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part
(pärt)n.
1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided: a mixture of two parts flour to one part sugar.
3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film: a novel in three parts.
4.
a. An organ, member, or other division of an organism: A tail is not a part of a guinea pig.
b. parts The external genitals.
5. A component that can be separated from or attached to a system; a detachable piece: spare parts for cars.
6. often parts A region, area, land, or territory: "Minding your own business is second nature in these parts" (Boston).
7.
a. A role: He has the main part in the play.
b. One's responsibility, duty, or obligation; share: We each do our part to keep the house clean.
c. parts Abilities or talents: a person of many parts.
8. Music
a. The music or score for a particular instrument, as in an orchestra.
b. One of the melodic divisions or voices of a contrapuntal composition.
9. The line where the hair on the head is parted.
v. part·ed, part·ing, parts
v.tr.
1.
a. To cause to move apart; put apart: parted the curtains.
b. To divide into two or more parts; split: The ship's prow parted the waves.
2. To break up the relationship or association of: A dispute over ownership parted the founders of the business. See Synonyms at separate.
3. To comb (hair, for example) away from a dividing line, as on the scalp.
4. To go away from; depart from: He parted this life for a better one.
5. Archaic To divide into shares or portions.
v.intr.
1.
a. To be divided or separated: The curtain parted in the middle.
b. To move apart: Her lips parted, and she spoke.
2.
a. To leave one another; take leave: They parted as friends.
b. To go away from another; depart: She parted from him at college graduation.
c. Archaic To die.
3. To separate or divide into ways going in different directions: The road parts about halfway into the forest.
4. To disagree or stop associating because of a disagreement: The committee parted over the issue of pay raises for employees.
adv.
Partially; in part: part yellow, part green.
adj.
Phrasal Verb: Not full or complete; partial: a part owner of the business.
part with
Idioms: 1. To give up or let go of; relinquish: I would not part with that book.
2. To go away from (another): You should not part with him in anger.
for (one's) part
So far as one is concerned.
for the most part
To the greater extent; generally or mostly.
in good part
Good-naturedly or with good grace; without taking offense: take a joke in good part.
in part
To some extent; partly.
on the part of
Regarding or with respect to (the one specified): Brilliant strategy on the part of Confederate forces ensured their victory at Chancellorsville.
part and parcel
A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job.
part company/ways
1. To leave one another's presence; go away or separate.
2. To disagree or stop associating because of a disagreement.
take part
To join in; participate: She took part in the celebration.
take (someone's) part
To side with in a disagreement; support.
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part
(pɑːt)n
1. a piece or portion of a whole
2. an integral constituent of something: dancing is part of what we teach.
3.
a. an amount less than the whole; bit: they only recovered part of the money.
b. (as modifier): an old car in part exchange for a new one.
4. one of several equal or nearly equal divisions: mix two parts flour to one part water.
5. (Theatre)
a. an actor's role in a play
b. the speech and actions which make up such a role
c. a written copy of these
6. a person's proper role or duty: everyone must do his part.
7. (often plural) region; area: you're well known in these parts.
8. (Anatomy) anatomy any portion of a larger structure
9. (Mechanical Engineering) a component that can be replaced in a machine, engine, etc: spare parts.
10. US and Canadian and Austral the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions. British equivalent: parting
11. (Music, other) music
a. one of a number of separate melodic lines making up the texture of music
b. one of such melodic lines, which is assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singers: the viola part; the soprano solo part.
c. such a line performed from a separately written or printed copy. See part song
12. for the most part generally
13. for one's part as far as one is concerned
14. in part to some degree; partly
15. of many parts having many different abilities
16. on the part of on behalf of
17. part and parcel an essential ingredient
18. play a part
a. to pretend to be what one is not
b. (foll by in) to have something to do (with); be instrumental (in): to play a part in the king's downfall.
19. take in good part to respond to (teasing) with good humour
20. take part in to participate in
21. take someone's part to support someone in an argument
vb
22. to divide or separate from one another; take or come apart: to part the curtains; the seams parted when I washed the dress.
23. to go away or cause to go away from one another; stop or cause to stop seeing each other: the couple parted amicably.
24. (foll by: from) to leave; say goodbye (to)
25. (foll by: with) to relinquish, esp reluctantly: I couldn't part with my teddy bear.
26. (foll by: from) to cause to relinquish, esp reluctantly: he's not easily parted from his cash.
27. (intr) to split; separate: the path parts here.
28. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing
29. (intr) a euphemism for die11
30. (intr) archaic to depart
31. part company
a. to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate: they were in partnership, but parted company last year.
b. (foll by with) to leave; go away from; be separated from
adv
to some extent; partly
[C13: via Old French from Latin partīre to divide, from pars a part]
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part
(pɑrt)n.
1. a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fraction, or section: the rear part of the house.
2. an essential or integral quality.
3. a section or division of a literary work.
4. a portion, member, or organ of an animal body.
5. any of a number of quantities that compose a whole: two parts sugar to one part cocoa.
6. an allotted portion; share.
7. Usu., parts.
a. a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts.
b. an attribute establishing the possessor as a person of superior worth.
