coincide

coincidir

Ocurrir dos acontecimientos al mismo tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: If two events do this, they happen at the same time.

• Our holidays coincide this year.
• Her birthday coincided with the school trip.
• Does your visit coincide with the festival?

Cómo se usa: coincide with something (Our visit coincided with the town’s summer festival.)

Sinónimos: happen together

Expresiones frecuentes: coincide with something, coincide in time, happen to coincide

coincidir, concordar

Concordar entre sí las ideas, los deseos o los relatos.

En inglés sencillo: If ideas, wishes, or accounts do this, they agree or match.

• Our views coincide on this issue.
• His wishes coincided with mine.
• The results coincide with our earlier findings.

Cómo se usa: coincide with something (Her account coincides with what the other witnesses said.)

Sinónimos: agree, match, correspond

Antónimos: differ, conflict

Expresiones frecuentes: views coincide, interests coincide, coincide with something

coincidir, superponerse

Ocupar o cubrir exactamente el mismo lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To cover or occupy exactly the same place.

• The two circles coincide exactly.
• These points coincide on the map.
• When we placed one square over the other, their edges coincided.

Cómo se usa: coincide with something (The edge of this shape coincides with the line below it.)

Sinónimos: overlap exactly

Expresiones frecuentes: coincide exactly, coincide with something, coincide in space