marry up

correspondre, concorder

Correspondre à autre chose ou être en accord avec elle.

En anglais simple : To match or agree with something else.

• The dates do not marry up.
• Her account married up with the video evidence.
• Can you check whether these names marry up?

Comment l'utiliser : marry up with something (These figures do not marry up with our records.)

Synonymes : match, agree, correspond

Contraires : differ

Expressions courantes : marry up, marry up with something

assembler, combiner

Réunir des éléments séparés pour qu'ils s'accordent ou fonctionnent ensemble.

En anglais simple : To bring separate things together so they fit or work as one.

• We need to marry up these parts.
• The engineer married up the two sections.
• Can you marry this design up with the existing layout?

Comment l'utiliser : marry something up with something (We married the new software up with the existing system.)

Synonymes : join, combine, connect

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : marry up something, marry up two parts

épouser quelqu’un de classe supérieure

Épouser une personne d'une classe sociale plus élevée que la sienne.

En anglais simple : To marry someone from a higher social class than your own.

• He hoped to marry up.
• She married up into a wealthy family.
• Did people expect their daughters to marry up?

Contraires : marry down

Expressions courantes : marry up, hope to marry up