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tourner [tuʀne]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to turn ; [+ sauce] to stir ; [+ salade] to toss

• tournez s.v.p. please turn over

• tourner et retourner [+ pensée, problème] to turn over and over in one's mind

• tourner la tête à qn [vin, succès] to go to sb's head ; [personne] to turn sb's head

   b. ( = orienter) [+ appareil, tête, yeux] to turn

• elle tourna son regard or les yeux vers la fenêtre she turned her eyes towards the window

• tourner la tête à droite/à gauche to turn one's head to the right/to the left

• quand il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête when he saw me he looked away

   c. [+ difficulté, règlement] to get round

• tourner la loi to find a loophole in the law

• il vient de tourner le coin de la rue he has just turned the corner

   d. [+ phrase] to turn ; [+ demande, lettre] to phrase

   e. ( = transformer) tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth

• il tourne tout à son avantage he turns everything to his own advantage

   f. tourner une scène [cinéaste] to film a scene ; [acteur] to act in a scene

• tourner un film ( = faire les prises de vues) to shoot a film ; ( = produire) to make a film ; ( = jouer) to make a film

• ils ont dû tourner en studio they had to do the filming in the studio

   g. [+ bois, ivoire] to turn ; [+ pot] to throw

2. intransitive verb

   a. to turn ; [toupie] to spin ; [taximètre] to tick away ; [usine, moteur] to run

• tourner sur soi-même to turn round ; (très vite) to spin round and round

• la grande aiguille tourne plus vite que la petite the big hand goes round faster than the small one

• l'heure tourne time's getting on

• tout d'un coup, j'ai vu tout tourner all of a sudden my head began to spin

• l'usine tourne à plein (régime) the factory is working at full capacity

• ce représentant tourne sur Lyon this sales representative covers Lyon

• son spectacle va tourner dans le Midi cet été his show is on tour in the South of France this summer

• faire tourner le moteur to run the engine

• faire tourner les tables (Spiritualism) to hold seances

• c'est elle qui fait tourner l'affaire she's the one who keeps the business going

• faire tourner la tête à qn [compliments, succès, vin] to go to sb's head ; [bruit, altitude] to make sb's head spin

• j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning

• tourner de l'œil (inf) to pass out

► tourner autour de to turn round ; [terre, roue] to go round ; [oiseau] to fly round ; [mouches] to buzz round ; [prix] to be around or about (Brit)

• tourner autour de la piste to go round the track

• tourner autour de qn to hang round sb ; (par curiosité) to hover round sb

• l'enquête tourne autour de ces trois suspects the inquiry centres on these three suspects

• le prix doit tourner autour de 80 000 € the price must be around 80,000 euros

   b. [vent, opinion, chemin, promeneur] to turn

• la chance a tourné his (or her etc) luck has turned

• la voiture a tourné à gauche the car turned left

• tournez à droite au prochain feu rouge turn right at the next traffic lights

   c. ( = évoluer) bien tourner to turn out well

• mal tourner [farce, entreprise, personne] to turn out badly

• ça va mal tourner it'll end in trouble

• si les choses avaient tourné autrement if things had turned out differently

• tourner à l'avantage de qn to turn to sb's advantage

• le débat tournait à la polémique the debate was becoming increasingly heated

• tourner au drame/au tragique to take a dramatic/tragic turn

• tourner au vinaigre [vin] to turn vinegary ; (figurative) to turn sour

   d. [programme informatique] to work

• ça tourne sur quelles machines ? which machines does it work on?

   e. [lait] to turn sour ; [poisson, viande, fruits] to go bad

3. reflexive verb

► se tourner

• se tourner du côté de or vers qn/qch to turn towards sb/sth

• se tourner vers qn pour lui demander de l'aide to turn to sb for help

• se tourner vers une profession/la politique to turn to a profession/to politics

• une entreprise tournée vers l'avenir a forward-looking company

• se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn in bed

• tourne-toi turn round

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tuʀne
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]

tourner la tête vers — to turn to look at

tourner les yeux vers — to look at

le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête — I looked around at the noise

2) Cinéma to shoot [film, scène]

3) ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, loi]

4) ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]

5) Technologie ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot]

6) ( transformer)

tourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en dérision or ridicule — to deride ou ridicule somebody/something

7) ( orienter) to turn [pensées, attention] ( vers to); to direct [colère] ( contre against)

8) ( envisager)

tourner et retourner quelque chose dans son esprit — to mull something over

tourner une proposition en tous sens — to look at a proposal from every angle

9) ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, danseur] to spin

tourner sur soi-même — to spin around

faire tourner — gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin

faire tourner les tables — ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning

2) ( graviter)

tourner autour de — gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle

3) ( aller et venir)

tourner (en rond) — [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around

tourner en rond — fig [discussion] to go around in circles

il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure — he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour

4) ( virer) to turn ( vers toward(s))

tournez à gauche — turn left

le chemin tourne entre les arbres — the path winds between the trees

5) ( se situer)

tourner autour de — [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about (colloq) GB, to be around

6) ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine] to run

tourner rond — [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well

les affaires tournent (bien) — business is good

faire tourner — to run [entreprise]

il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire — (colloq) there's something fishy (colloq) about this business

mon frère ne tourne pas rond (colloq) depuis quelque temps — my brother has been acting strangely for some time

7) ( évoluer)

les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui — things turned out well/badly for him

leur frère a mal tourné — their brother turned out badly

leur réunion a mal tourné — their meeting went badly

tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un/au désavantage de quelqu'un — to swing in somebody's favour [BrE]/against somebody

la réunion a tourné à la bagarre/en mascarade — the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce

8) Cinéma [réalisateur] to shoot, to film

tourner (dans un film) — [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US

elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs — she's worked with top actors

9) ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour

10) ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off

11) ( chercher à séduire)

tourner autour de quelqu'un — to hang around somebody

3.

se tourner verbe pronominal

1) (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin)

se tourner vers or du côté de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn to somebody/something

ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner — not to know who to turn to/which way to turn

2) ( changer de position)

se tourner vers quelqu'un/quelque chose — to turn toward(s) somebody/something

tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle — all eyes turned toward(s) her

3) ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around

tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche — just turn a little bit more to the left

se tourner et se retourner dans son lit — to toss and turn

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tuʀne
1. vt

1) [manivelle, poignée] to turn

2) [sauce, mélange] to stir, [salade] to toss

3) CINÉMA, [scène] to shoot

tourner un film — to make a film

4) (= contourner) [obstacle] to get around, to get round Grande-Bretagne

5) (autres locutions)

tourner la tête — to look away

tourner la tête à qn fig — to go to sb's head

tourner la page fig — to turn the page

tourner le dos à (mouvement) — to turn one's back on, (position) to have one's back to

tourner en ridicule — to ridicule

2. vi

1) (mouvement, direction, orientation) to turn

Tournez à droite au prochain feu. — Turn right at the lights.

2) [moteur] to run

3) [compteur] to tick away

4) [lait] to go sour, to turn

Le lait a tourné. — The milk's gone sour., The milk has turned.

5) fig (= changer) [chance] to turn, [temps] to change

6) (autres locutions)

bien tourner — to turn out well

mal tourner — to go wrong

Ça a mal tourné. — It all went wrong.

tourner de l'œil — to pass out

tourner autour du pot fig — to go round in circles

tourner à; tourner en — to turn into

tourner à la pluie — to turn to rain

tourner court — to come to a sudden end

tourner autour de (à pied, en voiture) — to go around, [axe, planète] to revolve around, péjoratif (= rôder) to hang around

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tourner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( faire pivoter) to turn [volant, clé, bouton, meuble]; tourner la tête vers to turn to look at; tourner les yeux vers to look at; le bruit m'a fait tourner la tête I looked around at the noise; ⇒ bouche, tête;

2 Cin to shoot [film, scène]; scène tournée à Pékin scene shot in Beijing; ⇒ bout;

3 ( éluder) to get around [difficulté, obstacle, problème, loi];

4 ( formuler) to phrase [lettre, compliment, critique]; il tourne bien ses phrases he has a nice turn of phrase; il tourne mal ses phrases he doesn't have a very elegant turn of phrase;

5 Tech ( façonner) to turn [bois, pièce]; to throw [pot];

6 ( transformer) tourner qn en dérision or ridicule to make sb a laughing stock; tourner qch en dérision to make a mockery of sth;

7 ( orienter) to turn [pensées, attention] (vers to); to direct [colère] (contre against);

8 ( envisager) tourner et retourner qch dans son esprit to mull sth over; tourner une proposition en tous sens pour en trouver les implications to look at a proposal from every angle to work out the implications;

9 ( remuer) to stir [sauce]; to toss [salade].

