partition

tabique, mampara

Pared o pantalla que separa unas zonas de una habitación de otras.

En inglés sencillo: A wall or screen that separates one part of a room from another.

• A partition separates the two desks.
• They installed glass partitions in the office.
• We removed the wooden partition to make one large room.

Sinónimos: divider, screen, dividing wall

Expresiones frecuentes: glass partition, room partition, movable partition

partición, división

División de un país o una región en zonas con gobiernos propios.

En inglés sencillo: The division of a country or region into separate areas with their own governments.

• Partition created two separate countries.
• Many families moved after the partition of India.
• The leaders opposed the partition of their country.

Sinónimos: division, splitting

Antónimos: unification

Expresiones frecuentes: partition of india, territorial partition

parte, porción

Una de las partes que quedan al dividir algo más grande.

En inglés sencillo: One of the parts left after something larger has been divided.

• Each partition had its own local government.
• The Russian partition covered a large area.
• Families lived in different partitions of the former kingdom.

Sinónimos: section, portion

Expresiones frecuentes: russian partition, separate partition

dividir, particionar

Separar algo en dos o más partes.

En inglés sencillo: To separate something into two or more parts.

• We partitioned the data into two groups.
• The program partitions each file into smaller sections.
• Can you partition the set into equal parts?

Cómo se usa: partition something into something (We partitioned the data into three groups.)

Sinónimos: divide, split, separate

Antónimos: combine

Expresiones frecuentes: partition something into, partition the data

dividir, compartimentar

Separar una habitación, un país u otro espacio en zonas distintas.

En inglés sencillo: To divide a room, country, or other area into separate sections.

• They partitioned the room with a screen.
• A wall partitions the office into two areas.
• The treaty partitioned the territory between two states.

Cómo se usa: partition something into something (They partitioned the office into three rooms.); partition something off (We partitioned off a quiet corner for reading.)

Sinónimos: divide, divide up

Expresiones frecuentes: partition a room, partition off something