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emparejar

to match

verb em-pah-reh-HAHR Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

to pair up

Usage Note

Emparejar means to make things even or to pair them: emparejar los cuadros en la pared (to align the pictures on the wall) or emparejar a dos personas (to pair two people up). In sports it can also mean to equalize (emparejar el marcador). The reflexive emparejarse means to become a couple. Closely related to pareja (partner, pair).

Examples

"El árbitro señaló que los equipos emparejaron el marcador."

Natural Translation

The referee noted that the teams equalized the score.

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