B vi

1 ( pivoter) gén [clé, disque] to turn; [roue] to turn, to revolve; [planète, rotor, hélice] to rotate; [porte à gonds] to swing; [porte à tambour] to revolve; ( rapidement) [toupie, étoile, particule, danseur] to spin; tourner sur soi-même to spin around; faire tourner gén to turn; ( rapidement) to spin; danseur qui fait tourner sa partenaire dancer spinning his partner around; faire tourner les tables ( en spiritisme) to do table-turning; ⇒ heure, œil, tête;

2 ( graviter) tourner autour de gén to turn around; [planète, étoile] to revolve around; [avion] to circle; tourner au-dessus de [hélicoptère, oiseau] to circle over; [insecte] to buzz around;

3 ( aller et venir) tourner (en rond) [personne] to go around and around; [automobiliste] to drive around and around; tourner en rond fig [discussion, négociations] to go around in circles; ça fait une heure qu'on tourne ( en voiture) we've been driving around for an hour; il tourne dans son bureau depuis une heure he has been pacing up and down in his office for the last hour; ⇒ cage, pot;

4 ( virer) to turn (vers toward, towards GB); tournez à gauche turn left; le chemin tourne entre les arbres the path winds between the trees; ⇒ chance, vent;

5 ( se situer) tourner autour de [effectifs, somme d'argent] to be (somewhere) in the region of, to be round about○ GB, to be around;

6 ( fonctionner) [moteur, usine, entreprise] to run; tourner rond [moteur] to run smoothly; [entreprise, affaires] to be doing well; l'usine tourne au tiers de sa capacité the factory is running at one third of its capacity; les affaires tournent (bien) business is good; faire tourner qch to run sth [entreprise]; il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette histoire○ there's something fishy○ about this business; mon frère ne tourne pas rond depuis quelque temps○ my brother has been acting strangely for some time;

7 ( évoluer) comment ont tourné les choses? how did things turn out?; les choses ont bien/mal tourné pour lui things turned out well/badly for him; leur frère a mal tourné their brother turned out badly; leur réunion a mal tourné their meeting went badly; tourner à l'avantage de qn/au désavantage de qn to swing in sb's favour^GB/against sb; la réunion a tourné à la bagarre /en mascarade the meeting turned into a brawl/into a farce; mon rhume a tourné en bronchite my cold turned into bronchitis;

8 Cin [réalisateur] to shoot, to film; [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner dans un film [acteur] to make a film GB ou movie US; tourner en Espagne to shoot in Spain; elle a tourné avec les plus grands acteurs she's worked with top actors; silence, on tourne! quiet everyone, we're shooting!;

9 ( faire une tournée) [représentant, spectacle] to tour; troupe de théâtre qui tourne en Europe theatre^GB company touring (in) Europe; le spectacle a tourné dans toute la France the show went all over France on tour;

10 ( fermenter) [lait, sauce, viande] to go off;

11 ( chercher à séduire) tourner autour de qn to hang around sb; qu'est-ce qu'il a à me tourner autour○? why doesn't he leave me alone?

C se tourner vpr

1 (se diriger, par intérêt ou besoin) se tourner vers or du côté de qn/qch to turn to sb/sth; se tourner vers la botanique/un ami to turn to botany/a friend; se tourner du côté du mysticisme to turn to mysticism; ne pas savoir vers qui se tourner/de quel côté se tourner not to know who to turn to/which way to turn; de quelque côté qu'on se tourne whichever way you turn;

2 ( changer de position) se tourner vers qn/qch to turn toward(s) sb/sth; tous les yeux se sont tournés vers elle all eyes turned toward(s) her; nous nous sommes tournés dans la direction d'où venait le bruit we turned in the direction of the noise;

3 ( faire demi-tour sur soi-même) to turn around; tournez-vous, je me change! turn around, I'm changing!; tourne-toi, que je voie ta coupe de cheveux turn around and let me see your haircut; tourne-toi un peu plus sur la or à gauche just turn a little bit more to the left; se tourner et se retourner dans son lit to toss and turn; ⇒ pouce.

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[turne] verbe intransitif

A.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]

1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin

II

[turne] verbe intransitif

A.[DÉCRIRE DES CERCLES]

1. [se mouvoir autour d'un axe - girouette] to turn, to revolve ; [ - disque] to revolve, to spin ; [ - aiguille de montre, manège] to turn, to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - objet suspendu, rouet, toupie] to spin (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - aile de moulin] to turn ou to spin round (UK) ou around ; [ - clef, pédale, poignée] to turn ; [ - hélice, roue, tour] to spin, to rotate

tourner sur soi-même

a. to turn round

b. [vite] to spin (round and round)

la Terre tourne sur elle-même the Earth spins on its axis

je voyais tout tourner everything was spinning ou swimming

faire tourner

a. [pièce de monnaie, manège, roue] to spin

b. [clef] to turn

faire tourner les tables to do table-turning

j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning

ça me fait tourner la tête it makes my head spin

tourner de l'œil (familier) to pass out, to faint

2. [se déplacer en cercle - personne] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - oiseau] to fly ou to wheel round (UK) ou around, to circle (round (UK)) ou around ; [ - insecte] to fly ou to buzz round (UK) ou around ; [ - avion] to fly round (UK) ou around (in circles), to circle ; [ - astre, satellite] to revolve, to go round (UK) ou around

les prisonniers tournaient dans la cour the prisoners were walking round (and round) the yard

j'ai tourné 10 minutes avant de trouver à me garer I drove round for 10 minutes before I found a parking space

3. (familier) [être en tournée - chanteur] to (be on) tour

notre représentant tourne dans votre région en ce moment our representative is in your area at the moment

B.[CHANGER D'ORIENTATION, D'ÉTAT]

1. [changer de direction - vent] to turn, to veer, to shift ; [ - personne] to turn (off) ; [ - véhicule] to turn (off), to make a turn ; [ - route] to turn, to bend

tournez à droite turn (off to the) right

tourne dans l'allée turn into the drive

tourner au coin de la rue to turn at the corner (of the street)

la chance ou la fortune a tourné (pour eux) their luck has changed

2. [faire demi-tour] to turn (round (UK)) ou around

tourne dans le parking turn round in the car park (UK) ou parking lot (US)

3. (familier) [se succéder - équipes] to rotate

les médecins tournent pour assurer les urgences the doctors operate a rota system to cover emergencies

4. [évoluer] to go, to turn out

bien tourner [situation, personne] to turn out well ou satisfactorily

mal tourner [initiative, plaisanterie] to turn out badly, to go wrong

tout ça va mal tourner! no good will come of it!

la conversation a très mal tourné the discussion took a very nasty turn

un jeune qui a mal tourné a youngster who turned out badly ou went off the straight and narrow

5. [s'altérer - lait] to go off (UK), ou bad (US), to turn (sour) ; [ - viande] to go off (UK) ou bad ; [ - crème, mayonnaise] to curdle

faire tourner du lait/une mayonnaise to curdle milk/mayonnaise

C.[MARCHER, RÉUSSIR]

1. [fonctionner - compteur] to go round (UK) ou around ; [ - taximètre] to tick away ; [ - programme informatique] to run

le moteur tourne the engine's running ou going

faire tourner un moteur (à plein régime) to run an engine (at full throttle)

l'heure ou la pendule tourne time passes

l'usine tourne à plein (rendement) the factory's working at full capacity

faire tourner une entreprise [directeur] to run a business

ce sont les commandes étrangères qui font tourner l'entreprise orders from abroad keep the business going

2. [réussir - affaire, entreprise, économie] to be running well

alors, les affaires, ça tourne? (familier) so, how's business (going)?

ça ne tourne pas très bien entre eux (familier) it's not going too well between them

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[turne] verbe transitif

A.[FAIRE CHANGER D'ORIENTATION]

1. [faire pivoter - bouton, clé, poignée, volant] to turn

tourne le bouton jusqu'au 7 turn the knob to 7

il faut tourner le couvercle pour ouvrir le bocal it's a jar with a twist-off top

2. [mélanger - sauce, café] to (give a) stir ; [ - salade] to toss

3. [diriger - antenne, visage, yeux] to turn

tourner son regard ou les yeux vers to turn one's eyes ou to look towards

tourner ses pensées vers to turn one's thoughts to ou towards

tourner son attention vers to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention to

4. [retourner - carte] to turn over ou up (separable) ; [ - page] to turn (over) (separable) ; [ - brochette, grillade] to give a turn, to turn (over) (separable)

tourner quelque chose contre un mur to turn something against ou to face a wall

tourner et retourner, tourner dans tous les sens

a. [boîte, gadget] to turn over and over

b. [problème] to turn over and over (in one's mind), to mull over

tourner la mêlée SPORT to wheel the scrum (round)

5. [contourner - cap] to round ; [ - coin de rue] to turn ; [ - ennemi] to get round (inseparable)

tourner la difficulté/le règlement/la loi (figuré) to get round the problem/regulations/law

6. (locution)

tourner le cœur à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to nauseate somebody, to turn somebody's stomach

b. (figuré) to break somebody's heart

B.cinématélévision

1. [cinéaste]

tourner un film

a. to shoot ou to make a film (UK) ou movie (US)

b. [acteur] to make a film (UK) ou movie (US)

tourner une scène

a. [cinéaste] to shoot ou to film a scene

b. [acteur] to play ou to act a scene

2. (en usage absolu)

elle a tourné plusieurs fois avec Pasolini she played in several of Pasolini's films (UK) ou movies (US)

silence, on tourne! quiet please, action!

C.[METTRE EN FORME]

1. MENUISERIE & MÉTALLURGIE to turn

2. [formuler - compliment] to turn ; [ - critique] to phrase, to express

je ne sais pas comment tourner cela I don't know how to put it

il tourne bien ses phrases he's got a neat turn of phrase

3. [transformer]

elle tourne tout au tragique she always makes a drama out of everything

tourner quelque chose à son avantage/désavantage to turn something to one's advantage/disadvantage

tourner quelque chose/quelqu'un en ridicule to ridicule something/somebody, to make fun of something/somebody

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tourner à verbe plus préposition

tourner au burlesque/drame to take a ludicrous/tragic turn

tourner à la catastrophe to take a disastrous turn

tourner au ridicule to become ridiculous

ça tourne à la farce! it's turning into a farce!

le temps tourne à la pluie/neige it looks like rain/snow

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tourner autour de verbe plus préposition

1. [axe] to move ou to turn round

les planètes qui tournent autour du Soleil the planets revolving round the Sun

l'escalier tourne autour de l'ascenseur the staircase spirals ou winds round the lift

2. [rôder]

tourner autour de quelqu'un

a. [généralement] to hang ou to hover round somebody

b. [pour le courtiser] to hang round somebody

les enfants tournaient autour du magasin depuis un moment

a. [par désœuvrement] the children had been hanging around outside the shop for a while

b. [avec de mauvaises intentions] the children had been loitering outside the shop for a while

3. [valoir environ] to be around ou about, to be in the region of

les réparations devraient tourner autour de 200 euro the repairs should cost around ou should cost about ou should be in the region of 200 euro

4. [concerner - suj: conversation] to revolve round, to centre ou to focus on ; [ - suj: enquête policière] to centre on

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tourner en verbe plus préposition

to turn ou to change into

la neige tourne en gadoue the snow's turning into slush

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se tourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [faire un demi-tour] to turn round

tourne-toi, je me déshabille turn round ou turn your back, I'm getting undressed

2. [changer de position] to turn

il se tournait et se retournait dans son lit he was tossing and turning in his bed

tourne-toi sur le ventre turn over onto your belly

(figuré)

de quelque côté qu'on se tourne wherever ou whichever way you turn

je ne sais plus de quel côté me tourner I don't know which way to turn any more

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se tourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

to turn against

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se tourner en verbe pronominal plus préposition

(littéraire)

to turn into

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se tourner vers verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'orienter vers] to turn towards

tous les regards se tournèrent vers elle all eyes turned to look at her

2. (figuré)

se tourner vers quelqu'un/Dieu to turn to somebody/God

se tourner vers une carrière to take up a career

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tourner
3 representar

v.

