party

S1 W1

BrE /ˈpɑːti/ AmE /ˈpɑːrti/

noun en → es

1 CELEBRATION [countable] A2

a social gathering for celebration or entertainment

fiesta, celebración

  • have a party

Collocations birthday party · house party

  • We're having a party to celebrate my sister's graduation.

    Estamos teniendo una fiesta para celebrar la graduación de mi hermana.

2 POLITICAL GROUP [countable] B1

a group of people who share the same political beliefs and work together in elections

partido político, grupo político

  • the ruling party

Collocations political party · opposition party

  • The opposition party won the majority of seats in the election.

    El partido de la oposición ganó la mayoría de los escaños en las elecciones.

3 GROUP OF PEOPLE [countable] B1

a group of people who are together for a particular purpose or activity

grupo, conjunto

  • a party to the contract

Collocations tourist party · exploration party

  • The tourist party was led by a local guide.

    El grupo de turistas fue guiado por un guía local.

4 LEGAL ENTITY [countable] B2

a person or group involved in legal proceedings, such as a lawsuit

parte en el proceso legal

  • the defendant party

Collocations plaintiff party · defendant party

  • The plaintiff party has filed a motion for summary judgment.

    La parte demandante ha presentado una moción para un juicio sumario.

Idioms

to go to the party B1

irse de fiesta

  • After work, they decided to go to the party.

    Después del trabajo, decidieron irse de fiesta.

to crash a party B2

colarse en una fiesta

  • He decided to crash the party without an invitation.

    Decidió colarse en la fiesta sin invitación.

to throw a party B1

organizar una fiesta

  • They threw a party to welcome the new neighbors.

    Organizaron una fiesta para dar la bienvenida a los nuevos vecinos.