8. either of the opposing sides in a contest, contractual agreement, etc.
9. the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head when combing it.
10. a constituent piece of a machine or tool, esp. a replacement for the original piece.
11.
a. the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part.
b. a section or division of a composition.
12. participation or concern in something; role.
13. a person's contribution to some effort or action; duty.
14. a role acted in a play or sustained in real life.
v.t. 15. to divide (a thing) into parts.
16. to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line.
17. to divide into shares; apportion.
18. to put or keep apart; separate.
19. Obs. to leave.
v.i. 20. to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave.
21. to go apart from or leave one another, as persons.
22. to break or become torn apart, as a cable.
23. to depart.
24. to die.
25. part with, to relinquish.
adj. 26. partial; of a part: part owner.
adv. 27. in part; partly: part wool.
Idioms: 1. in good part, to a great extent; largely.
2. in part, in some measure or degree.
3. on the part of,
a. on behalf of; concerning.
b. as done or manifested by: too much noise on the part of the class.
4. part and parcel, an essential, integral part.
[before 1000; (n.) Middle English (< Old French < Latin), Old English < Latin part-, s. of pars piece, portion; (v.) Middle English < Old French partir < Latin partīre, derivative of pars]
part.
1. participial.
2. participle.
3. particular.
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part
In logistics, an item of an assembly or subassembly, which is not normally further broken down. See also assembly; component; subassembly.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
part
1. 'part of'
Part of or a part of something is one of the pieces or elements that it consists of. You use part of or a part of in front of the singular form of a countable noun, or in front of an uncountable noun.
I've told her part of the story, but not all of it.
Using the internet is a part of everyday life for most people.
2. 'some of' and 'many of'
Don't use 'part of' or 'a part of' in front of a plural noun phrase. Don't say, for example, 'Part of the students have no books'. Say 'Some of the students have no books'.
Some of the players looked very tired.
Some of us have finished.
Don't say 'A large part of the houses have flat roofs'. Say 'Many of the houses have flat roofs'.
Many of the old people remember the war.
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Past participle: parted
Gerund: parting
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Part
A unit of surface measurement that is twelve inches long and one inch wide, i.e., one-twelfth of a square foot.
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| Noun | 1. |  part - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" meronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" subpart - a part of a part |
| 2. | part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" appendage - a part that is joined to something larger bit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers bottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the top bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" stub - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip fore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow" neck - a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" peen - the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press seat - a part of a machine that supports or guides another part segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft upstage - the rear part of the stage upstairs - the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs" wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" | |
| 3. | part - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" thing - a separate and self-contained entity body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity corpus - the main part of an organ or other bodily structure acicula - a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal base - the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain" corner - a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners" craton - the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of something fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" slice - a thin flat piece cut off of some object strip - a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" building block, unit - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" world - a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects" | |
| 4. | part - that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | |
| 5. |  part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"location - a point or extent in space atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist depth - (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" interplanetary space - the part of outer space within the solar system interstellar space - the space between stars heliosphere - the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system intergalactic space - the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space" deep space - any region in space outside the solar system aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic belt - an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure" bottom - the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill" county - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" Eden, heaven, paradise, Shangri-la, promised land, nirvana - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; ionosphere - the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another radius - a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles" side - a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" air - the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided Papua - the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea Sind - a region of southeastern Pakistan black hole - a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field Edgeworth-Kuiper belt, Kuiper belt - a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune | |
| 6. |  part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" hat - an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" portfolio - the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" lieu, stead, place, position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" second fiddle - a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone" | |
| 7. | part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture bit part, minor role - a small role heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a play hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem ingenue - the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play name part, title role - the role of the character after whom the play is named heroine - the main good female character in a work of fiction | |
| 8. | part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) tranche - a portion of something (especially money) dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given way - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways" ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | |
| 9. | part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" frame - one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves first period - the first division into which the play of a game is divided second period - the second division into which the play of a game is divided final period - the final division into which the play of a game is divided half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch | |
| 10. | part - a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle" hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent | |
| 11. | part - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" primo - the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondo - the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) voice part - a part written for a singer musical accompaniment, accompaniment, backup, support - a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | |
| 12. | part - the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" | |
| Verb | 1. | part - go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; break up - come apart; "the group broke up" diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons" |
| 2. | part - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia" split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" | |
| 3. | part - leave; "The family took off for Florida" go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog" sally forth, sally out - set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner dispense with, part with, spare, give up - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" | |
| 4. | part - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided" chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" reduce - undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts | |
| 5. | part - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up - separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" disarticulate, disjoint - separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" joint - separate (meat) at the joint gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" | |
| Adv. | 1. | part - in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" |
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part
noun
1. piece, share, proportion, percentage, lot, bit, section, sector, slice, scrap, particle, segment, portion, fragment, lump, fraction, chunk, wedge A large part of his earnings went on repaying the bank loan.
piece mass, bulk, entirety, totality
piece mass, bulk, entirety, totality
2. (often plural) region, area, district, territory, neighbourhood, quarter, vicinity, neck of the woods (informal), airt (Scot.) It's a beautiful part of the country. That kind of behaviour doesn't go down too well round these parts.