1 to represent.

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper

Ellos representan campiñas They depict fields.

María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.

Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.

2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3 to look.

representa unos 40 años she looks about 40

4 to mean.

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5 to perform (Teatro) (función).

6 to act out, to represent, to act.

Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.

7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.

María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.

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representar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to represent

■ esto representa un árbol this represents a tree

■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work

2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for

■ una paloma representa la paz a dove stands for peace

3 TEATRO (obra) to perform; (papel) to play (the part of)

4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look

■ representa veinte años she looks twenty

5 (importar) to mean

■ la música representaba mucho para él music meant a lot to him

► verbo pronominal representarse

1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture

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verb

1) to represent

2) perform

3) portray

•

- representarse

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1. VT

1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, represent

la cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, represent

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models

3) (=reproducir) to depict

este grabado representa a la amada del pintor — this engraving depicts the painter's lover

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, represent

obtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce

no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him

5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve

representa mucho esfuerzo — it involves a great deal of effort

6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play

el teatro donde se representa la obra — the theatre where the play is being performed

en esta película represento el papel de un abogado — in this film I play the part of a lawyer

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look

no representa los años que tiene — she doesn't look her age

representa unos 55 años — he looks about 55

8) (=hacer imaginar) to point out

nos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against

2.

See:

representarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

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= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

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* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

* * *

= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

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representar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona/organización/país› to represent

no estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyer

representó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championships

los que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxy

B ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to play

representó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of Cleopatra

C (aparentar) to look

no representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he is

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty

no representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it was

D (simbolizar) to symbolize

la paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peace

E (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depict

la medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Mary

la escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quarters

la obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the century

F (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last year

para él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for him

nos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expense

introducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' work

■ representarse

v pron

to picture

¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?

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representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
◊ no representa su edad he doesn't look his age

4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;
◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;

eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose

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representar vt

1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;

la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;

Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter

2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;

el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;

ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3. [aparentar] to look;

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;

representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is

4. [significar] to mean;

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;

diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5. Teatro [función] to perform;
[papel] to play
6. Com to represent

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representar

v/t

1 ( simbolizar) represent

2 obra put on, perform; papel play

3 ( aparentar)

:

representar menos años look younger

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representar vt

1) : to represent, to act for

2) : to perform

3) : to look, to appear as

4) : to symbolize, to stand for

5) : to signify, to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb representarse

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representar vb

1. (un papel) to play

representaba el papel de Julieta she played the role of Juliet

2. (una obra) to perform

la compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"

3. (simbolizar) to represent

la paloma representa la paz the dove represents peace

4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent

los abogados representan a sus clientes lawyers represent their clients

5. (aparentar) to look

tu padre representa unos 40 años your father looks about 40 years old

Spanish-English dictionary > representar
4 parte

f.

1 part.

la mayor parte de la gente most people

la tercera parte de a third of

repartir algo a partes iguales to share something out equally

en parte to a certain extent, partly

por mi/tu parte for my/your part

por partes bit by bit

2 part (place).

en alguna parte somewhere

en otra parte elsewhere, somewhere else

no lo veo por ninguna parte I can't find it anywhere

¿de qué parte de España es? what part of Spain is he from?, whereabouts in Spain is he from?

en todas partes cuecen habas (figurative) it's the same the whole world over

3 side (bando, lado).

estar/ponerse de parte de alguien to be on/to take somebody's side

por parte de padre/madre on one's father's/mother's side

por una parte… por otra… on the one hand… on the other (hand)…

por otra parte what is more, besides (además)

tener a alguien de parte de uno to have somebody on one's side

4 (spare) part, spare (repuesto). (Mexican Spanish)

5 party, side.

6 region, place.

7 communication, communiqué, message, notice.

m.

report.

dar parte (a alguien de algo) to report (something to somebody)

parte de accidente (accident) claim form (para aseguradora)

parte facultativo o médico medical report

parte meteorológico weather report

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: partir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: partir.

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parte

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) part; (en una partición) portion

■ divide el pastel en tres partes cut the cake into three (slices)

2 (en negocio) share

■ yo quiero la parte que me toca de los beneficios I want my share of the profits

3 (lugar) place

■ no lo venden en ninguna parte they don't sell it anywhere

■ no sabemos en qué parte del país está we don't know whereabouts in the country it is

■ en esta parte de la ciudad hay muchos bares there are lots of bars in this area

4 (en un conflicto) side

■ las dos partes quieren llevar la razón both sides believe they are right

5 DERECHO party

► nombre masculino

1 (comunicado) official report

■ han dicho en el parte que iba a llover the weather report said it was going to rain

► nombre femenino plural partes

1 familiar privates, private parts

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar parte to report

de parte a parte through

de parte de on behalf of, from

■ vengo de parte de mi padre my father sent me

■ llaman de parte de la central I have a call from head office

¿de parte de quien? who's calling please?

de un tiempo a esta parte up until now

en parte partly

■ en parte tienes razón you have a point there

estar de parte de to support

formar parte de to be part of

■ para formar parte del comité hay que ser socio you have to be a member to sit on the committee

llevar la mejor/peor parte to have the best/worst of it

no llevar a ninguna parte not to lead anywhere

por todas partes everywhere

por una parte,... por otra... on the one hand..., on the other hand...

tomar parte to take sides

tomar parte en algo to take part in something

vamos/vayamos por partes one step at a time

parte de la oración part of speech

parte médico medical report

parte meteorológico weather report

partes pudendas private parts

partes vergonzosas private parts

* * *
1. noun m.
report, dispatch
2. noun f.
1) part

2) share

3) side, party

4) place

5) role

•

- en parte
- parte delantera
- parte trasera
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I
SM

1) (=informe) report

dar parte a algn — to report to sb

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's note; [por cese] certificate of leaving employment, ≈ P45

parte de defunción — death certificate

parte facultativo, parte médico — medical report, medical bulletin

parte meteorológico — weather forecast, weather report

2) (Mil) 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 [de boda] wedding invitation; (Aut) speeding ticket
II
SF

1) (=sección) 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 mía — I'm partly to blame for the situation

• la parte de abajo — the bottom

• la parte de arriba — the top

• la parte de atrás — the back

• la cuarta parte — a quarter

han perdido la cuarta parte de las ganancias — they've lost a quarter of the profits

• la parte delantera — the front

• ser parte esencial de algo — to be an essential part of sth

• 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? -sí, aunque ya hemos gastado la mayor parte — "do you have any money left?" - "yes, though we've spent most of it"

• la tercera parte — a third

reducir algo en una tercera parte — to reduce sth by a third

parte de la oración — part of speech

2) [en locuciones]

• de parte de, llamo de parte de Juan — I'm 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 quién? — [al teléfono] who's calling?

• en parte — partly, in part

se debe en parte a su falta de experiencia — it's partly due to his lack of experience, it's due in part to his lack of experience

tienes razón solo en parte — you're only partly right

• formar parte de algo, ¿cuándo entró a formar parte de la organización? — 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

• en gran parte — to a large extent

• por otra parte — on the other hand

por una parte... por otra (parte) — on the one hand,... on the other

• 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

• ¡ vayamos por partes! — let's take it one step at a time!

3) (=participación) share

mi parte de la herencia — my share of the inheritance

como parte del pago — in part exchange

• a partes iguales — in equal shares

• ir a la parte — to go shares

• tener parte en algo — to share in sth

• tomar parte (en algo) — to take part (in sth)

¿cuántos corredores tomarán 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

- llevarse la mejor parte

- poner de su parte

tienes que poner de tu parte — you have to do your bit o share

- quedarse con la parte del león
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?

