What does partido in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word partido in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use partido in Spanish.

The word partido in Spanish means party, game, competition, match, leave, divide, on the basis of, break, split, crack, how did the game turn out?, what was the final score?, at this stage of the game, at this point, day by day, hand to mouth, fight hard, Communist Manifesto, hinge party, kingmaker party, ruling party, jurisdiction, judicial area, political party, PP, Socialist Party of the Basque Country - Basque Country Left, be a good catch, not be a good catch, take sides with, turn the game around. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word partido

party

nombre masculino (grupo político) (Politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Cuántos partidos se presentan a las próximas elecciones?
How many parties will participate in the next elections?

game, competition, match

nombre masculino (competición deportiva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El partido de baloncesto acabó con la victoria del equipo local.
The basketball game ended in a victory for the home team.

leave

verbo intransitivo (salir de un lugar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La excursión de hoy partió muy temprano.
Today's tour left very early.

divide

verbo transitivo (dividir, cortar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La pizza fue partida en seis porciones.
The pizza was divided in six pieces.

on the basis of

(tomar algo como base)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Lograron esclarecer el suceso partiendo de varias pistas.
They managed to shed light on the event on the basis of several clues.

break, split, crack

verbo pronominal (quebrarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El mástil se partió en dos.
The mast broke in two.

how did the game turn out?, what was the final score?

expresión (¿Quién ganó?)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

at this stage of the game

expresión (coloquial (demasiado tarde)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tengo sesenta años y, a estas alturas del partido, no voy a cambiar.

at this point

expresión (coloquial (en este momento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
¿Y a estas alturas del partido me dices que no querías casarte conmigo?

day by day, hand to mouth

expresión (CR (vivir al día)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ese pobre está coyol partido, coyol comido; no creo que haya podido ahorrar gran cosa.

fight hard

locución verbal (con todas las fuerzas)

Los hombres lucharon a brazo partido durante la batalla.
The men fought hard during the battle.

Communist Manifesto

nombre masculino (publicación, texto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Manifiesto Comunista se imprimió en 1848.

hinge party, kingmaker party

locución nominal femenina (política (partido político) (minority party forming coalition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese es un partido bisagra, le da igual pactar con unos que con otros.
It's a hinge party and they don't care who they make pacts with.

ruling party

(grupo en el poder)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jurisdiction, judicial area

(ES (unidad territorial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Cuántos partidos judiciales hay en Andalucía?

political party

(organización política)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese Senador pertenece al partido político más antiguo del país.
That Senator belongs to the oldest political party in the country.

PP

nombre masculino (sigla: Partido Popular) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se declara votante del PP.
He declared himself a PP voter.

Socialist Party of the Basque Country - Basque Country Left

locución nominal masculina (partido político) (political)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El PSE-EE es la federación del PSOE en el País Vasco.

be a good catch

locución nominal masculina (persona soltera: ser deseable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nicolás es un buen partido: es lindo, trabajador y buena persona.
Nicolas is a good catch. He's handsome, hard-working and a good person.

not be a good catch

locución nominal masculina (persona soltera: no ser deseable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El prometido de Luisa no trabaja y es un flojo: es un mal partido.

take sides with

locución verbal (apoyar algo, alguien)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

turn the game around

locución verbal (revertir el marcador)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El equipo volteó el partido a último minuto.
The team turned the game around at the last minute.

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