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A MATCH

Modern Translation: A MATCH

Language Translations for "A MATCH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

martohem (espouse, get married, make a match, marry, match, mate, noose, splice). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏منافس كفؤ (be a match for), ‏تناسق (be a match for, concent, coordination, harmony, symmetry), ‏خطب للزواج (make a match), ‏أشعل ثقابا (strike a match). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

омъжвам се (get married, getting married, make a match), оженвам се (get married, getting married, make a match). (various references)

   

Czech

  

škrtnout zápalku (strike a match). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vetää vertoja jollekulle (be a match for, be equal to), sytyttää tulitikku (strike a match), on jonkun vertainen (is a match for), jonkun veroinen (a match for, a person's equal, as good as). (various references)

   

French

  

allumer une allumette (strike a match), faire compétition (be a match for), être fort concurrent (be a match for). (various references)

   

German

  

aufnehmen es mit (be a match for), ankommen gegen (be a match for), gewachsen sein (be a match for), ein Streichholz anzünden (to light a match). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κερδίζω ένα αγώνα (win a match), υπερτερώ (outweigh), είμαι πολύ καλύτερος από (be more than a match for). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לשדך (arrange a marriage, make a match, mate), להיות מתחרה שקול (be a match for), להדליק גפרור (strike a match). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

gyufaszál (match-stick). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

jodoh (be a match, marriage partner, match, mate). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

取組み (a bout), 取組 (a bout), 取り組み (a bout). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

とりくみ (a bout). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aay atchmay.(various references)

   

Romanian

  

aprinde un chibrit (strike a match). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

вступить в брак (intermarry, make a match), выйти замуж (change one's condition, get married, make a match, marry), жениться (change one's condition, espouse, get married, give a hand, hitch, husband, make a match, marry). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

prender fuego (set a match to), poder enfrentarse con (be a match for), participar en un concurso de tiro (shoot a match), encender un fósforo (strike a match). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

spela remi (draw a match), spela oavgjort (draw a match). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kibrit çakmak (strike a match), evlenmek (change one's condition, espouse, get married, get spliced, hitch, hitch up, lead to the altar, make a match, marry, mate, pair off, take to wife, unite, Wed). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

запалити сірник (strike a match), приймати участь у змаганнях з стрільби (shoot a match). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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