3. component, bit, piece, unit, element, ingredient, constituent, module The engine only has three moving parts.
4. branch, department, division, office, section, wing, subdivision, subsection He works in a different part of the company.
6. (Theatre) role, representation, persona, portrayal, depiction, character part the actor who played the part of the doctor in the soap
8. duty, say, place, work, role, hand, business, share, charge, responsibility, task, function, capacity, involvement, participation He felt a sense of relief now that his part in this business was over.
plural noun
1. (Literary) talents, abilities, gifts, attributes, faculties, capabilities, endowments, accomplishments He is a man of many parts.
verb
1. divide, separate, break, tear, split, rend, detach, sever, disconnect, cleave, come apart, disunite, disjoin The clouds parted and a shaft of sunlight broke through. He parted the bushes with his stick.
divide unite, join, combine
divide unite, join, combine
2. part company, separate, break up, split up, say goodbye, go (their) separate ways We parted on bad terms.
part company gather, meet, turn up, show up (informal)
part company gather, meet, turn up, show up (informal)
for the most part mainly, largely, generally, chiefly, mostly, principally, on the whole, in the main For the most part, they try to keep out of local disputes.
in good part good-naturedly, well, cheerfully, cordially, without offence He took their jokes in good part.
in part partly, a little, somewhat, slightly, partially, to some degree, to a certain extent, in some measure His reaction was due, in part, to his fear of rejection.
on the part of by, in, from, made by, carried out by There was a change of mood on the part of the government.
part with something give up, abandon, yield, sacrifice, surrender, discard, relinquish, renounce, let go of, forgo He was reluctant to part with his money, even in such good cause.
take part in participate in, be involved in, join in, play a part in, be instrumental in, have a hand in, partake in, take a hand in, associate yourself with, put your twopence-worth in Thousands of students have taken part in the demonstrations.
take someone's part support, defend, be on someone's side, champion, favour, stand by, side with, stand up for, back someone up, be loyal to, stick up for, take someone's side, give your support to Just because she was small, people took her part.
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part
noun1. One of the parts into which something is divided:
2. That which is allotted:
allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, lot, measure, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split.
Informal: cut.
Slang: divvy.
3. One of the individual entities contributing to a whole:
6. One of two or more opposing opinions, actions, or attitudes, as in a disagreement:
side.
1. To make a division into parts, sections, or branches:
2. To become or cause to become apart one from another:
Idioms: part company, set at odds.
3. To terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one another:
Informal: split (up).
Idioms: call it quits, come to a parting of the ways, part company.
Relating to or affecting only a part; not total:
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Translations
částrolerozdělitrozejít serozloučit
delrolleskillestemme
disigidisiĝihardislimopartorolo
osaroll
osaroolijakauslähteä
diokomadodsječakrazdjeljakuloga
részszólam
bagian
hluti, parturhlutverkrödd, hlutverkskilja
部分
일부편갈라지다나누다나누어지다
pars
kalbos dalisnepilną darbo dienąnepilnõs darbo dienosnutraukti ryšiuspadalyti
atvadītiesdaļadalītlomapartija
part
deldelnokrajraziti sesodelovati
deouloga
del
ส่วนหนึ่ง
phần
part
[pɑːt]A. N
1. (= portion, proportion) → parte f
the parts of the body → las partes del cuerpo
it was all part of the job → todo formaba parte del trabajo
this was only part of the story → esta no era la historia completa → esto sólo era parte de la historia
part of me wanted to apologize → por un lado quería pedir perdón → una parte de mí quería pedir perdón
it went on for the best part of an hour → continuó durante casi una hora
you haven't heard the best part yet → todavía no has oído lo mejor
in the early part of this century → a principios de este siglo
the funny part of it is that nobody seemed to notice → lo gracioso es que nadie pareció darse cuenta
a good part of sth → gran parte de algo
in great part → en gran parte
in part → en parte
the book is good in parts → hay partes del libro que son buenas, el libro es bueno en partes
a large part of sth → gran parte de algo
in large part → en gran parte
for the most part (proportion) → en su mayor parte; (number) → en su mayoría; (= usually) → por lo general
for the most part, this is still unexplored terrain → en su mayor parte, este es un territorio aún no explorado
the locals are, for the most part, very friendly → los habitantes son, en su mayoría, muy simpáticos
the work is, for the most part, quite well paid → el trabajo está, por lo general, bastante bien pagado
a man of (many) parts → un hombre de muchas facetas
to be part and parcel of sth → ser parte integrante de algo
