partial

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BrE /ˈpɑːʃəl/ AmE /ˈpærtʃəl/

adjective en → es

1 PARTIAL SUPPORT [attributive], [predicative] B1

showing support for or liking only some things, not all of them

parcial, parcialmente favorable

  • be partial to somebody/something

Collocations partial to chocolate · be partial to a drink

  • He's always been partial to a good glass of wine.

    Siempre ha sido parcial a una buena copa de vino.

2 PARTIAL INFORMATION [attributive], [predicative] B1

not complete or full; including only some parts of something

parcial, incompleto

  • a partial list/report

Collocations partial information · partial agreement

  • We have only a partial understanding of the situation.

    Solo tenemos una comprensión parcial de la situación.

3 PARTIAL SUPPORT [attributive], [predicative] B2

supporting or agreeing with something to some degree but not completely

parcial, parcialmente a favor

  • a partial agreement

Collocations partial support for an idea · partial victory

  • The committee gave only a partial approval to the plan.

    El comité dio solo una aprobación parcial al plan.

1 MATH [attributive], [predicative] C1

relating to or showing part of something, especially in mathematics and science

parcial, de parte

  • partial derivative

Collocations partial equation · partial sum

  • The partial derivatives of a function are its rates of change in each direction.

    Las derivadas parciales de una función son sus tasas de cambio en cada dirección.