What would be a good translation of “to go well with”?

Question

How could one translate the expression "to go well with" in Spanish?

For example:

Tequila shots go well with strawberry ice cream.

CesarGon · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-15 17:41:45Z

up vote 9 down vote accepted

In Spain se use:

"pegar con" -> Ese gorro no te pega con la blusa.
"ir bien con" -> Ese vino va bien con el solomillo de ternera.

For food and drinks I'd use the second option better, which is a literal translation of "to go well".

edited Apr 15 '12 at 17:41

answered Apr 14 '12 at 23:49

CesarGon
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	"Combina bien" is also a choice. – kelmer Apr 15 '12 at 9:52
	@kelmer: Yes. It sounds a bit less coloquial, though. – CesarGon Apr 15 '12 at 17:42
	Yet another one! (which I use specially with drinks): "mezcla bien" (literally, "mixes well") – BorrajaX Apr 16 '12 at 17:22

vincent · Answer 2 · 2012-04-25 18:37:35Z

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And in the context of colors one would say (in the sense of matching) "hacer juego con ..."; e.g. "Esta blausa hace juego con mis zapatos."

answered Apr 25 '12 at 18:37

vincent
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