suffering and death are part and parcel of life → el sufrimiento y la muerte son parte integrante de la vida
see also furniture, private C
see also sum 2
the parts of the body → las partes del cuerpo
it was all part of the job → todo formaba parte del trabajo
this was only part of the story → esta no era la historia completa → esto sólo era parte de la historia
part of me wanted to apologize → por un lado quería pedir perdón → una parte de mí quería pedir perdón
it went on for the best part of an hour → continuó durante casi una hora
you haven't heard the best part yet → todavía no has oído lo mejor
in the early part of this century → a principios de este siglo
the funny part of it is that nobody seemed to notice → lo gracioso es que nadie pareció darse cuenta
a good part of sth → gran parte de algo
in great part → en gran parte
in part → en parte
the book is good in parts → hay partes del libro que son buenas, el libro es bueno en partes
a large part of sth → gran parte de algo
in large part → en gran parte
for the most part (proportion) → en su mayor parte; (number) → en su mayoría; (= usually) → por lo general
for the most part, this is still unexplored terrain → en su mayor parte, este es un territorio aún no explorado
the locals are, for the most part, very friendly → los habitantes son, en su mayoría, muy simpáticos
the work is, for the most part, quite well paid → el trabajo está, por lo general, bastante bien pagado
a man of (many) parts → un hombre de muchas facetas
to be part and parcel of sth → ser parte integrante de algo
suffering and death are part and parcel of life → el sufrimiento y la muerte son parte integrante de la vida
see also furniture, private C
see also sum 2
2. (= measure) → parte f
one part alcohol to two parts water → una parte de alcohol por cada dos partes de agua
mix together equal parts of salt and flour → mezcle partes iguales de sal y harina
one part alcohol to two parts water → una parte de alcohol por cada dos partes de agua
mix together equal parts of salt and flour → mezcle partes iguales de sal y harina
3. (= share, role)
to do one's part → poner de su parte
he had no part in stealing it → no intervino or no participó en el robo
work plays an important part in her life → el trabajo juega un papel importante en su vida
to take part (in sth) → tomar parte (en algo), participar (en algo)
I want no part of this → no quiero tener nada que ver con esto
to do one's part → poner de su parte
he had no part in stealing it → no intervino or no participó en el robo
work plays an important part in her life → el trabajo juega un papel importante en su vida
to take part (in sth) → tomar parte (en algo), participar (en algo)
I want no part of this → no quiero tener nada que ver con esto
4. (Theat, Cine) → papel m
to look the part → vestir el cargo
to play the part of Hamlet → hacer el papel de Hamlet
he's just playing a part → está fingiendo
see also bit B
to look the part → vestir el cargo
to play the part of Hamlet → hacer el papel de Hamlet
he's just playing a part → está fingiendo
see also bit B
5. (= region) [of city] → parte f, zona f; [of country, world] → región f
I don't know this part of London very well → no conozco esta parte or esta zona de Londres muy bien
a lovely part of the country → una región hermosa del país
what part of Spain are you from? → ¿de qué parte de España eres?
delegates from all parts of the country → delegados de todos los rincones del país
in some parts of the world → en algunas regiones del mundo
in this/that part of the world → en esta/esa región
in foreign parts → en el extranjero
in or round these parts → por aquí, por estos pagos
he's not from these parts → no es de por aquí
I don't know this part of London very well → no conozco esta parte or esta zona de Londres muy bien
a lovely part of the country → una región hermosa del país
what part of Spain are you from? → ¿de qué parte de España eres?
delegates from all parts of the country → delegados de todos los rincones del país
in some parts of the world → en algunas regiones del mundo
in this/that part of the world → en esta/esa región
in foreign parts → en el extranjero
in or round these parts → por aquí, por estos pagos
he's not from these parts → no es de por aquí
6. (= side)
for my part, I do not agree → en lo que a mí se refiere or por mi parte, no estoy de acuerdo
to take sth in good part → tomarse algo bien
it was bad organization on their part → fue mala organización por su parte
to take sb's part → ponerse de parte de algn, tomar partido por algn
for my part, I do not agree → en lo que a mí se refiere or por mi parte, no estoy de acuerdo
to take sth in good part → tomarse algo bien
it was bad organization on their part → fue mala organización por su parte
to take sb's part → ponerse de parte de algn, tomar partido por algn
8. (Gram) → parte f
part of speech → parte f de la oración, categoría f gramatical
what part of speech is "of"? → ¿qué parte de la oración es "de"? → ¿a qué categoría gramatical pertenece "de"?
part of speech → parte f de la oración, categoría f gramatical
what part of speech is "of"? → ¿qué parte de la oración es "de"? → ¿a qué categoría gramatical pertenece "de"?
