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match

/mæt͡ʃ/ sustantivo C2

En español: cerilla, cerillo, fósforo, misto

  1. A small wooden stick specially treated with chemicals to produce flame upon contact with another chemical, from the frictional heat produced by striking it against a surface, or both; other similar items made from chemically-treated paper, cardboard, etc. · He struck a match and lit his pipe.

Plural matches

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The instant that we heard it, Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 65 · B2
The presence of the gipsies, and the use of the word ‘band,’ which was used by the poor girl, no doubt, to explain the appearance which she had caught a hurried glimpse of by the light of her match, were sufficient to put me upon an entirely wrong scent.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 69 · B2
Anne lighted the lamp, oversetting the match safe and using up half a dozen matches before her shaking hands could accomplish the task.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 273 · C1
I had gone on the quay to match a piece of mulberry cloth, when I met friend Danglars.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 16 · C1

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