1 (portion, proportion) parte; (f) the parts of the body las partes del cuerpo; it was all part of the job todo formaba parte del trabajo; this was only part of the story esta no era la historia completa; esto solo era parte de la historia; part of me wanted to apologize por un lado quería pedir perdón; una parte de mí quería pedir perdón
respect is a very important part of any relationship these customs are very much a part of our culture she had her own life and he was not part of it you're part of the family now remove the handle part they were able to walk part of the way together Woodhead spent part of his childhood in Kenya voting on whether to remain part of the Union or become independent I was a part of the team and wanted to remain a part of the team it has become so much a part of my life that I can't imagine things any other way why she hated him I don't know; part of it was that he had insulted her
it went on for the best part of an hourbest continuó durante casi una hora the [best]/[worst] part
you haven't heard the best part yet todavía no has oído lo mejor
the [worst] part is over for the [better] part of the day we spent the better part of an hour searching the [difficult] [hard] part the most difficult part was saying goodbye finding the money would be the hard part
in the early part of this centuryearly a principios de este siglo to [form] part of sth the volume forms part of a collection meat did not form part of their diet economic measures must form part of any solution milk of magnesia should form part of your holiday medical kit the [funny] part
the funny part of it is that nobody seemed to noticefunny lo gracioso es que nadie pareció darse cuenta
a good part of sthgood gran parte de algo children's needs account for a good part of the family budget
in great partgreat en gran parte thanks, in large part, to her help the change is due, in large part, to consumer demand this is in great part due to ... it was due, in great part, to the laws of nature we live in a society which is in large part determined by the underlying structure of our ethical beliefs the effect of the play depends in large part on the masterly use of dramatic irony no one noticed, in large part because it was convenient a large part of Linda's day is spent on the telephone the [greater] part of it is done she spent the greater part of her life helping the poor
in partin en parte you may repay the loan in whole or in part to pay a debt in part the levels of blood glucose depend in part on what you eat and when you eat in part this was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions the improvement was brought about in part by the Trade Union Movement
the book is good in parts hay partes del libro que son buenas; el libro es bueno en partes
a large part of sthlarge gran parte de algo in large part en gran parte
in the [latter] part of the year
for the most partmost (proportion) en su mayor parte; (number) en su mayoría; (usually) por lo general for the most part, this is still unexplored terrain en su mayor parte, este es un territorio aún no explorado; the locals are, for the most part, very friendly los habitantes son, en su mayoría, muy simpáticos; the work is, for the most part, quite well paid el trabajo está, por lo general, bastante bien pagado
the staff, for the most part, are highly professional for the most part the Germans kept out of local disputes the New Guinea forest is, for the most part, dark and wet Democrats, for the most part, toed the party line professors, for the most part, are firmly committed to teaching, not research he is now resident, for the most part, in Boston for the most part the Germans kept out of local disputes part of the [furniture] I was accepted by the group as more or less part of the furniture very quickly the camera became part of the furniture, quite unobtrusive television has become part of the furniture of almost every household in the country
a man of (many) parts un hombre de muchas facetas
to be part and parcel of sth ser parte integrante de algo suffering and death are part and parcel of life el sufrimiento y la muerte son parte integrante de la vida
it's part and parcel of the scheme accepting that sort of criticism is part and parcel of the job these things happen to be part and parcel of my everyday reality these conflicts are part and parcel of the political process
2 (measure) parte; (f) one part alcohol to two parts water una parte de alcohol por cada dos partes de agua; mix together equal parts of salt and flour mezcle partes iguales de sal y harina
a concentration of only five parts per million it's three parts gone a scotch bottle, three parts empty use turpentine and linseed oil, three parts to two
3 (share, role) if only he could conceal his part in the accident he felt a sense of relief that his part in this business was now over he was arrested for his part in the demonstrations
to do one's partdo poner de su parte each one did his part everyone can do their part to help the war effort they say they're willing to do their part to help balance the budget parents must do their part to make sure their children attend school I have thought of a way to save Dolly, if only Dolly can do her part to [have] no part in sth/doing sth want nothing to do with I wanted to discuss it with her but she was having no part of it she said she would have no part in concealing the truth they would have no part in donations to political parties they've insisted they'll have no part in a process they say is not relevant to Estonia play no part in
he had no part in stealing ithad no intervino no participó en el robo;or to [play] a part (in sth/doing sth)
work plays an important part in her lifeplays el trabajo juega un papel importante en su vida racism played no part in the riots local people have an important part to play we believe she may have played a part in hiding the cash
to take part (in sth)take tomar parte (en algo); participar (en algo) are you taking part? I took part in one or two school plays he was forbidden to take part in dangerous sports he took part in the raid on Dresden some of the patients were asked to take part in an experiment thousands of students have taken part in demonstrations I asked her if she'd take part in a discussion about the uprising they want to take an active part in their country's affairs he denied that he took any part in the cover-up to [want] no part of sth
I want no part of thiswant no quiero tener nada que ver con esto I know exactly what he's going to propose and I want no part of it what some other clubs do is unfortunate, but we want no part of it he wanted no part of what he viewed as trivial arguments
4 (Teat) (Cine) papel; (m) he was just right for the part Alf Sjoberg offered her a large part in the play he was directing I knew the part by heart
to look the partlook vestir el cargo
to play the part of Hamletplay hacer el papel de Hamlet he's just playing a part está fingiendo
he was playing a part and she knew it [what] part do you play?
