test match

tɛst mætʃ

Definition

Definition of test match - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cricket format

Rare

international cricket match between two countries

Rare

The Ashes is a famous test match series.

rugby international

Rare

rugby match between national teams

Rare

The test match between New Zealand and Australia was thrilling.

international

match

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Expressions with test

test out

try something to evaluate its effectiveness

They decided to test out the new software before full deployment..

acid test

rigorous test to determine quality or value

The new policy faces its acid test next month.

pub test

test if most people think something is fair or reasonable

That policy doesn't pass the pub test.

straight-face test

evaluation if something can be said seriously

The proposal didn't pass the straight-face test.

put to the test

evaluate something by testing or experimentation

The new software was put to the test yesterday.

stand the test

endure over time without failing

Their friendship stood the test of time.

Expressions with match

match up

to pair or connect two things

The teacher will match up the students for the project.

shouting match

angry quarrel with people shouting

Their disagreement quickly became a shouting match.

slanging match

argument with insults and name-calling

The debate turned into a slanging match quickly.

fix match

manipulate the outcome of a sports game

The officials were caught trying to fix match results.

find one's match

meet a romantic partner who is well-suited

After years of dating, she found her match in him.

put a match to

ignite something using a match

He put a match to the dry leaves.

man of the match

best player in a sports match

He was named man of the match for his performance.

match beat for beat

compete equally in performance

The team managed to match beat for beat with their rivals.

match up to

be as good as something or someone

Her performance didn't match up to her previous work.

no match for

adj.

unable to compete with

Her skills were no match for his experience.

Examples of test match in a sentence

The stadium was packed for the thrilling test match.
Fans eagerly awaited the test match between England and South Africa.
The stadium was packed for the test match against the French team.

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French:test-match, ...
German:Testspiel, ...
Italian:partita di test, test match, ...
Spanish:partido de prueba, partido internacional, ...
Portuguese:teste de críquete, jogo internacional, ...
Chinese:测试赛, 橄榄球测试赛, ...
Japanese:テストマッチ, ...
Arabic:مُبَارَاةٌ اِخْتِبَارِيَّةٌ, مُباراة دُوَلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׂחַק מִבְחָן, ...
Russian:тестовый матч, матч сборных, ...
Ukrainian:тестовий матч, регбійний матч, ...
Hindi:टेस्ट मैच, रग्बी मैच, ...
Bengali:টেস্ট ম্যাচ, রাগবি ম্যাচ, ...
Catalan:partit de prova, partit internacional, ...
Czech:test, test match, ...
Danish:testkamp, ...
Dutch:testwedstrijd, interland, ...
Greek:τεστ αγώνας, αγώνας δοκιμής, ...
Hungarian:tesztmérkőzés, válogatott mérkőzés, ...
Khmer:ការប្រកួតកីឡាគ្រីឃីតអន្តរជាតិ, ការប្រកួតតេស្ត, ...
Korean:테스트 매치, 국가대표 경기, ...
Persian:تست مچ, رقابت تست, ...
Polish:mecz testowy, spotkanie testowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):partida de teste, partida teste, ...
Romanian:meci test, meci internațional, ...
Swedish:testmatch, landskamp, ...
Thai:การแข่งขันทดสอบ, การแข่งขันรักบี้, ...
Turkish:test maçı, milli maç, ...
Vietnamese:trận đấu cricket, trận đấu thử nghiệm, ...

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