• en alguna parte — somewhere

en alguna parte de Europa — somewhere in Europe

• en cualquier parte — anywhere

• en ninguna parte — nowhere

en ninguna parte del país — nowhere in the country

por ahí no se va a ninguna parte — (lit) that way doesn't lead anywhere; (fig) that will get us nowhere

• ir a otra parte — to go somewhere else

debe de estar en otra parte — it must be somewhere else

• en o por todas partes — everywhere

en todas partes de España — all over Spain

- en las cinco partes del mundo

- de una parte a otra

- tomar algo en buena parte

- echar algo a mala parte

- de algún o un tiempo a esta parte

en salva sea la parte Esp euf (=trasero) —

le dio una patada en salva sea la parte — she gave him a kick up the behind
haba
5) (=bando) side

• estar de parte de algn — to be on sb's side

estoy de tu parte — I'm on your side

¿de parte de quién estás tú? — whose side are you on?

todo está de su parte — everything is in his favour

• ponerse de parte de algn — to side with sb, take sb's side

6) [indicando parentesco] side

es primo por parte de madre — he's a cousin on my mother's side

7) (Dep) [en partido] half

• primera parte — first half

• segunda parte — second half

8) (Teat) part

9) (Jur) [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 intervención de terceras partes — without the involvement of third parties

- ser juez y parte

parte actora — plaintiff

parte acusadora — prosecution

parte contraria — opposing party

10) pl partes euf (=genitales) private parts euf, privates euf

recibió un golpe en sus partes — he was hit in the privates euf

partes íntimas, partes pudendas — private parts

11) pl partes † (=cualidades) parts, qualities, talents

buenas partes — good parts

12) Méx spare part

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I
masculino

1) (informe, comunicación) report

dar parte de un incidente — particular to report an incident; autoridad to file a report about an incident

dar parte de enfermo — to call in sick

- parte de defunción

- parte de guerra

- parte facultativo

- parte meteorológico

2) (Andes) ( multa) ticket (colloq), fine

me pasaron or me pusieron un parte — I got a ticket o a fine
II
femenino

1)

a) (porción, fracción) part

tres partes iguales — three equal parts

una sexta parte de los beneficios — a sixth of the profits

pasa la mayor or gran parte del tiempo al teléfono — she spends most of her o the time on the phone

la mayor parte de los participantes — the majority of o most of the participants

su parte de la herencia — his share of the inheritance

me siento parte integrante del equipo — I feel I'm a full member of the team

esto se debe en gran parte a... — this is largely due to...

b) ( de lugar) part

la parte antigua de la ciudad — the old part of the city

¿de qué parte de México eres? — what part of Mexico are you from?

en la parte de atrás — at the back

atravesamos la ciudad de parte a parte — we crossed from one side of the city to the other

- parte de la oración

2) (en locs)

en parte — partly

en parte es tu culpa — it's partly your fault

en gran parte — largely

es, en buena parte, culpa suya — it is, to a large o great extent, his own fault

de un tiempo a esta parte — for some time now

de unos meses a esta parte la situación ha empeorado — the situation has deteriorated over the past few months

de parte de alguien — on behalf of somebody

llamo de parte de María — I'm ringing on behalf of María

dale recuerdos de mi parte — give him my regards

muy amable de su parte — (that is/was) very kind of you

de parte del director que subas a verlo — the director wants you to go up and see him

vengo de parte del señor Díaz — Mr Díaz sent me

¿de parte de quién? — ( por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? (frml)

¿tú de parte de quién estás? — whose side are you on?

se puso de su parte — he sided with her

tienes que poner de tu parte — you have to do your share o part o (BrE colloq) bit

formar parte de algo — pieza/sección to be part of something; persona/país to belong to something

entrar a formar parte de algo — to join something

por mi/tu/su parte — for my/your/his part

yo, por mi parte... — I, for my part... (frml), as far as I'm concerned...

por parte de: fue un error por parte nuestra/de la compañía it was a mistake on our part/on the part of the company; por parte de or del padre on his father's side; por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section; vayamos por partes let's take it step by step; por otra parte ( además) anyway, in any case; ( por otro lado) however, on the other hand; salva sea la parte — (euf & hum) rear (colloq & euph)

3) ( participación) part

yo no tuve parte en eso — I played no part in that

tomar parte — to take part

4) ( lugar)

vámonos a otra parte — let's go somewhere else o (AmE) someplace else

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte — this isn't getting o leading us anywhere

¿adónde vas? - a ninguna parte — where are you going? - nowhere

en cualquier parte — anywhere

a/en todas partes — everywhere

en alguna parte — somewhere

no aparece por ninguna parte — I can't find it anywhere

5) (en negociación, contrato, juicio) party

las partes contratantes — the parties to the contract

las partes firmantes — the signatories

ambas partes quieren negociar — both sides want to negotiate

la parte demandante — the plaintiff/plaintiffs

6) (Teatr) part, role

mandarse la(s) parte(s) (CS) — (fam) to show off

7) (Méx) ( repuesto) part, spare (part)

8) partes femenino plural (euf) ( genitales) private parts (pl) (euph)

•

- partes pudendas

* * *

= body, end, part, part, party, piece, portion, quarter, section, segment, sequence, share, report.

Nota: Documento que presenta el resultado de las actividades de un individuo o una organización.

Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. A part is one of the subordinate units into which an item has been divided by the author, publisher, or manufacturer.

Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex. A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex. A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

Ex. The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

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* a alguna parte = someplace.

* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* dar parte de = report.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* de otras partes = further afield.

* de parte de = on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].

* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.

* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.

* de todas partes = from far and wide.

* de una parte a otra = back and forth.

* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* en alguna parte = someplace.

* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* en la parte de atrás = in the back, at the rear.

* en la parte de delante = at the front.

* en la parte delantera = at the front.

* en la parte posterior = in the back.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost.

* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.

* en ninguna parte = nowhere.

* en otra parte = elsewhere, further afield.

* en otras partes = further afield.

* en parte = in part, part of the way, partial, partially, partly.

* en parte + Nombre = part + Nombre.

* en qué parte = whereabouts.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en su parte central = at its core.

* en todas partes = all around, far and wide, far and wide.

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].

* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* formar parte = form + part.

* formar parte de = be part of, be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.

* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.

* formar parte de un comite = serve on + committee.

* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.

* formar parte integral de = be an integral part of.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.

* mínima parte = fraction.

* no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.

* numeración de las partes = numbering of parts.

* parte afectada = stakeholder.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* parte azotada por el viento = windward.

* parte de accidente = accident report.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* parte delantera = fore-end.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* parte de una publicación = component part.

* parte en un contrato = contracting party.

* parte expuesta al viento = windward.

* parte implicada = stakeholder.

* parte inferior = bottom, underside.

* parte inferior derecha = lower right.

* parte integral = integral part.

* parte integrante = integral part, fixture.

* parte interesada = interested party, stakeholder, concerned party.

* parte metereológico = weather forecast.

* parte musical = part.

* parte posterior = backside, rear.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* parte protegida = lee.

* parte protegida del viento = leeward.

* parte que falta = missing part.

* partes = bits and pieces.

* partes beligerantes = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes de un conflicto = warring factions, warring parties.

* parte segunda = revisited.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* partes enfrentadas = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes implicadas, las = parties involved, the, parties concerned, the.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* parte trasera = back, rear.

* parte vital = lifeblood.

* parte Y la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* Posesivo + partes = Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + privates.

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que forma parte en = involved in.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* relación parte/todo = whole/part relationship.

* segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.

* ser parte de = be part of, be a part of, fall under.

* sinónimo en parte = near synonym.

* subparte = subpart.

* tenemos intereses en ambas partes = our feet are in both worlds.

* todas las partes implicadas = all concerned.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* * *
I
masculino

1) (informe, comunicación) report

dar parte de un incidente — particular to report an incident; autoridad to file a report about an incident

dar parte de enfermo — to call in sick

- parte de defunción

- parte de guerra

- parte facultativo

- parte meteorológico

2) (Andes) ( multa) ticket (colloq), fine

me pasaron or me pusieron un parte — I got a ticket o a fine
II
femenino

1)

a) (porción, fracción) part

tres partes iguales — three equal parts

una sexta parte de los beneficios — a sixth of the profits

pasa la mayor or gran parte del tiempo al teléfono — she spends most of her o the time on the phone

la mayor parte de los participantes — the majority of o most of the participants

su parte de la herencia — his share of the inheritance

me siento parte integrante del equipo — I feel I'm a full member of the team

esto se debe en gran parte a... — this is largely due to...

b) ( de lugar) part

la parte antigua de la ciudad — the old part of the city

¿de qué parte de México eres? — what part of Mexico are you from?

en la parte de atrás — at the back

atravesamos la ciudad de parte a parte — we crossed from one side of the city to the other

- parte de la oración

2) (en locs)

en parte — partly

en parte es tu culpa — it's partly your fault

en gran parte — largely

es, en buena parte, culpa suya — it is, to a large o great extent, his own fault

de un tiempo a esta parte — for some time now

de unos meses a esta parte la situación ha empeorado — the situation has deteriorated over the past few months

de parte de alguien — on behalf of somebody

llamo de parte de María — I'm ringing on behalf of María

dale recuerdos de mi parte — give him my regards

muy amable de su parte — (that is/was) very kind of you

de parte del director que subas a verlo — the director wants you to go up and see him

vengo de parte del señor Díaz — Mr Díaz sent me

¿de parte de quién? — ( por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? (frml)

¿tú de parte de quién estás? — whose side are you on?

se puso de su parte — he sided with her

tienes que poner de tu parte — you have to do your share o part o (BrE colloq) bit

formar parte de algo — pieza/sección to be part of something; persona/país to belong to something

entrar a formar parte de algo — to join something

por mi/tu/su parte — for my/your/his part

yo, por mi parte... — I, for my part... (frml), as far as I'm concerned...

por parte de: fue un error por parte nuestra/de la compañía it was a mistake on our part/on the part of the company; por parte de or del padre on his father's side; por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section; vayamos por partes let's take it step by step; por otra parte ( además) anyway, in any case; ( por otro lado) however, on the other hand; salva sea la parte — (euf & hum) rear (colloq & euph)

3) ( participación) part

yo no tuve parte en eso — I played no part in that

tomar parte — to take part

4) ( lugar)

vámonos a otra parte — let's go somewhere else o (AmE) someplace else

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte — this isn't getting o leading us anywhere

¿adónde vas? - a ninguna parte — where are you going? - nowhere

en cualquier parte — anywhere

a/en todas partes — everywhere

en alguna parte — somewhere

no aparece por ninguna parte — I can't find it anywhere

5) (en negociación, contrato, juicio) party

las partes contratantes — the parties to the contract

las partes firmantes — the signatories

ambas partes quieren negociar — both sides want to negotiate

la parte demandante — the plaintiff/plaintiffs

6) (Teatr) part, role

mandarse la(s) parte(s) (CS) — (fam) to show off

7) (Méx) ( repuesto) part, spare (part)

8) partes femenino plural (euf) ( genitales) private parts (pl) (euph)

•

- partes pudendas

* * *

= body, end, part, part, party, piece, portion, quarter, section, segment, sequence, share, report.