5 (region) [of city] parte; (f) zona; (f) [of country, world] región; (f) I don't know this part of London very well no conozco esta parte esta zona de Londres muy bien;or a lovely part of the country una región hermosa del país; what part of Spain are you from? ¿de qué parte de España eres?; delegates from all parts of the country delegados de todos los rincones del país
they drew on experience and knowledge from all parts of the organization there were cheers from all parts of the hall
in some parts of the world en algunas regiones del mundo; in this/that part of the world en esta/esa región
in this part of the world he knew storms could spring up out of nowhere smuggling is regarded as an honourable occupation in this part of the world I don't know much about the situation in that part of the world I like that part of Cape Town what part are you from?
in foreign partsforeign en el extranjero explorers returning from their travels in foreign parts
in round these partsorthese por aquí; por estos pagos; (informal) he's not from these parts no es de por aquí
the biggest thief in these parts what are you doing in these parts? he's the only person round these parts who would know look me up if you're ever in these parts round these parts they're known as teacakes he has been called simply "Master" in these parts since he was a boy
6 (side) [for] my part
for my part, I do not agreefor en lo que a mí se refiere por mi parte, no estoy de acuerdo;or the soldiers, for their part, agreed not to disrupt the election campaign Christopher's family despised my family, and they, for their part, hated Christopher's
to take sth in good partgood tomarse algo bien /he took our teasing in good part/, knowing it was not meant seriously he had accepted his misfortune in good part I agonized over having to pass on to Pasternak even the sort of objections with which I could not myself agree, but /he took it all in good part/ [on] sb's part
it was bad organization on their parton fue mala organización por su parte a mistake on the part of my brother there is opposition on the part of some I consider this a gross oversight on your part techniques on their part to keep us from knowing exactly what's going on there is no need for any further instructions on my part there have been numerous instances of excessive force on the part of security police it will arouse deep suspicions on the part of our allies
to take sb's parttake ponerse de parte de algn; tomar partido por algn she had through loyalty taken Rose's part Hugh was defending her - we could see that he was taking her part in this
7 (Mec) pieza; (f) a group of workers who make parts for generators how easy is it to get replacement parts if something goes wrong? spare parts for military equipment
8 (Gram) parte; (f)part of speechspeech parte de la oración; (f) categoría gramatical; (f) what part of speech is "of"? ¿qué parte de la oración es "de"?; ¿a qué categoría gramatical pertenece "de"?
principal parts of a [verb]
9 (Mús) parte; (f) the soprano part la parte de soprano
a song in four partssonga four-part songsong una canción a cuatro voces
10 (instalment) [of journal] número; (m) [of serialized publication] fascículo; (m) (TV) (Rad) (episode) parte; (f) Part One is out now and available from all good newsagents British Medical Journal, vol. 129, part 3 Part Two, Chapter One a serial in six parts a six-part serial /after the break, in part three/, we'll be looking at some answers to these questions
11 (US) (in hair) raya; (f) side/center part raya al lado/al medio; (f)
