section

sección, parte

Una parte de una cosa o lugar más grande.

En inglés sencillo: One part of a larger thing or place.

• Read the first section.
• They closed a section of the road.
• Which section of the newspaper do you read first?

Cómo se usa: section of something (This section of the book explains the rules.)

Sinónimos: part, portion

Expresiones frecuentes: section of something, sports section, section of road

sección

Los músicos de una orquesta que tocan el mismo tipo de instrumento, o sus instrumentos en conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: The musicians in an orchestra who play the same kind of instrument, or their instruments together.

• The brass section played loudly.
• Our string section needs two more players.
• The conductor asked the percussion section to begin again.

Expresiones frecuentes: brass section, string section, percussion section

dividir, seccionar

Dividir algo en partes separadas.

En inglés sencillo: To divide something into separate parts.

• Section the orange before serving it.
• She sectioned my hair before cutting it.
• The sample was sectioned into thin slices.

Cómo se usa: section something into something (Section the dough into six pieces.)

Sinónimos: divide, partition

Expresiones frecuentes: section an orange, section the hair, section something off