Nota: Documento que presenta el resultado de las actividades de un individuo o una organización.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: A part is one of the subordinate units into which an item has been divided by the author, publisher, or manufacturer.

Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* dar parte de = report.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* de otras partes = further afield.

* de parte de = on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].

* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.

* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.

* de todas partes = from far and wide.

* de una parte a otra = back and forth.

* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* en alguna parte = someplace.

* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* en la parte de atrás = in the back, at the rear.

* en la parte de delante = at the front.

* en la parte delantera = at the front.

* en la parte posterior = in the back.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost.

* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.

* en ninguna parte = nowhere.

* en otra parte = elsewhere, further afield.

* en otras partes = further afield.

* en parte = in part, part of the way, partial, partially, partly.

* en parte + Nombre = part + Nombre.

* en qué parte = whereabouts.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en su parte central = at its core.

* en todas partes = all around, far and wide, far and wide.

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].

* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* formar parte = form + part.

* formar parte de = be part of, be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.

* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.

* formar parte de un comite = serve on + committee.

* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.

* formar parte integral de = be an integral part of.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.

* mínima parte = fraction.

* no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.

* numeración de las partes = numbering of parts.

* parte afectada = stakeholder.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* parte azotada por el viento = windward.

* parte de accidente = accident report.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* parte delantera = fore-end.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* parte de una publicación = component part.

* parte en un contrato = contracting party.

* parte expuesta al viento = windward.

* parte implicada = stakeholder.

* parte inferior = bottom, underside.

* parte inferior derecha = lower right.

* parte integral = integral part.

* parte integrante = integral part, fixture.

* parte interesada = interested party, stakeholder, concerned party.

* parte metereológico = weather forecast.

* parte musical = part.

* parte posterior = backside, rear.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* parte protegida = lee.

* parte protegida del viento = leeward.

* parte que falta = missing part.

* partes = bits and pieces.

* partes beligerantes = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes de un conflicto = warring factions, warring parties.

* parte segunda = revisited.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* partes enfrentadas = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes implicadas, las = parties involved, the, parties concerned, the.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* parte trasera = back, rear.

* parte vital = lifeblood.

* parte Y la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* Posesivo + partes = Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + privates.

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que forma parte en = involved in.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* relación parte/todo = whole/part relationship.

* segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.

* ser parte de = be part of, be a part of, fall under.

* sinónimo en parte = near synonym.

* subparte = subpart.

* tenemos intereses en ambas partes = our feet are in both worlds.

* todas las partes implicadas = all concerned.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* * *

parte¹

masculine

A (informe, comunicación) report

me veo obligado a dar parte de este incidente I shall have to report this incident o file a report about this incident

llamó para dar parte de enfermo he called in sick

dio parte de sin novedad ( Mil) he reported that all was well

Compuestos:

● parte de defunción

death certificate

● parte de guerra

dispatch

● parte facultativo

medical report o bulletin

● parte médico

medical report o bulletin

● parte meteorológico

weather report

B ( Andes) (multa) ticket ( colloq), fine

me pasaron or sacaron or pusieron un parte I got a ticket o a fine

parte²

feminine

A

1 (porción, fracción) part

divídelo en tres partes iguales divide it into three equal parts

una sexta parte de los beneficios a sixth of the profits

entre 180 y 300 partes por millón between 180 and 300 parts per million

parte de lo recaudado part of the money collected

destruyó la mayor parte de la cosecha it destroyed most of the harvest

la mayor parte del tiempo most of her/your/the time

la mayor parte de los participantes the majority of o most of the participants

su parte de la herencia his share of the inheritance

tenemos nuestra parte de responsabilidad en el asunto we have to accept part of o a certain amount of responsibility in this affair

por fin me siento parte integrante del equipo I finally feel I'm a full member of the team

forma parte integral del libro it is an integral part of the book

2 (de un lugar) part

la parte antigua de la ciudad the old part of the city

soy español — ¿de qué parte (de España)? I'm Spanish — which part (of Spain) are you from?

en la parte de atrás de la casa at the back of the house

en la parte de arriba de la estantería on the top shelf

atravesamos la ciudad de parte a parte we crossed from one side of the city to the other

Compuestos:

● parte de la oración

part of speech

● parte del león

lion's share

B ( en locs):

en parte partly

en parte es culpa tuya it's partly your fault

esto se debe, en gran parte, al aumento de la demanda this is largely due to the increase in demand

es, en buena parte, culpa suya it is, to a large o great extent, his own fault

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now

de cinco meses a esta parte la situación se ha venido deteriorando the situation has been deteriorating these past five months o over the past five months

de mi/tu/su parte from me/you/him

díselo de mi parte tell him from me

dale saludos de parte de todos nosotros give him our best wishes o say hello from all of us

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards

llévale esto a Pedro de mi parte take Pedro this from me

muy amable de su parte (that is/was) very kind of you

de parte del director que subas a verlo the director wants you to go up and see him, the director says you're to go up and see him

vengo de parte del señor Díaz Mr Díaz sent me

¿de parte de quién? (por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? ( frml)

¿tú de parte de quién estás? whose side are you on?

se puso de su parte he sided with her

yo te ayudaré, pero tú también tienes que poner de tu parte I'll help you, but you have to do your share o part o ( BrE colloq) bit

forman parte del mecanismo de arranque they are o they form part of the starting mechanism

forma parte de la delegación china she's a member of the Chinese delegation

forma parte del equipo nacional she's a member of the national team, she's on ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the national team

entró a formar parte de la plantilla he joined the staff

por mi/tu/su parte for my/your/his part

yo, por mi parte, no tengo inconveniente I, for my part, have no objection ( frml), as far as I'm concerned, there's no problem

por parte de on the part of

exige un conocimiento de la materia por parte del lector it requires the reader to have some knowledge of the subject, it requires some knowledge of the subject on the part of the reader

reclamaron una mayor atención a este problema por parte de la junta they demanded that the board pay greater attention to this problem

su interrogatorio por parte del fiscal his questioning by the prosecutor

por parte de or del padre on his father's side

por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section

vayamos por partes ¿cómo empezó la discusión? let's take it step by step, how did the argument start?

por otra parte (además) anyway, in any case; (por otro lado) however, on the other hand

salva sea la parte ( euf hum); derrière ( euph hum), sit-upon ( BrE euph hum)

el que parte y reparte se lleva la mejor parte he who cuts the cake takes the biggest slice

C (participación) part

yo no tuve parte en eso I played no part in that

no le dan parte en la toma de decisiones she isn't given any say in decision-making

no quiso tomar parte en el debate she did not wish to take part in o to participate in the debate

los atletas que tomaron parte en la segunda prueba the athletes who competed in o took part in o participated in the second event

D

(lugar): vámonos a otra parte let's go somewhere else o ( AmE) someplace else

va a pie a todas partes she goes everywhere on foot, she walks everywhere

se consigue en cualquier parte you can get it anywhere

en todas partes everywhere

tiene que estar en alguna parte it must be somewhere

no aparece por ninguna parte I can't find it anywhere o it's nowhere to be found

este camino no lleva a ninguna parte this path doesn't lead anywhere

esta discusión no nos va a llevar a ninguna parte this discussion isn't going to get us anywhere

mandar a algn a buena parte ( Chi fam euf); to tell sb to go take a running jump ( colloq), to tell sb to go to blazes ( colloq dated)

en todas partes (se) cuecen habas it's the same the world over

E

1 (en negociaciones, un contrato) party

las partes contratantes the parties to the contract

las partes firmantes the signatories

ambas partes están dispuestas a negociar both sides are ready to negotiate

2 ( Der) party

soy parte interesada I'm an interested party

Compuesto:

parte contraria

opposing party

F ( Teatr) part, role

mandarse la parte( RPl) or ( Chi) las partes ( fam); to show off

G ( Méx) (repuesto) part, spare part, spare

H partes fpl ( euf) (genitales) private parts (pl) ( euph), privates (pl) ( colloq euph)

Compuestos:

● partes pudendas

( euf); private parts (pl) ( euph), pudenda (pl) ( frml)

● partes vergonzosas

( euf); private parts (pl) ( euph)

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Del verbo partir: ( conjugate partir)

parte es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
parte
partir
parte sustantivo masculino
1 (informe, comunicación) report;
◊ dar parte de un incidente [ particular] to report an incident;

[ autoridad] to file a report about an incident;
◊ dar parte de enfermo to call in sick;

parte meteorológico weather report
2 (Andes) ( multa) ticket (colloq), fine
■ sustantivo femenino
1
a) (porción, fracción) part;

◊ tres partes iguales three equal parts;

pasa la mayor parte del tiempo al teléfono she spends most of her o the time on the phone;
la mayor parte de los participantes the majority of o most of the participants
b) ( en una distribución) share;

◊ su parte de la herencia his share of the inheritance

c) ( de lugar) part;

◊ ¿de qué parte de México eres? what part of Mexico are you from?;

en la parte de atrás at the back
2 ( en locs)
◊ en parte partly;

en gran parte to a large extent, largely;
en su mayor parte for the most part;
de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;
de parte de algn on behalf of sb;
llamo de parte de María I'm ringing on behalf of María;
dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards;
vengo de parte del señor Díaz Mr Díaz sent me;
¿de parte de quién? ( por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? (frml);
formar parte de algo [pieza/sección] to be part of sth;

