Part es un término general que es apropiado cuando se requiere de imprecisión <they ran only part of the way>.
Portion indica una parte asignada o repartida <cut the pie into six portions>.
Piece recalca el estar aparte, y se aplica a una parte separada del todo <a puzzle with 500 pieces>.
Member connota una de las unidades funcionales que constituyen un cuerpo <at the scene of the bombing, blood and body members were everywhere>.
Division se aplica a una parte grande o variada, que se produce mediante una acción o efecto cortante <the company's manufacturing division>.
Section es parecido a division, pero se aplica a una parte relativamente pequeña o uniforme <the entertainment section of the newspaper>.
Segment se aplica a una parte separada o marcada por líneas naturales de división o por un efecto similar <one small segment of the voting population>.
Fragment se aplica a una parte producida por una ruptura, un quebrantamiento o un efecto similar, o que se ha abandonado una vez que el resto ha sido usado, comido, gastado o perdido <only a fragment of the play still exists>.
Fraction connota un pequeño fragmento o parte de algo <a fraction of an inch>.
Slice sugiere una porción, un segmento o una muestra <a wide slice of the population saw the game on TV>.
Share sugiere una porción de algo perteneciente a, debido a o contribuido por un individuo <he sold his share of the business>.
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partverb
parted, has parted, is parting, parts
separar; separarse, despedirse; abrirse
Example sentences of
part
verb
•The crowd parted to let the president through.
•The rain stopped and the clouds parted.
•The big red curtains parted to reveal a new car!
•The Bible tells the story of how God parted the Red Sea.
•She closed her eyes and parted her lips.
More examples
•She parts her hair on the side.
•His dark hair was parted down the middle.
•The two lovers parted at dawn.
•Tomorrow we shall part and, I fear, never see each other again.
•She couldn't bear the thought of parting from her family.
