See also Match
English [ ]
Pronunciation [ ]
Etymology 1 [ ]
From Middle English macche , from Old English mæcca , from gemæcca ( “ ‘ companion, mate, wife, one suited to another’ ” )
Noun [ ] Match (es)
Template:Sport Sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
He knew he had met his match .
A marriage .
Suitability .
Equivalence ; a state of correspondence .
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
Derived terms [ ]
terms derived from match (etymology 1)
Translations [ ]
sporting event
Armenian: մատչ hy (hy) (matč)
Bulgarian: мач bg (bg) m.
Croatian: meč hr (hr) m.
Czech: zápas cs (cs) m.
Dutch: wedstrijd nl (nl) f. , match nl (nl) f.
Estonian: matš et (et)
Finnish: ottelu , matsi ( colloquial )
French: match fr (fr) m.
German: Spiel de (de) n.
Greek: ματς el (el) n.
Hungarian: meccs hu (hu)
Italian: incontro it (it) m. , partita it (it) f. , gara it (it) f.
Korean: 맞대결 (-對決 , mat-daegyeol)
Norwegian: kamp no (no) m. , match no (no) m.
Polish: mecz pl (pl) m.
Russian: матч ru (ru) (matč) m.
Spanish: partido es (es) m.
Swahili: mechi sw (sw)
Swedish: match sv (sv) c.
attribute equaling or exceeding
Dutch: evenknie m. and f.
Finnish: vertainen fi (fi)
German: ebenbürtig de (de)
Italian: pari , simile , (degno ) avversario m.
Norwegian: like , likemann m. , jevnbyrdig
Romanian: egal m. , egală f.
Russian: ровня ru (ru) (róvnja, rovnjá) m. and f.
Scottish Gaelic : leithid gd (gd) m.
Spanish: igual es (es)
Swedish: like sv (sv)
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Match
Third person singular
match
Simple past
-
Past participle
-
Present participle
es
to Match (third-person singular simple present match , present participle es , simple past and past participle - )
( intransitive ) To agree , to be equal .
( transitive ) To make a successful match or pairing .
They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
( transitive ) To equal or exceed in achievement .
She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
Derived terms [ ]
match drill
matcher
matchup
matchy
mismatch
overmatch
unmatch
Translations [ ]
to agree; to equal
Czech: odpovídat cs (cs)
Dutch: overeenstemmen nl (nl)
Finnish: sopia yhteen , täsmätä
German: übereinstimmen , passen
Korean: 맞다 (majda, mat-); ( causative ) 맞추다 (majchuda, mat-)
Norwegian: passe sammen , stemme overens
Polish: pasować , zestawiać , dorównywać
Portuguese: combinar pt (pt)
Swedish: matcha , vara lika , passa ihop
make a successful pairing
equal or exceed in achievement
Scottish Gaelic : thig suas ri gd (gd)
See also [ ]
File:Streichholz.JPG A match.
Etymology 2 [ ]
From Old French meiche , from Vulgar Latin micca (cf. Catalan metxa , Spanish mecha , Italian miccia ), which in turn is probably from Latin myxa , from Ancient Greek ( myxa )
Noun [ ] Match (es)
Device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
He struck a match and lit his cigarette.
Derived terms [ ]
terms derived from match (fire-starter)
See also [ ]
fire , lighter , cigarette lighter
strike (to strike a match)
Translations [ ]
device to make fire
Arabic: عود ثقاب (ʕúdu θiqāb) m. , كبريتة (kebrīta) f.
Armenian: լուցկի hy (hy) (luc'ki)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: кибрит bg (bg) m.
Catalan : misto ca (ca) m.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 火柴 (huǒchái)
Min Nan: hoan-á-hoé
Crimean Tatar : sernik
Croatian: šibica hr (hr) f. , žigica hr (hr) f.
Czech: zápalka cs (cs) f.
Danish: tændstik da (da) c.
Dutch: lucifer nl (nl) m. , zwavelstokje nl (nl) n. (rare)
Esperanto: alumeto eo (eo)
Estonian: tikk et (et) , tuletikk et (et)
Finnish: tulitikku fi (fi)
French: allumette fr (fr) f.
Georgian: ასანთი ka (ka) (asant‘i)
German: Streichholz de (de) n. , Zündholz de (de) n.
Greek: σπίρτο el (el) n.
Hebrew: גפרור he (he) (gafrúr) m.
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: gyufa hu (hu)
Ido : alumeto
Indonesian: korek api
Italian: fiammifero it (it) m.
Japanese: マッチ ja (ja) (matchi)
Khmer : ឈើគូស (chergūh)
Korean: 성냥 (seongnyang)
Kurdish:
Sorani: شخاته ku (ku) (shikhata)
Lingala : alimɛ́ti
Lithuanian: degtukas lt (lt) m.
Low Saxon : rietsticken
Luxembourgish : Fixspoun
Macedonian : кибрит mk (mk) (kíbrit) m. , шкорче mk (mk) (škórče) n. , чкорче mk (mk) (čkórče) n.
Malay: mancis
Mongolian: шүдэнз mn (mn) (šüdenz)
Norwegian: fyrstikk no (no) m.
Occitan : aluqueta oc (oc)
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: zapałka pl (pl) f.
Portuguese: palito de fósforo pt (pt) m.
Quechua : ninachaq
Romanian: chibrit ro (ro)
Russian: спичка ru (ru) (spíčka) f.
Scottish Gaelic : lasadan gd (gd) m.
Serbian: šibica f. , palidrvce n.
Sicilian : cirinu m.
Slovak: zápalka sk (sk) f.
Slovene: vžigalica sl (sl) f.
Spanish: cerillo es (es) m. , fósforo es (es) m.
Swahili: kibiriti sw (sw)
Swedish: tändsticka sv (sv) c.
Tagalog : posporo tl (tl)
Tajik : гӯгирд
Telugu : అగ్గిపుల్ల
Thai: ไม้ขีดไฟ (mái kèet fai)
Turkish: kibrit tr (tr)
Ukrainian: сірник (sirnýk) m.
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
French [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From English match .
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Match m. (plural matches )
Template:Sport match
Usage notes [ ]
Sometimes translated as rencontre (sportive ) .
Derived terms [ ]
Italian [ ]
Etymology [ ]
English
Noun [ ]
match m. inv.
match (sports event)
horserace involving only two horses
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