matching

assorti, identique

Qui a la même couleur, la même forme ou le même motif qu’autre chose.

En anglais simple : Having the same color, shape, or design as something else.

• They wore matching shirts.
• We bought a sofa with matching chairs.
• Do you have matching curtains for this room?

Synonymes : identical, coordinated

Contraires : mismatched

Expressions courantes : matching curtains, matching outfits, matching chairs

correspondant, complémentaire

Qui va avec un autre élément pour former une paire ou un tout.

En anglais simple : Suitable to go together with another thing as its partner or other half.

• I found the matching sock.
• The drawer contains each lock and its matching key.
• Where is the matching piece for this connector?

Synonymes : corresponding, complementary

Expressions courantes : matching sock, matching key, matching piece

appariement, association

Action de réunir des personnes ou des choses parce qu’elles vont ensemble ou se correspondent.

En anglais simple : The process of putting people or things together because they fit or belong together.

• Color matching takes practice.
• The matching of volunteers with families begins next week.
• Better matching helps people find suitable jobs.

Comment l'utiliser : matching of A with B (The matching of students with tutors takes time.)

Synonymes : pairing

Expressions courantes : color matching, matching of something, careful matching

couplage

Ensemble d’arêtes d’un graphe mathématique dont aucune ne partage un sommet avec une autre.

En anglais simple : A group of lines in a mathematical network where no two lines share an endpoint.

• This graph has a perfect matching.
• The algorithm finds a maximum matching.
• Adding that edge would break the matching.

Expressions courantes : perfect matching, maximum matching, matching in something