dept

BrE /dɛpt/ AmE /dɛpt/

noun en → es

1 DEPARTMENT [singular] B2

a part of a company, organization, or government that deals with a particular area of work

departamento, sección

  • the finance dept

Collocations human resources dept · finance dept

  • She works in the personnel department.

    Ella trabaja en el departamento de recursos humanos.

2 ACADEMIC [singular] C1

a part of a university that teaches particular subjects and does research in them

departamento, facultad

  • the English dept

Collocations English dept · mathematics dept

  • He teaches in the history department.

    Él enseña en el departamento de historia.