partial

parcial, incompleto

Que incluye solo una parte de algo, sin abarcarlo todo.

En inglés sencillo: Including only some of something, rather than all of it.

• We received a partial refund.
• This is only a partial list.
• The treatment led to a partial recovery.

Sinónimos: incomplete

Antónimos: complete, total

Expresiones frecuentes: partial payment, partial success, partial solution, partial account

aficionado, amante

Que siente gusto por una cosa o persona concreta, especialmente más que por otras.

En inglés sencillo: Liking a particular thing or person, especially more than others.

• I’m partial to cheese.
• She is rather partial to old films.
• Are you partial to a glass of wine?

Cómo se usa: be partial to someone/something (I’m partial to dark chocolate.)

Sinónimos: fond, keen

Expresiones frecuentes: partial to something, rather partial to

parcial, sesgado

Que favorece injustamente a una persona o a un bando frente a otro.

En inglés sencillo: Unfairly supporting one person or side more than another.

• The judge seemed partial.
• Students accused the teacher of being partial.
• A partial referee can ruin a fair competition.

Cómo se usa: partial towards someone/something (The referee seemed partial towards the home team.)

Sinónimos: biased, prejudiced

Antónimos: impartial, unbiased

Expresiones frecuentes: partial judge, partial towards someone, partial treatment, partial referee