boys/girls;

los invitados se emparejaron para el baile the guests paired off for the dance

2. [nivelarse] to catch up, to draw level;

se emparejó con el corredor británico a la salida de la curva he drew level with the British runner coming out of the bend

3. Méx

emparejarse con algo [conseguir] to get hold of sth

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emparejarse

v/r

1 (formar parejas) pair up (con with)

2 (igualarse) catch up (con with)

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vr

: to pair up