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"La parte" is a form of "parte", a noun which is often translated as "part". "El todo" is a form of "todo", an adjective which is often translated as "all". Learn more about the difference between "la parte" and "el todo" below.
la parte(
pahr
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teh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (portion)
a. part
Lo que es yo, desde luego no quiero tomar parte en esto.I, for one, don't want any part in this.
3. (area)
4. (place)
a. somewhere
¿Vamos a alguna parte donde podamos hablar en privado?Shall we go somewhere we can talk privately?
b. anywhere
A cualquier parte que vas, te encuentras con el mismo problema.Anywhere you go, you encounter the same problem.
c. everywhere
No me gusta ir al centro los fines de semana. Hay gente por todas partes.I don't like going downtown at weekends. There are people everywhere.
5. (sports)
6. (legal)
a. party
Las dos partes llegaron a un acuerdo y no fueron a juicio.The two parties reached an agreement and didn't go to court.
7. (faction)
a. side
Siempre que discutimos, te pones de su parte.Whenever we have an argument, you take her side.
a. spare part
Vendemos partes y accesorios para carros.We sell spare parts and accessories for cars.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. report
Según el parte meteorológico, nevará toda la noche.According to the weather report, it will snow the whole night.
las partes
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
10. (genitals)
a. private parts
Le dio una patada en sus partes y salió corriendo.She kicked him in his private parts and ran away.
todo(
toh
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. all of
La única hija de Ibáñez se quedó con toda la herencia.Ibanez's only daughter inherited all of her estate.
d. the whole of
Al final, el casero nos devolvió toda nuestra fianza.In the end, the landlord refunded the whole of our deposit.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
3. (totality)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
4. (emphatic)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Siga todo recto.Carry straight on.
La cocina estaba toda sucia.The kitchen was filthy.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. whole
Este médico ve el cuerpo y la mente como un todo.This doctor sees the body and the mind as a whole.
todos
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. all of
Sí, claro que vamos a tu fiesta. Cuenta con todos nosotros.Yes, of course we're coming to your party. You can count on all of us.
c. the whole of
Perdimos todos nuestros ahorros con aquella inversión.We lost the whole of our savings with that investment.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
a. of them all
Me gustan tus camisetas, pero esta es la más linda de todas.I like your T-shirts, but this one is the nicest of them all.
b. all of them
¿Vendieron todos los celulares? - Sí, todos.Did you sell all the cellphones? - Yes, all of them.
c. everyone (singular) (people)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Todos saben que Raúl y Fátima están saliendo.Everyone knows that Raul and Fatima are dating.
d. everybody (singular) (people)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Aquí me conocen todos.Everybody knows me here.
b. all of us (after prepositions)
¡Más fuerte! Vamos, canta para todos. Queremos escuchar tu hermosa voz.Louder! Come on, sing for all of us. We want to hear to your beautiful voice.