[persona/país] to belong to sth;
◊ entrar a formar parte de algo to join sth;

por mi/tu/su parte as far as I'm/you're/he's concerned;
por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section;
vayamos por partes let's take it step by step;
por otra parte ( además) anyway, in any case;

( por otro lado) however, on the other hand;
◊ por una parte …, por la otra … on the one hand …, on the other …

3 ( participación) part;
◊ tomar parte to take part

4 ( lugar):
◊ vámonos a otra parte let's go somewhere else o (AmE) someplace else;

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte this isn't getting o leading us anywhere;
¿adónde vas? — a ninguna parte where are you going? — nowhere;
en cualquier parte anywhere;
a/en/por todas partes everywhere;
en alguna parte somewhere
5 (en negociación, contrato, juicio) party
6 (Teatr) part, role
7 (Méx) ( repuesto) part, spare (part)
partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
a) ( con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut;

◊ lo partió por la mitad he cut it in half

b) ( romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash;

‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
c) ( con golpe) ‹ labio› to split (open);

‹ cabeza› to split open
d) [ frío] ‹ labios› to chap

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (frml) ( marcharse) to leave, depart (frml)

b) [ auto] (Chi) to start

2
a) parte DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sth

b)

◊ a partir de from;

a parte de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a parte de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
a) [mármol/roca] to split, smash

b) ( refl) ‹ labio› to split;

‹ diente› to break, chip
parte
I sustantivo femenino
1 (porción, trozo) part: esas danzas y esos ritos forman parte de nuestra cultura, those dances and rites are part of our culture
2 (de dinero, herencia, etc) share
3 (lado, sitio) place, spot: lo puedes encontrar en cualquier parte, you can find it anywhere
4 (en un enfrentamiento, discusión) side: ¿de qué parte estás?, whose side are you on?
está de mi parte, he's on my side
tomar parte en, to take part in: no deberíamos tomar parte en esas discusiones, we shouldn't take part in those discussions
5 Jur party
II sustantivo masculino
1 (informe, comunicación) report: tienes que dar parte a la policía, you must inform the police
parte médico/meteorológico, medical/weather report
2 Rad Tel news
♦ Locuciones: de parte a parte: el espejo se rompió de parte a parte, the mirror broke in two
de parte de..., on behalf of...
Tel ¿de parte de quién?, who's calling?
en gran parte, to a large extent
en parte, partly
por mi parte, as far as I am concerned
por otra parte, on the other hand
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' parte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargarse
- accionariado
- adherirse
- adormecerse
- alma
- anterior
- apéndice
- arriba
- arte
- bajón
- caída
- caído
- chimenea
- colonizar
- consignar
- cuarta
- cuarto
- de
- deber
- décima
- décimo
- deformar
- deformarse
- delicadeza
- derecha
- derecho
- desnuda
- desnudo
- distribuir
- elemento
- encima
- encoger
- episodio
- ser
- escarpa
- este
- exterior
- fondo
- fuera
- gruesa
- grueso
- infante
- infrahumana
- infrahumano
- integrar
- integrante
- jirón
- juez
- les
- más
English:
account for
- act
- again
- against
- agenda
- anywhere
- appeal
- away
- back
- backbone
- backroom
- begin
- behalf
- bikini
- body
- bottom
- bulk
- buy out
- call
- civil
- claw back
- come away
- come under
- component
- constituent
- cross-examine
- croup
- cut
- damage
- day
- dispatch
- element
- else
- engage in
- for
- fourteenth
- fraction
- front
- good
- half
- hear of
- inner
- integral
- join
- join in
- largely
- linchpin
- lion
- listen
- mostly

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parte¹ nm

1. [informe] report;

dar parte (a alguien de algo) to report (sth to sb);

dimos parte del incidente a la policía we reported the incident to the police

Comp
parte de accidente [para aseguradora] (accident) claim form;
parte facultativo medical report;

parte de guerra dispatch;

parte médico medical report;

parte meteorológico weather report

2. Anticuado [noticiario] news bulletin

3. Andes [multa] fine [for a traffic offence]

parte² nf

1. [porción, elemento, división] part;

hizo su parte del trabajo he did his share of the work;

las partes del cuerpo the parts of the body;

“El Padrino, Segunda parte” “The Godfather, Part Two”;

la mayor parte de la gente most people;

la mayor parte de la población most of the population;

la tercera parte de a third of;

repartir algo a partes iguales to share sth out equally;

fue peligroso y divertido a partes iguales it was both dangerous and fun at the same time;

dimos la lavadora vieja como parte del pago we traded in our old washing machine in part exchange;

en parte to a certain extent, partly;

en gran parte [mayoritariamente] for the most part;
[principalmente] to a large extent;
en su mayor parte están a favor they're mostly in favour, most of them are in favour;

esto forma parte del proyecto this is part of the project;

forma parte del comité she's a member of the committee;

cada uno puso de su parte everyone did what they could;

por mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte for my/your/ etc part;

por mi parte no hay ningún problema it's fine as far as I'm concerned;

hubo protestas por parte de los trabajadores the workers protested, there were protests from the workers;

lo hicimos por partes we did it bit by bit;

¡vamos por partes! [al explicar, aclarar] let's take one thing at a time!;

ser parte integrante de algo to be o form an integral part of sth;

llevarse la mejor/peor parte to come off best/worst;

tomar parte en algo to take part in sth;

Comp

llevarse la parte del león to get the lion's share;

Comp
CSur
mandarse la parte to put on airs;

Comp
Euf
en salva sea la parte: le dio un puntapié en salva sea la parte she gave him a kick up the rear;

Prov

segundas partes nunca fueron buenas things are never as good the second time round

Comp
Gram parte de la oración part of speech
2. [lado, zona] part;

la parte de abajo/de arriba, la parte inferior/superior the bottom/top;

la parte trasera/delantera, la parte de atrás/de delante the back/front;

el español que se habla en esta parte del mundo the Spanish spoken in this part of the world;

viven en la parte alta de la ciudad they live in the higher part of the city;

¿de qué parte de Argentina es? what part of Argentina is he from?, whereabouts in Argentina is he from?;

la bala le atravesó el cerebro de parte a parte the bullet went right through his brain;

por una parte…, por otra… on the one hand…, on the other (hand)…;

por otra parte [además] what is more, besides

Comp
Méx parte baja [en béisbol] end of the inning
3. [lugar, sitio] part;

he estado en muchas partes I've been lots of places;

¡tú no vas a ninguna parte! you're not going anywhere!;

en alguna parte somewhere;

en cualquier parte anywhere;

en otra parte elsewhere, somewhere else;

en o [m5] por todas partes everywhere;

no lo veo por ninguna parte I can't find it anywhere;

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte this isn't getting us anywhere;

2.000 pesos no van a ninguna parte 2,000 pesos won't get you far;

Comp

en todas partes cuecen habas it's the same wherever you go

4. [bando] side;

las partes enfrentadas o [m5] en conflicto the opposing parties o sides;

estar/ponerse de parte de alguien to be on/to take sb's side;

¿tú de qué parte estás? whose side are you on?;

es pariente mío por parte de padre he's related to me on my father's side;

tener a alguien de parte de uno to have sb on one's side

5. Der [en juicio, transacción] party;

no hubo acuerdo entre las partes the two sides were unable to reach an agreement;

las partes interesadas the interested parties

Comp
la parte acusadora the prosecution;
parte compradora buyer;

parte contratante party to the contract;

parte vendedora seller

6. Euf [genitales]
partes privates;

partes pudendas private parts;

recibió un balonazo en sus partes a ball hit him in the privates

7. Méx [repuesto] (spare) part, spare

8. [en frases]
de parte de on behalf of, for;

traigo un paquete de parte de Juan I've got a parcel for you from Juan;

venimos de parte de la compañía de seguros we're here on behalf of the insurance company, we're from the insurance company;

de parte de tu madre, que vayas a comprar leche your mother says for you to go and buy some milk;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give her my regards;

fue muy amable/generoso de tu parte it was very kind/generous of you;

¿de parte de (quién)? [al teléfono] who's calling, please?;

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;

de un mes/unos años a esta parte for the last month/last few years

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parte

I m report;

dar parte a alguien inform s.o.;

dar parte file a report

II f

1 trozo part;

en parte partly;

en gran parte largely;

la mayor parte de the majority of, most of;

formar parte de form part of;

tomar parte en take part in;

tener parte en algo play a part in sth;

la parte del león the lion’s share;

ir por partes do a job in stages o bit by bit;

llevar la mejor/peor parte be at an advantage/a disadvantage

2 JUR party;

partes contratantes contracting parties, parties to the contract

3 ( lugar)

:

alguna parte somewhere;

en cualquier parte anywhere;

otra parte somewhere else;

en o

por todas partes everywhere;

en ninguna parte nowhere;

no llevar o

conducir a ninguna parte fig be going nowhere;

en otra parte elsewhere

4

:

de parte de on o in behalf of

5

:

por parte de madre/padre on one’s mother’s/father’s side;

estar de parte de alguien be on s.o.’s side;

ponerse de parte de alguien take s.o.’s side;

por una parte … por otra parte on the one hand … on the other (hand)

6

:

por otra parte moreover

7

:

desde un tiempo a esta parte up to now, up until now

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parte nm

: report, dispatch

parte nf

1) : part, share

2) : part, place

en alguna parte: somewhere

por todas partes: everywhere

3) : party (in negotiations, etc.)

4)

de parte de : on behalf of

5)

¿de parte de quién? : may I ask who's calling?

6)

tomar parte : to take part

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parte n

1. (en general) part

¿de qué parte de Inglaterra eres? which part of England are you from?

