¿Sabías que...?: "Tatuaje"proviene de una traducción erróneapor parte de unos marineros del Pacífico que quedaron fascinados con los tattoos que vieronen sus viajes.
parte / report
 
parte   1   -noun masculine
1. (=informe)   report
·dar parte a somebody, someone
·to report to somebody
·han dado parte del robo a la policía
·they have reported the break-in to the police
·parte de alta   certificate of starting employment
·parte de baja (laboral)   (por enfermedad)   doctor'noun note   (por cese)   certificate of leaving employment,   P45
·parte de defunciónoun   death certificate
·parte facultativo
·parte masculineédico   medical report,   medical bulletin
·parte meteorológico   weather forecast,   weather report
2. (military)   dispatch,   communiqué
·parte de guerra   military communiqué,   war report
3. (Radio)     news bulletin
·el parte de las tres
·the three o'clock news (bulletin)
4. (Cono Sur)
a. [de boda]   wedding invitation   (automobiles)   speeding ticket
 
parte / part
 
parte   2   -noun feminine
1. (=secciónoun)   part
·el examen consta de dos partes
·the exam consists of two parts
·¿en qué parte del libro te has quedado?
·where are you in the book?,   which bit of the book are you on at the moment?
·parte de lo que pasa es culpa masculineía
·I'masculine partly to blame for the situation
a. la parte de [abajo] =   the bottom
b. la parte de [arriba] =   the top
c. la parte de [atránoun] =   the back
d. la [cuarta] parte =   a quarter
·han perdido la cuarta parte de las ganancias
·they've lost a quarter of the profits
e. la parte [delantera] =   the front
f. ser parte [esencial] de algo =   to be an essential part of something
g. la [mayor] parte de algo
·pasé la mayor parte del tiempo leyendo
·I spent most of the time reading
·la mayor parte de los españoles
·most Spanish people
·--¿os queda dinero? --nouní, aunque ya hemos gastado la mayor parte
·"do you have any money left?" -- "yes, though we've spent most of it"
h. la [tercera] parte =   a third
·reducir algo en una tercera parte
·to reduce something by a third
·parte de la oraciónoun   part of speech
2. (en locuciones)
a. [de] parte de
·llamo de parte de Juan
·I'masculine calling on behalf of Juan
·de parte de todos nosotros
·on behalf of us all
·salúdalo de mi parte
·give him my regards
·dale esto de mi parte
·give her this from me
·¿de parte de quiénoun?
(al teléfono)   who'noun calling?
b. [en] parte =   partly,   in part
·se debe en parte a su falta de experiencia
·it'noun partly due to his lack of experience,   it'noun due in part to his lack of experience
·tienes razónoun nounólo en parte
·you're only partly right
c. [formar] parte de algo
·¿cuándo entró a formar parte de la organizaciónoun?
·when did she join the organization?
·no formaba parte del equipo
·he was not in the team
·forma parte de sus obligaciones
·it is part of his duties
d. en [gran] parte =   to a large extent
e. por [otra] parte =   on the other hand
·por una parte ... por otra (parte)
·on the one hand, ... on the other
f. [por] parte de =   on the part of
·exige un gran esfuerzo por parte de los alumnos
·it requires a great effort on the part of o from the pupils
·yo por mi parte, no estoy de acuerdo
·I, for my part, disagree
g. ¡[vayamos] por partes! =   let'noun take it one step at a time!
3. (=participaciónoun)   share
·mi parte de la herencia
·my share of the inheritance
·como parte del pago
·in part exchange
a. a partes [iguales] =   in equal shares
b. [ir] a la parte =   to go shares
c. [tener] parte en algo =   to share in something
d. [tomar] parte (en algo) =   to take part (in something)
·¿cuántos corredores tomaránoun parte en la prueba?
·how many runners will take part in the race?
·yo no tomé parte en ese asunto
·I had no part in it
e. [llevarse] la mejor parte   to come off best,   get the best of it
f. [poner] de su parte   to do one'noun bit o share
·tienes que poner de tu parte
·you have to do your bit o share
g. quedarse con la parte del leónoun   to take the lion'noun share
partir  
4. (=lugar)   part
·¿de qué parte de Inglaterra eres?
·what part of England are you from?
·¿en qué parte de la ciudad vives?
·where o whereabouts in the city do you live?
a. en [alguna] parte =   somewhere
·en alguna parte de Europa
·somewhere in Europe
b. en [cualquier] parte =   anywhere
c. en [ninguna] parte =   nowhere
·en ninguna parte del paínoun
·nowhere in the country
·por ahí no se va a ninguna parte
(literally)   that way doesn't lead anywhere   (figurative)   that will get us nowhere
d. ir a [otra] parte =   to go somewhere else
·debe de estar en otra parte
·it must be somewhere else
e. en o por [todas] partes =   everywhere
·en todas partes de España
·all over Spain
f. en las cinco partes del mundo
(Spain)   in the four corners of the earth
g. de una parte a otra   back and forth,   to and fro
h. tomar algo en buena parte     to take something in good part
i. echar algo a mala parte     to look on something with disapproval
j. de algúnoun o un tiempo a esta parte   for some time now
k. en salva sea la parte
(Spain)   euphemism
(=trasero)
·le dio una patada en salva sea la parte
·she gave him a kick up the behind
5. (=bando)   side
a. [estar] de parte de somebody, someone =   to be on somebody'noun side
·estoy de tu parte
·I'masculine on your side
·¿de parte de quiénoun estánoun tú?
·whose side are you on?
·todo está de su parte
·everything is in his favour
b. [ponerse] de parte de somebody, someone =   to side with somebody,   take somebody'noun side
6. (indicando parentesco)   side
·es primo por parte de madre
·he'noun a cousin on my mother'noun side
7. (sport)
(en partido)   half
a. [primera] parte =   first half
b. [segunda] parte =   second half
8. (theatre)   part
9. (law, legal)   (en contrato)   party
·las partes contratantes
·the parties to the contract
·el documento debe ser firmado por ambas partes
·the document should be signed by both parties
·sin la intervenciónoun de terceras partes
·without the involvement of third parties
a. ser juez y parte   to be judge and jury in one'noun own case
·parte actora   plaintiff
·parte acusadora   prosecution
·parte contraria   opposing party
10. partes   euphemism
(=genitales)   private parts euphemism,   privates euphemism
·recibió un golpe en sus partes
he was hit in the privates euphemism
·partes íntimas
·partes pudendas   private parts
11. partes  
(=cualidades)   parts,   qualities,   talents
·buenas partes
·good parts
12. (Mexicoéx)   spare part
 
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