part

S1 W1

BrE /pɑːt/ AmE /pɑːrt/

noun / verb en → es

past parted pp partido ing partiendo

1 SECTION/PART [countable] A1

a piece or section of something larger

parte, sección

  • a part of sth

Collocations play a part in sth · take part in sth

  • This is just one small part of the whole project.

    Esta es solo una pequeña parte del proyecto completo.

2 ACTOR/PERFORMER [countable] B1

the role that an actor plays in a film, play, etc.

papel, personaje

  • play a part

Collocations actress's part · actor's part

  • She played the lead part in the movie.

    Ella interpretó el papel principal en la película.

3 JOIN/ATTEND [intransitive] A2

to be involved or take part in an activity, event, etc.

participar, tomar parte

  • take part in sth

Collocations take part in a meeting · take part in the discussion

  • Everyone is welcome to take part in our annual charity event.

    Todos están invitados a participar en nuestro evento benéfico anual.

4 DIVIDE [transitive] B1

to divide something into parts or sections

dividir, separar

  • part sth

Collocations part a cake · part a document

  • The teacher asked us to part the text into sections.

    El profesor nos pidió dividir el texto en secciones.

5 SEPARATE [transitive] B1

to separate or divide something from a whole

separar, dividir

  • part sth

Collocations part the hair · part the crowd

  • She parted her hair in the middle.

    Ella se separó el cabello en medio.

6 JOIN [intransitive] B1

to join or become part of something

unirse, formar parte de

  • part with sb/sth

Collocations part ways · part company

  • They decided to part ways after the argument.

    Decidieron separarse después de la discusión.

7 GIVE UP [transitive] B2

to give up or let go of something, especially emotionally

dejar ir, renunciar a

  • part with sth

Collocations part with money · part with possessions

  • It was hard to part with the old house.

    Fue difícil dejar ir la vieja casa.

8 DIVIDE [transitive] B1

to divide or split something into parts

dividir, separar

  • part sth

Collocations part a cake · part a document

  • The chef will part the fish into fillets.

    El chef dividirá el pescado en filetes.

Phrasal verbs

part with GIVE UP B2

dejar, renunciar a

  • I had to part with my old car.

    Tuve que deshacerme de mi viejo carro.

part ways SEPARATE B2

separarse, ir por caminos diferentes

  • We decided to part ways after the project ended.

    Decidimos separarnos después de que terminó el proyecto.

take part in JOIN/ATTEND A2

participar en, tomar parte en

  • She took part in the marathon.

    Ella participó en la maratón.

play a part in SECTION/PART B1

jugar un papel en, formar parte de

  • His decision played a big part in the outcome.

    Su decisión jugó un papel importante en el resultado.

part company with SEPARATE B2

separarse, dejar de trabajar con

  • They decided to part company after the disagreement.

    Decidieron separarse después del desacuerdo.

Idioms

play a part in sth B1

jugar un papel en algo, formar parte de algo

  • His decision played a big part in the outcome.

    Su decisión jugó un papel importante en el resultado.

take part in sth A2

participar en algo, tomar parte en algo

  • She took part in the marathon.

    Ella participó en la maratón.

part ways with sb/sth B2

separarse de alguien/algo, ir por caminos diferentes con alguien/algo

  • We decided to part ways after the project ended.

    Decidimos separarnos después de que terminó el proyecto.