9. (Mus) → parte f
the soprano part → la parte de soprano
a song in four parts, a four-part song → una canción a cuatro voces
the soprano part → la parte de soprano
a song in four parts, a four-part song → una canción a cuatro voces
B. ADV (= partly) → en parte
it is part fiction and part fact → es en parte ficción y en parte realidad → contiene partes ficticias y partes reales
the cake was part eaten → el pastel estaba empezado or medio comido
she is part French → tiene algo de sangre francesa
it is part fiction and part fact → es en parte ficción y en parte realidad → contiene partes ficticias y partes reales
the cake was part eaten → el pastel estaba empezado or medio comido
she is part French → tiene algo de sangre francesa
C. VT
D. VI
1. (= separate) [people] → separarse
they couldn't bear to part → no soportaban la idea de separarse
we parted on good terms → lo dejamos como amigos
to part from sb → separarse de algn
they couldn't bear to part → no soportaban la idea de separarse
we parted on good terms → lo dejamos como amigos
to part from sb → separarse de algn
2. (= move to one side) [crowd, clouds] → apartarse
3. (= open) [lips, curtains] → abrirse
4. (= break) [rope] → romperse, partirse
E. CPD part exchange N they take your old car in part exchange → aceptan tu coche viejo como parte del pago
they offer part exchange on older vehicles → aceptan vehículos más antiguos como parte del pago de uno nuevo
part owner N → copropietario/a m/f
part payment N → pago m parcial
to accept sth as part payment for sth → aceptar algo como parte del pago or como pago parcial de algo
part song N → canción f a varias voces
they offer part exchange on older vehicles → aceptan vehículos más antiguos como parte del pago de uno nuevo
part owner N → copropietario/a m/f
part payment N → pago m parcial
to accept sth as part payment for sth → aceptar algo como parte del pago or como pago parcial de algo
part song N → canción f a varias voces
part with VI + PREP [+ possession] → desprenderse de, deshacerse de; [+ person] → separarse de; [+ money] → gastar, soltar
I hate parting with it → me duele tener que desprenderme or deshacerme de él
she couldn't bear to part with the baby → fue incapaz de separarse del bebé
I hate parting with it → me duele tener que desprenderme or deshacerme de él
she couldn't bear to part with the baby → fue incapaz de separarse del bebé
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part
[ˈpɑːrt] n
(= section, portion) → partie f
The first part of the film was boring → La première partie du film était ennuyeuse.
The exam is divided into two parts → L'examen est divisé en deux parties.
part of (= some of) → une partie de
We walked part of the way together → Nous avons marché ensemble une partie du chemin.
She lost part of her leg in a road accident → Elle a perdu une partie de sa jambe dans un accident de la route.
it's all part of the job → cela fait partie du travail
to be part of the team → faire partie de l'équipe
to be an important part of sth → être une part importante de qch
Respect is an important part of any relationship → Le respect est une part importante de toute relation.
the better part of sth (= most of) → la plus grande partie de qch
I gave the better part of her things away → J'ai donné la plus grande partie de ses affaires.
for the better part of the day → pendant la plus grande partie de la journée
the better part of an hour (= nearly an hour) → près d'une heure
We spent the better part of an hour searching for her → Nous l'avons cherchée pendant près d'une heure.
for the best part of the day (= most of) → pendant la plus grande partie de la journée
for the most part (= predominantly) → en grande partie
The forest is, for the most part, dark and wet → La forêt est en grande partie sombre et humide.
For the most part, his students attend his classes regularly → Ses étudiants, pour la plus grande partie d'entre eux, assistent à ses cours régulièrement.
in part (= partly) → en partie
Levels of sugar in the blood depend in part on what you eat → Le taux de sucre dans le sang dépend en partie de ce que l'on mange.
In part, this attitude was due to fear of the consequences → Cette attitude était en partie due à la peur des conséquences.
The first part of the film was boring → La première partie du film était ennuyeuse.
The exam is divided into two parts → L'examen est divisé en deux parties.
part of (= some of) → une partie de
We walked part of the way together → Nous avons marché ensemble une partie du chemin.
She lost part of her leg in a road accident → Elle a perdu une partie de sa jambe dans un accident de la route.
it's all part of the job → cela fait partie du travail
to be part of the team → faire partie de l'équipe
to be an important part of sth → être une part importante de qch
Respect is an important part of any relationship → Le respect est une part importante de toute relation.
the better part of sth (= most of) → la plus grande partie de qch
I gave the better part of her things away → J'ai donné la plus grande partie de ses affaires.
for the better part of the day → pendant la plus grande partie de la journée
the better part of an hour (= nearly an hour) → près d'une heure
We spent the better part of an hour searching for her → Nous l'avons cherchée pendant près d'une heure.
for the best part of the day (= most of) → pendant la plus grande partie de la journée
for the most part (= predominantly) → en grande partie
The forest is, for the most part, dark and wet → La forêt est en grande partie sombre et humide.
For the most part, his students attend his classes regularly → Ses étudiants, pour la plus grande partie d'entre eux, assistent à ses cours régulièrement.
in part (= partly) → en partie
Levels of sugar in the blood depend in part on what you eat → Le taux de sucre dans le sang dépend en partie de ce que l'on mange.
In part, this attitude was due to fear of the consequences → Cette attitude était en partie due à la peur des conséquences.
(= proportion) → volume m
Mix three parts rum to one part lemon juice → Mélangez trois volumes de rhum pour un de jus de citron.
parts per million → parties par million
Mix three parts rum to one part lemon juice → Mélangez trois volumes de rhum pour un de jus de citron.
parts per million → parties par million
(= role, involvement) → rôle m
to play a part in sth → jouer un rôle dans qch
Work plays an important part in a single woman's life → Le travail joue un rôle important dans la vie d'une célibataire.