2. (a favor de) side

¿de parte de quién estás? whose side are you on?

se puso de parte de mi hermano she took my brother's side

a ninguna parte nowhere / not... anywhere

no voy a ninguna parte I'm not going anywhere

a todas partes everywhere

de parte de... from...

traigo este paquete de parte de mi padre this parcel is from my father

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards

¿de parte de quién? who's calling?

en alguna parte somewhere

en parte partly

en todas partes everywhere

formar parte de (cosa) to be a part of (persona) to be a member of

poner de tu parte to do your share / to do your bit

por mi parte as far as I'm concerned

por otra parte on the other hand

por una parte on the one hand

tomar parte en algo to take part in something

parte meteorológico weather report

Spanish-English dictionary > parte
5 encargado

adj.

in charge.

f. & m.

1 person in charge, man in charge, manager, head clerk.

2 attendant, tender.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: encargar.

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encargado

► participio pasado

1→ link=encargar encargar

► adjetivo

1 in charge

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 COMERCIO (hombre) manager; (mujer) manageress

2 (empleado) person in charge

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encargado,-a de curso EDUCACIÓN tutor

encargado,-a de negocios PLÍTICA chargé d'affaires

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(f. - encargada)

noun

person in charge

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encargado, -a
1.

ADJ

estar encargado de algo — to be in charge of sth, be responsible for sth

¿puedo hablar con la persona encargada de los impuestos? — can I speak to the person in charge of o responsible for taxes?

la arteria encargada de conducir la sangre — the artery responsible for directing blood flow

2.

SM / F (=responsable) [de tarea, expedición] person in charge; [de tienda, restaurante] manager; [de parque, cementerio] groundkeeper

quisiera hablar con el encargado de las obras — I would like to speak to the person in charge of the building work

él era el encargado de las bebidas — he was in charge of the drinks

el encargado de la librería — the person in charge of the bookshop, the manager of the bookshop

encargado/a de campo — (Dep) groundsman/groundswoman

encargado/a de curso — student representative

encargado/a de la recepción — receptionist

encargado/a de mostrador — counter clerk

encargado/a de negocios — (Pol) chargé d'affaires

encargado/a de obra — site manager

encargado/a de prensa — press officer

encargado/a de relaciones públicas — public relations officer

encargado/a de seguridad — security officer

encargado/a de vestuario — (Teat) wardrobe manager; (Cine, TV) costume designer

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I
- da adjetivo

encargado de algo/+ inf — responsible for something/-ing, in charge of something/-ing
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( de negocio) manager

quiero hablar con el encargado — I'd like to speak to the person in charge o the manager

b) ( de tarea)

tú serás el encargado de avisarles — it will be your responsibility to tell them

- encargado -da de negocios

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

encargado de algo/+ inf — responsible for something/-ing, in charge of something/-ing
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( de negocio) manager

quiero hablar con el encargado — I'd like to speak to the person in charge o the manager

b) ( de tarea)

tú serás el encargado de avisarles — it will be your responsibility to tell them

- encargado -da de negocios

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encargado¹

¹ = manager [manageress, -fem.], official, attendant, appointee, housekeeper [house-keeper], minder, business manager, line manager, warden, overseer, person-in-charge.

Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.

Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.

Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.

Ex: Upon hearing the favourable appraisal the committee was giving of her, the young appointee swelled with pride.

Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.

Ex: Education for librarianship should concern itself with encouraging self-reliance and sustained questioning rather than training servile machine minders.

Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.

Ex: The major advantage is that staff feel able to talk more freely to colleagues than to a line manager.

Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.

Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.

Ex: Every fax machine is to be assigned to a person-in-charge who will have the responsibility of distributing incoming fax messages to recipients.

* encargado de anotar los tantos = scorer.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.

* encargado de la colección = stock editor.

* encargado de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* encargado de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* encargado de la información = intelligence officer.

* encargado de la lista = list moderator.

* encargado del almacén = warehouse keeper, warehouseman [warehousemen, pl.].

* encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine-minder.

* encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.

* encargado de la tecnología de la información = information technologist.

* encargado del correo = mail clerk.

* encargado del desarrollo de nuevos productos = product developer.

* encargado de librería = bookstore clerk.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.

* encargado de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios = first aider.

* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* encargado de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.

* encargado de seguridad = security officer, security officer.

* encargado de ventas = sales manager.

* encargados = line management.

* encargados, los = people in charge, the.

* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

encargado² (de)

= in charge (of).

Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.

* bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil = young adult librarian.

* dejar a Alguien encargado de Algo = leave in + charge.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.

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encargado¹ -da

adjective

encargado DE algo:

la persona encargada de la caja chica the person in charge of o responsible for the petty cash, the person with responsibility for the petty cash

el empleado encargado de recibir a las visitas the member of staff responsible for receiving visitors

encargado² -da

masculine, feminine

1 (de un negocio) manager

quiero hablar con el encargado I'd like to speak to the person in charge o the manager

2

(de una tarea): tú serás el encargado de avisarles it will be up to you o it will be your responsibility to tell them, you will be responsible for telling them

el encargado de las obras de restauración the person in charge of the restoration work, the director of the restoration work

Compuestos:

● encargado/encargada de negocios

masculine, feminine chargé d'affaires

● encargado/encargada de seguridad

masculine, feminine safety officer

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Del verbo encargar: ( conjugate encargar)

encargado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
encargado
encargar
encargado
◊ -da adjetivo encargado de algo/hacer algo responsible for sth/doing sth, in charge of sth/doing sth

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( de negocio) manager, person in charge

b) ( de tarea):

◊ tú serás el encargado de avisarles it will be your responsibility to tell them

encargar ( conjugate encargar) verbo transitivo
1
a) encargadole algo a algn ‹ tarea› to entrust sb with sth;

◊ me encargó una botella de whisky escocés she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotch

b) encargado a algn que haga algo to ask sb to do sth

2 ‹mueble/paella/libro› to order;
‹informe/cuadro› to commission
encargarse verbo pronominal encargadose de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb;
◊ me tuve que encargado del asunto I had to take charge of the matter

encargado,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Com manager
2 (responsable) person in charge: Juan es el encargado de vigilarnos, Juan is the person in charge of our security
II adjetivo in charge
encargar verbo transitivo
1 (encomendar) to entrust: su madre le encargó que cuidara de sus hermanos, her mother entrusted her with the care of her brothers
2 Com (solicitar mercancías) to order: encargaremos una pizza, we'll order a pizza
(un servicio) to commission: ¿por qué no se lo encargas a ellos?, why don't you commission it from them?

' encargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cómitre
- encargada
- graduada
- graduado
- memoria
- responsable
- sobrecargo
- recibir
- tutor
English:
curator
- logistics
- manager
- monitor
- National Trust
- registrar
- scorer
- steward
- superintendent
- attendant
- buyer
- coroner
- file
- house
- job
- land
- prefect
- town
- warden

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encargado, -a

♦ adj

responsible (de for), in charge (de of);
está encargado de cerrar la oficina he's responsible for locking up the office, it's his job to lock up the office

♦ nm,f
[responsable] [de tarea, trabajo] person in charge; [de tienda, negocio] manager, f manageress;
él es el encargado de hacer las camas he's responsible for making the beds, it's his job to make the beds;

póngame con el encargado can I speak to the person in charge, please?

Comp
encargado de negocios chargé d'affaires
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encargado

I adj in charge (de of), responsible (de for)

II m, encargada f

1 person in charge

2 de negocio manager

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encargado, -da adj

: in charge

encargado, -da n

: manager, person in charge

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encargado n manager / person in charge

quisiera hablar con el encargado I want to speak to the manager

Spanish-English dictionary > encargado
6 quale

1. adj what

quale libro vuoi? which book do you want?

città quale Roma cities like Rome

2. pron: prendi un libro - quale? take a book - which one?

il/la quale persona who, that

cosa which, that

la persona della quale stai parlando the person you're talking about

3. adv as

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quale agg.interr.

1 ( riferito a un numero limitato di cose o persone) which: quale libro vuoi, questo o quello?, which book do you want, this one or that one?; quale cravatta mi devo mettere?, which tie shall I wear?; a quale medico ti sei rivolto?, which doctor did you go to?; in quale ospedale è ricoverato?, which hospital is he in?; non sapeva quale strada prendere, he didn't know which road to take; quali fiumi degli Stati Uniti sfociano nell'Oceano Atlantico?, which US rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean?

2 ( riferito a un numero indeterminato di cose o persone) what: quali film preferisci?, what (kind of) films do you like best?; quali persone frequenta?, what kind of people does he go around with?; quali novità ci sono?, what news is there?; quale tipo di musica ascolti di solito?, what kind of music do you usually listen to?; non so quale motivo l'abbia spinto a dimettersi, I don't know what made him resign; non puoi immaginare in quali condizioni lo trovai, you can't imagine what condition I found him in // provavo un non so quale senso di disagio, I felt vaguely uneasy

◆ agg.escl.: quale sorpresa!, what a surprise!; quale sciocchezza!, how silly!; quale onore!, what an honour!; quale gioia provai nel rivederla!, how happy I was to see her again!; quale errore hai commesso!, what a mistake you've made!; quali tristi ricordi suscitò nella mente!, what sad memories it brought back!

◆ agg.rel.

1 ( con valore di come, per lo più in corr. con tale) as: il risultato non fu quale ci si aspettava, the result was not the same as expected; il castello, ( tale) quale lo vedete ora, fu costruito due secoli fa, the castle as you see it now was built two centuries ago; alcune città quali Firenze e Venezia sono ricche di tesori d'arte, some cities, such as Florence and Venice, are rich in art treasures // quest'ombrello è tale quale il mio, this umbrella is just like mine; te lo restituirò tale e quale, I'll give it back to you exactly as it is; il luogo era tale e quale me l'avevi descritto, the place was just as you had described it to me // è tale e quale suo fratello, he's just like his brother; è suo padre tale e quale, he's the spitting image of his father // quale il padre, tale il figlio, like father, like son

2 (letter.) ( nelle similitudini) like: sfrecciavano nel cielo quali rondini, they soared into the sky like swallows

3 (letter.) (con valore di pron., per riprendere un discorso iniziato precedentemente): il quale padre Cristoforo..., he, Father Christopher...; dette le quali cose, uscì, having said this, he went out // la qual cosa, which: egli stesso mi diede la notizia, la qual cosa mi fece immensamente piacere, he gave me the news himself, which pleased me greatly

◆ agg.indef.

