partner

S2 W1

BrE /ˈpɑːtnə(r)/ AmE /ˈpærtnər/

noun en → es

1 RELATIONSHIP [singular] B1

a person with whom you have a romantic or sexual relationship

pareja, compañero(a) sentimental

  • be somebody's partner

Collocations life partner · romantic partner

  • She has been my partner for five years.

    Ella ha sido mi pareja durante cinco años.

2 BUSINESS [singular] B2

a person or company with whom you work together in business, especially someone who shares the profits and risks of a business venture

socio(a), socio comercial

  • be somebody's partner

Collocations business partner · legal partner

  • He is a business partner of mine.

    Él es un socio comercial mío.

3 DANCE [singular] C1

a person you dance with, especially in ballroom dancing or other formal dances

pareja de baile

  • dance with somebody

Collocations ballroom partner · dancing partner

  • She is a great ballroom dancing partner.

    Ella es una gran pareja de baile para el baile de salón.

4 SPORT [singular] B2

a person you play against or with in a sport, especially in tennis or table tennis

contrincante, compañero(a) de equipo

  • play against somebody

Collocations tennis partner · table tennis partner

  • He is my table tennis partner.

    Él es mi compañero de equipo para el ping-pong.

5 TEAM [singular] B1

a person who plays on the same team as you in a sport or game

compañero(a) de equipo, compañero(a) de juego

  • play for the same team

Collocations football partner · basketball partner

  • She is my basketball teammate.

    Ella es mi compañera de equipo para el baloncesto.

6 LEGAL [singular] C1

a person who shares the profits and risks of a business venture, especially in law firms or partnerships

socio(a) legal, socio(a) de empresa

  • be somebody's partner

Collocations legal partnership · business partner

  • She is a legal partner in the firm.

    Ella es una socia legal en la firma.

7 DATING [singular] B2

a person you are dating or going out with, but not necessarily living together or in a serious relationship

novio(a), cita

  • go out with somebody

Collocations dating partner · going-out partner

  • He is my dating partner.

    Él es mi novio.

8 WORK [singular] B2

a person you work closely with, often in a team or on a project together

compañero(a) de trabajo, colaborador(a)

  • work with somebody

Collocations work partner · project partner

  • She is my work partner.

    Ella es mi compañera de trabajo.