We believe she may have played a part in the robbery → Nous pensons qu'elle pourrait avoir joué un rôle dans le vol.
to take part in sth → participer à qch, prendre part à qch
A lot of people took part in the demonstration → Beaucoup de gens ont participé à la manifestation., Beaucoup de gens ont pris part à la manifestation.
I asked her if she'd take part in the discussion → Je lui ai demandé si elle prendrait part à la discussion., Je lui ai demandé si elle participerait à la discussion.
to want no part of sth → ne rien vouloir avoir à faire avec qch
We want no part of this war → Nous ne voulons rien avoir à faire avec cette guerre.
to play a part in sth → jouer un rôle dans qch
Work plays an important part in a single woman's life → Le travail joue un rôle important dans la vie d'une célibataire.
We believe she may have played a part in the robbery → Nous pensons qu'elle pourrait avoir joué un rôle dans le vol.
to take part in sth → participer à qch, prendre part à qch
A lot of people took part in the demonstration → Beaucoup de gens ont participé à la manifestation., Beaucoup de gens ont pris part à la manifestation.
I asked her if she'd take part in the discussion → Je lui ai demandé si elle prendrait part à la discussion., Je lui ai demandé si elle participerait à la discussion.
to want no part of sth → ne rien vouloir avoir à faire avec qch
We want no part of this war → Nous ne voulons rien avoir à faire avec cette guerre.
(in film, play) → rôle m
She played the part of Anna → Elle jouait le rôle d'Anna.
He was just right for the part → Il était parfait pour ce rôle.
to look the part → avoir la tête de l'emploi
Fashion editors have to look the part → Les rédacteurs de mode doivent avoir la tête de l'emploi.
She played the part of Anna → Elle jouait le rôle d'Anna.
He was just right for the part → Il était parfait pour ce rôle.
to look the part → avoir la tête de l'emploi
Fashion editors have to look the part → Les rédacteurs de mode doivent avoir la tête de l'emploi.
(= side) → parti m
to take sb's part → prendre parti pour qn
for my part → pour ma part
For my part, I adore him → Pour ma part, je l'adore.
For his part, John thought → Pour sa part, John pensait que ...
on sb's part → de la part de qn
It was a heroic effort on his part → C'était un effort héroïque de sa part.
It was a mistake on my part → C'était une erreur de ma part.
to take sth in good part → prendre qch du bon côté
to take sb's part → prendre parti pour qn
for my part → pour ma part
For my part, I adore him → Pour ma part, je l'adore.
For his part, John thought → Pour sa part, John pensait que ...
on sb's part → de la part de qn
It was a heroic effort on his part → C'était un effort héroïque de sa part.
It was a mistake on my part → C'était une erreur de ma part.
to take sth in good part → prendre qch du bon côté
(= region) → partie f
in some parts of the world → dans certaines parties du monde
in these parts (= here) → par ici
There are practically no roads in these parts → Il n'y a pratiquement pas de routes par ici.
in some parts of the world → dans certaines parties du monde
in these parts (= here) → par ici
There are practically no roads in these parts → Il n'y a pratiquement pas de routes par ici.
(MUSIC) → partie f
(US) (in hair) → raie f
adv (= partly) part ... part ... → moitié ... moitié ...
The novel is part adventure, part love story → Le roman est moitié aventure, moitié histoire d'amour.
She's part English, part Italian → Elle est moitié Anglaise, moitié Italienne.
The novel is part adventure, part love story → Le roman est moitié aventure, moitié histoire d'amour.
She's part English, part Italian → Elle est moitié Anglaise, moitié Italienne.
vt
[+ people fighting] → séparer; [+ crowd] → écarter; [+ curtains] → écarter
He grabbed the boys by the wrists and parted them → Il attrapa les garçons par les poignets et les sépara.
An ambulance parted the crowd → Une ambulance écarta la foule.
He grabbed the boys by the wrists and parted them → Il attrapa les garçons par les poignets et les sépara.
An ambulance parted the crowd → Une ambulance écarta la foule.
to be parted from sb (= separated) → être séparé(e) de qn
She was disturbed to be parted from her children → Être séparée de ses enfants la perturbait.
She was disturbed to be parted from her children → Être séparée de ses enfants la perturbait.
vi
[couple] (= separate) → se séparer; [crowd] → s'écarter
The crowd parted to make way for the doctor → La foule s'écarta pour laisser passer le médecin.
The crowd parted to make way for the doctor → La foule s'écarta pour laisser passer le médecin.
