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corresponder / each of us got ten euros as our share
corresponder
A. -intransitive verb
1. (=tocar)
1.1. (en reparto)
·nos correspondieron diez euros a cada uno
·each of us got ten euros as our share
1.2. (como derecho)
·le corresponde un tercio de los beneficios
·a third share of the profits goes to him
·me corresponde un día de vacaciones cada dos semanas
·I am due one day'noun holiday every two weeks
·este hecho no ocupa el lugar que le corresponde en la historia de España
·this event does not occupy the place it should in Spanish history, this event is not accorded the importance it deserves in Spanish history
1.3. (en sorteo, competiciónoun)
[honor, victoria] to go to
·el honor de representar a su paínoun correspondió a Juan Blanco
·the honour of representing his country fell to o went to Juan Blanco
·la victoria final correspondió a Escartínoun
·the final victory was Escartínoun'noun, the final victory went to Escartínoun
·al primer premio le correspondieron 30.000 euros
·the winner of the first prize received 30,000 euros
2. (=incumbir)
·corresponder [a] somebody, someone
[responsabilidad] to fall to somebody
·esta decisiónoun le corresponde al director
·this decision is for the director (to take), this decision falls to the director
·le corresponde a ella decidir
·it'noun up to her to decide
·nos corresponde a todos garantizar la calidad
·it'noun everyone'noun job to ensure quality
·a masculineí no me corresponde criticarlo
·it is not for me to criticize him, it is not my place to criticize him
·"a quien corresponda"
·"to whom it may concern"
3. (=deberse)
·corresponder [a] algo: de los 50 millones de ganancias, 40 corresponden a ventas en el extranjero
·out of profits of 50 million, 40 million comes from overseas sales o overseas sales account for 40 million
·la mayor parte de nuestra deuda corresponde a préstamos norteamericanos
·most of our debt is a result of American loans, American loans account for most of our debt
4. formal usage
(=ser adecuado)
·corresponder [a]: se vistió como correspondía a la ocasiónoun
·she dressed suitably for the occasion
·fue recibido como corresponde a una persona de su cargo
·he was received in a manner befitting a person of his rank, he was received as befitted a person of his rank
5. (=concordar)
·corresponder [a] o [con]
·to match with, match up with
·su versiónoun de los hechos no corresponde a la realidad
·her version of the events does not match up with o correspond to o tally with the truth
·el presunto delincuente, cuyas iniciales corresponden a las siglas R.C.A.
·the alleged perpetrator of the crime, whose initials are R.C.A.
·los dos cadáveres hallados corresponden a los dos secuestrados
·the two bodies found are those of the two kidnap victims
·esa forma de actuar no corresponde con sus principios
·such behaviour is not in keeping with his principles
6. (=retribuir)
·corresponder [a]
[+cariño, amor] to return
[+favor, generosidad] to repay, return
·ella lo amaba, pero él no le correspondía
·she loved him but he did not return her love o love her back o love her in return
·un amor no correspondido
·unrequited love
·nunca podré corresponder a tanta generosidad
·I can never adequately repay o return such generosity
·pero ella le correspondió con desprecio
·but she responded with contempt, but all she gave in return was contempt
7. (mathematics) to correspond
8. (railways)
·corresponder [con] algo
·to connect with something
B.
-pronominal verb
1. (=ajustarse)
·corresponderse [con] algo
·to match something
·esas muestras no se correspondían con las del laboratorio
·these samples did not match (up with) the laboratory ones
·el éxito deportivo no siempre se ha correspondido con una buena organizaciónoun
·sporting success has not always been matched by good organization
·eso no se corresponde con su modo de actuar
·that is not in keeping with his usual behaviour
2. (=coordinarse)
[colores, piezas] to match, go together
3. (por carta)
·corresponderse [con] somebody, someone
·to correspond with somebody
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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