1 ( qualunque) whatever: quale ( che) sia stata l'importanza storica di questi scritti..., whatever historical importance these writings may have had...; quali ( che) siano i suoi difetti, è un uomo onesto, whatever his faults may be, he is an honest man

2 (letter.) (corr.) quale... quale, (uno... un altro) some... some

3 ( con uso pleonastico): c'era una certa qual amarezza nelle sue parole, there was something bitter in his words.

quale pron.interr.

1 ( riferito a numero limitato di persone o cose) which: quale di questi quadri preferisci?, which of these paintings do you like best?; quale dei due è tuo fratello?, which of the two is your brother?; quale tra queste è la chiave del box?, which of these is the garage key?; ''Vorrei comprare un disco'' ''Quale?'', ''I'd like to buy a record'' ''Which one?''; deve abitare in una di queste case, ma non so precisamente quale, he must live in one of these houses, but I don't know which one exactly; qual è la meglio riuscita tra queste foto?, which is the best of these photos?; quali sono i maggiori porti della Gran Bretagna?, which are the major ports in Great Britain?; comprerò una di queste auto, ma non ho ancora deciso quale, I'm going to buy one of these cars, but I haven't decided which yet; sono così somiglianti che non si riesce a distinguere qual è l'uno e qual è l'altro, they are so alike that you can't tell which is which (o you can't tell one from the other); non saprei per quale dei due votare, I wouldn't know which of the two to vote for

2 ( riferito a un numero indeterminato di persone o cose) what: qual è il tuo nome?, what is your name?; qual è la capitale della Norvegia?, what is the capital of Norway?; quali sono i tuoi hobby?, what are your hobbies?; non so quali siano i prezzi degli appartamenti, I don't know what flat prices are like; ignoro quale sia stata la causa della loro separazione, I don't know what made them split up; non mi hai ancora detto quali sono i tuoi progetti, you haven't told me what your plans are yet; non immaginava quali sarebbero state le conseguenze del suo gesto, he never imagined what the consequences of his act would be

◆ pron.rel.

1 ( riferito a persona) (sogg.) who, that; (compl. ogg. e ind.) who, (form.) whom; that; (poss.) whose [cfr. che¹, cui ]: c'era un signore il quale gentilmente mi indicò la strada, there was a man who kindly showed me the way; coloro i quali ne facciano richiesta, riceveranno una copia della rivista, those who request it will receive a copy of the magazine; ecco la star della quale tutto il mondo parla, here is the star (who) everyone is talking about; è un uomo del quale tutti apprezzano l'onestà, he's a man whose honesty is admired by everyone; sono persone sulle quali si può contare, they are people (who) you can rely on

2 ( riferito a cose o animali) (sogg. e compl.) which, that; (poss.) of which; whose [cfr. che¹, cui ]: il mondo nel quale viviamo, the world in which we live (o the world we live in); questa è la casa della quale ti parlavo, this is the house I was telling you about; erano gli anni nei quali andavano di moda i capelli lunghi, they were the years in which (o when) long hair was in fashion; la volpe è un animale del quale è proverbiale l'astuzia, the fox is an animal whose cunning is proverbial

3 per la quale, (fam.): è una persona non tanto per la quale, he's not up to much

◆ pron.indef.

1 (letter.) quale... quale, quali... quali, some... some: fra i testimoni quali confermarono, quali negarono il fatto, some of the witnesses confirmed the fact and some of them denied it

2 (ant., letter.) ( chiunque) whoever

3 quale che sia, ( qualsiasi) whichever, whatever: quale che sia il tuo parere in proposito..., whatever your opinion on the matter may be...

◆ avv. ( come, in qualità di) as: con la presente delego il Signor X, quale rappresentante della nostra società, I hereby delegate Mr X to act as representative for our company.

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['kwale]
1. agg

1) (interrogativo) what

a quale conclusione è giunta? — what conclusion did she reach?

per quale data conti di finire? — when do you hope to finish by?

in quale giorno vi siete incontrati? — when did you meet?

quali sono i tuoi programmi? — what are your plans?

per quale ragione? — why?

2) (scegliendo tra due o più cose o persone) which

quale stanza preferisci? — which room do you prefer?

3) (esclamazioni) what

quale onore! — what an honour!

4)

è tale e quale suo padre — he's just o exactly like his father

è tale quale l'avevo lasciato — it's just o exactly as I left it

5)

(con valore relativo: qualunque) quale che — whatever

accetterò quali che siano le condizioni — I'll accept whatever the conditions

6)

(fraseologia) per la qual cosa — for which reason

in un certo qual modo — in some way or other, somehow or other

2. pron interrog

(scegliendo tra due o più cose o persone) which

quale dei due scegli? — which of the two do you want?

3. pron rel

1) (soggetto: persona) who, (cosa) which, that

a tutti coloro i quali fossero interessati... — to whom it may concern...

suo padre, il quale è avvocato — his father, who is a lawyer

2)

(con preposizioni) l'albergo al quale ci siamo fermati — the hotel where we stayed o which we stayed at

il signore con il quale parlavi — the gentleman to whom you were talking

la collina della quale si vede la cima — the hill whose summit you can see

la ragione per la quale sono qui — the reason why I am here

3) (in elenchi) such as, like

piante quali l'edera e le rose — plants like o such as ivy and roses

pittori quali Raffaello e Leonardo — painters like o such as Raphael and Leonardo

4)

per la quale fam; non mi sembra una persona troppo per la quale — he doesn't inspire me with confidence

è stata una cena proprio per la quale — it was everything a dinner party should be

4. avv

(in veste di), (in qualità di) as

quale legale della signora — as the lady's lawyer

lo hanno assunto quale direttore — they employed him as manager

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['kwale] 1.
aggettivo interrogativo (fra un numero limitato di elementi) which; (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what

quale borsa vuole? — which bag would you like?

in -i paesi hai vissuto? — what countries have you lived in?

a quale fermata scendi? — which stop are you getting off at?
2.
pronome interrogativo (fra un numero limitato di elementi) which (one); (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what

quale vuoi? — which (one) do you want?

qual è la tua auto preferita? — what is your favourite car?

quale di queste due medicine è più efficace? — which of these two medicines is more effective?

di tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? — of all the employees, who are the most competent?

"ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" — "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"

con quale di questi personaggi vi identificate? — which of these characters do you identify with?
3.
aggettivo esclamativo what

quale onore! — what an honour!

quale gioia! — what bliss!
4.
aggettivo relativo

1) (come) such as

una catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista — a catastrophe such as had never been seen before

città -i Roma e Firenze — such cities as o cities such as Rome and Florence

2) (in qualità di) as

quale presidente dell'associazione — as president of the association

3) tale (e) quale (identico)

la situazione è rimasta tale quale — the situation is exactly the same

essere tale (e) quale a qcn. — to be the spitting o very image of sb.

ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo — I have a dress just like this one

4) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali pronome relativo

5) (soggetto) (persona) who, that

ha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato — he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me

coloro i -i — those who

6) (complemento) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa) which, that

l'amico al quale hai scritto — the friend to whom you wrote o (who) you wrote to

la regione dalla quale sono fuggiti — the region from which they escaped o (which) they escaped from

7) del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali (possessivo) whose

ha un fidanzato il nome del quale è John — she's got a boyfriend whose name is John

8) nel quale (tempo) when; (spazio) where
5.
aggettivo indefinito

1) (qualunque)

quale che sia la ragione... — whatever the reason

2) (rafforzativo)

in una certa qual misura — to a certain extent

in un certo qual modo — in a way

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quale

/'kwale/

v. la nota della voce 1. che.

I aggettivo interrogativo

(fra un numero limitato di elementi) which; (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what; quale borsa vuole? which bag would you like? in -i paesi hai vissuto? what countries have you lived in? a quale fermata scendi? which stop are you getting off at?

II pronome interrogativo

(fra un numero limitato di elementi) which (one); (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what; quale vuoi? which (one) do you want? qual è la tua auto preferita? what is your favourite car? quale di queste due medicine è più efficace? which of these two medicines is more effective? di tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? of all the employees, who are the most competent? "ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"; con quale di questi personaggi vi identificate? which of these characters do you identify with?

III aggettivo esclamativo

what; quale onore! what an honour! quale gioia! what bliss!

IV aggettivo relativo

1 (come) such as; una catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista a catastrophe such as had never been seen before; città -i Roma e Firenze such cities as o cities such as Rome and Florence

2 (in qualità di) as; quale presidente dell'associazione as president of the association

3 tale (e) quale (identico) la situazione è rimasta tale quale the situation is exactly the same; essere tale (e) quale a qcn. to be the spitting o very image of sb.; ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo I have a dress just like this one

V il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali

pronome relativo

1 (soggetto) (persona) who, that; ha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me; coloro i -i those who

2 (complemento) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa) which, that; l'amico al quale hai scritto the friend to whom you wrote o (who) you wrote to; la regione dalla quale sono fuggiti the region from which they escaped o (which) they escaped from

3 del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali (possessivo) whose; ha un fidanzato il nome del quale è John she's got a boyfriend whose name is John

4 nel quale (tempo) when; (spazio) where

VI aggettivo indefinito

1 (qualunque) quale che sia la ragione... whatever the reason...

2 (rafforzativo) in una certa qual misura to a certain extent; in un certo qual modo in a way.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > quale

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