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correspondre

to correspond

verb koh-res-POHND-ruh Less Common
Communication Writing

Also means

to match

Usage Note

Correspondre can mean both 'to exchange letters/messages' (correspondre avec un ami) and 'to match or correspond to something' (cela ne correspond pas à la réalité). The noun correspondance means both 'correspondence' and a transport connection (a transfer between lines).

Examples

"Ces chiffres ne correspondent pas."

Natural Translation

These figures don't match.

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