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part
n
(= portion, fragment) → Teil m; 5 parts of sand to 1 of cement → 5 Teile Sand auf ein(en) Teil Zement; it’s 3 parts gone → drei Viertel sind schon weg; the stupid part of it is that … → das Dumme daran ist, dass …; you haven’t heard the best part yet → ihr habt ja das Beste noch gar nicht gehört; the book is good in parts → teilweise or streckenweise ist das Buch gut; in part → teilweise, zum Teil; the greater part of it/of the work is done → der größte Teil davon/der Arbeit ist fertig; it is in large part finished/true → das ist zum großen Teil erledigt/wahr; a part of the country/city I don’t know → eine Gegend, die ich nicht kenne; this is in great part due to … → das liegt größtenteils or vor allem an (+dat) → …; during the darkest part of the night → in tiefster Nacht; I kept part of it for myself → ich habe einen Teil davon für mich behalten; I lost part of the manuscript → ich habe einen Teil des Manuskripts verloren; that’s part of the truth → das ist ein Teil der Wahrheit; for the most part → zum größten Teil; her performance was for the most part well executed → ihre Leistung war im Großen und Ganzen gelungen; in the latter part of the year → gegen Ende des Jahres; the remaining part of our holidays → der Rest unseres Urlaubs; part of him wanted to call her, part of him wanted to forget about her → ein Teil von ihm wollte sie anrufen, ein anderer sie vergessen; she’s become (a) part of me → sie ist ein Teil von mir geworden; it’s all part of growing up → das gehört alles zum Erwachsenwerden dazu; to be part and parcel of something → fester Bestandteil einer Sache (gen) → sein; it is part and parcel of the job → das gehört zu der Arbeit dazu; are transport costs included? — yes, they’re all part and parcel of the scheme → sind die Transportkosten enthalten? — ja, es ist alles inbegriffen
(of series) → Folge f; (of serial) → Fortsetzung f; (of encyclopaedia etc) → Lieferung f; end of part one (TV) → Ende des ersten Teils
(= share, role) → (An)teil m, → Rolle f; (Theat) → Rolle f, → Part m (geh); to play one’s part (fig) → seinen Beitrag leisten; to take part in something → an etw (dat) → teilnehmen, bei etw (dat) → mitmachen, sich an etw (dat) → beteiligen; who is taking part? → wer macht mit?, wer ist dabei?; he’s taking part in the play → er spielt in dem Stück mit; in the part of Lear → in der Rolle des Lear; he looks the part (Theat) → die Rolle passt zu ihm; (fig) → so sieht (d)er auch aus; to play a part (Theat, fig) → eine Rolle spielen; to play no part in something (person) → nicht an etw (dat) → beteiligt sein; we want no part of it → wir wollen damit nichts zu tun haben; he’s just playing a part (fig) → der tut nur so
(Mus) → Stimme f, → Part m; the soprano part → der Sopranpart, die Sopranstimme; the piano part → der Klavierpart, die Klavierstimme; to sing in parts → mehrstimmig singen
parts pl (= region) → Gegend f; from all parts → überallher, von überall her; in or around these parts → hier in der Gegend, in dieser Gegend; in foreign parts → in der Fremde, in fremden Ländern; what parts are you from? → aus welcher Gegend sind Sie?; he’s not from these parts → er ist nicht aus dieser Gegend or nicht von hier
(= side) → Seite f; to take somebody’s part → sich auf jds Seite (acc) → stellen, für jdn Partei ergreifen; for my part → was mich betrifft, meinerseits; a miscalculation on my part → eine Fehlkalkulation meinerseits; on the part of → vonseiten (+gen), → von Seiten (+gen), → seitens (+gen)
to take something in good part → etw nicht übel nehmen
(US: in hair) → Scheitel m
parts pl (= male genitals) → Geschlechtsteile pl
adv → teils, teilweise; is it X or Y? — part one and part the other → ist es X oder Y? — teils (das eine), teils (das andere); it is part iron and part copper → es ist teils aus Eisen, teils aus Kupfer; it was part eaten → es war halb aufgegessen; he’s part French, part Scottish and part Latvian → er ist teils Franzose, teils Schotte und teils Lette
vt
(= divide) → teilen; hair → scheiteln; curtain → zur Seite schieben; legs → aufmachen; lips → öffnen; the police tried to part the crowd (= make path through) → die Polizei versuchte, eine Gasse durch die Menge zu bahnen
(= separate) → trennen; to part somebody from somebody/something → jdn von jdm/etw trennen; till death us do part → bis dass der Tod uns scheidet; she’s not easily parted from her money → sie trennt sich nicht gern von ihrem Geld; to part company → sich trennen; to part company with somebody/something → sich von jdm/etw trennen; (in opinion) → mit jdm nicht gleicher Meinung sein; on that issue, I must part company with you → in dem Punkt gehen unsere Meinungen auseinander
vi
(= divide) → sich teilen; (curtains) → sich öffnen; her lips parted in a smile → ihre Lippen öffneten sich zu einem Lächeln
(= separate) (people) → sich trennen; (things) → sich lösen, abgehen; to part from or with somebody → sich von jdm trennen; we parted friends → wir gingen als Freunde auseinander, wir schieden als Freunde (geh); to part with something → sich von etw trennen; to part with money → Geld ausgeben or lockermachen (inf); to part from this life (liter) → aus diesem Leben scheiden (geh)
part
:part owner
n → Mitbesitzer(in) m(f), → Mitinhaber(in) m(f)
part payment
n → Teilzahlung f
part
:part song
part-time
adj → Teilzeit-; part job/worker → Teilzeitarbeit f → /-arbeiter(in) m(f); I’m just part → ich arbeite nur Teilzeit; on a part basis → auf Teilzeitbasis; part employee → Teilzeitbeschäftigte(r) mf
adv to work part → Teilzeit arbeiten; can I do the job part? → kann ich (auf) Teilzeit arbeiten?; she only teaches part → sie unterrichtet nur stundenweise; she is studying part → sie ist Teilzeitstudentin
part-timer
n → Teilzeitbeschäftigte(r) mf
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part
[pɑːt]1. n
a. (portion, fragment) → parte f; (of serial) → episodio
in part → in parte
it was funny in parts → è stato divertente a tratti
for the most part → nell'insieme, per lo più
the greater part of it is done → il più è fatto
for the better part of the day → per la maggior parte della giornata
two parts of sand to one of cement → due parti di sabbia e una (parte) di cemento
to be part and parcel of → essere parte integrante di
in part → in parte
it was funny in parts → è stato divertente a tratti
for the most part → nell'insieme, per lo più
the greater part of it is done → il più è fatto
for the better part of the day → per la maggior parte della giornata
two parts of sand to one of cement → due parti di sabbia e una (parte) di cemento
to be part and parcel of → essere parte integrante di
b. (Tech) (component) → pezzo or parte f (di ricambio) (Mus) → parte
soprano part → la parte del soprano
2-part song → canto a 2 voci
moving part → parte meccanica
soprano part → la parte del soprano
2-part song → canto a 2 voci
moving part → parte meccanica
c. (role, also) (Theatre) → parte f, ruolo
to take part in sth → prendere parte or partecipare a qc
to have no part in sth → non aver nulla a che fare con qc
to play a part in sth/doing sth → avere un certo ruolo in qc/nel fare qc
to look the part → essere perfetto/a nella parte
to take part in sth → prendere parte or partecipare a qc
to have no part in sth → non aver nulla a che fare con qc
to play a part in sth/doing sth → avere un certo ruolo in qc/nel fare qc
to look the part → essere perfetto/a nella parte
d. (region) → parte f
in these parts → da queste parti
a lovely part of the country → una bella regione
in these parts → da queste parti
a lovely part of the country → una bella regione
e. (behalf, side) → parte f
on his part → da parte sua
to take sb's part → prendere le parti di qn, parteggiare per qn
for my part → da parte mia, per quanto mi riguarda
a mistake on the part of my brother → un errore da parte di mio fratello
to take sth in good/bad part → prendere bene/male qc
on his part → da parte sua
to take sb's part → prendere le parti di qn, parteggiare per qn
for my part → da parte mia, per quanto mi riguarda
a mistake on the part of my brother → un errore da parte di mio fratello
to take sth in good/bad part → prendere bene/male qc
f. (Am) (in hair) → scriminatura, riga
3. vt (curtains, branches) → scostare; (lovers) → dividere, separare; (boxers) → separare
to part one's hair → farsi la riga or la scriminatura (nei capelli)
to part one's hair → farsi la riga or la scriminatura (nei capelli)
4. vi (boxers) → separarsi; (curtains) → aprirsi; (roads) → dividersi; (rope, break) → spezzarsi, rompersi; (friends, lovers) → lasciarsi
to part (from sb) → separarsi (da qn)
they parted friends → si sono lasciati da buoni amici
to part (from sb) → separarsi (da qn)
they parted friends → si sono lasciati da buoni amici
part with vi + prep (possessions) → separarsi da, disfarsi di; (money) → sborsare
I hate parting with it → mi dispiace disfarmene
I hate parting with it → mi dispiace disfarmene
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
part
(paːt) noun1. something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece. We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.
2. an equal division. He divided the cake into three parts.
3. a character in a play etc. She played the part of the queen.
4. the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc. He learned his part quickly.
5. in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice. the violin part.
6. a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something. He played a great part in the government's decision.
verb to separate; to divide. They parted (from each other) at the gate.
ˈparting noun1. the act of leaving someone, saying goodbye etc. Their final parting was at the station.
2. a line dividing hair brushed in opposite directions on the head.
ˈpartly adverb to a certain extent but not completely. She was tired, partly because of the journey and partly because of the heat.
ˌpart-ˈtime adjective, adverb not taking one's whole time; for only a few hours or days a week. a part-time job; She works part-time.
in part partly. He agreed that he was in part responsible for the accident.
part company1. to go in different directions. We parted company at the bus-stop.
2. to leave each other or end a friendship, partnership etc.
part of speech one of the groups into which words are divided (eg noun, verb, adjective etc).
part with to give away or be separated from. He doesn't like parting with money.
take in good part to accept without being hurt or offended. He took their jokes in good part.
take someone's part to support someone (in an argument etc). She always takes his part.
take part in to be one of a group of people doing something, to take an active share in (eg playing a game, performing a play, holding a discussion etc). He never took part in arguments.
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part
→ جُزْءٌ část del Teil τμήμα parte osa partie dio parte 部分 일부 onderdeel del część parte часть del ส่วนหนึ่ง parça phần 部分Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
part
n. parte, porción; [component of an instrument] pieza;
adv. parcialmente, en parte.
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part
n parte f; parts per billion partes por mil millones; parts per million partes por millónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.