partido

Definitions of partido
  1. noun
    an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
    synonyms: encuentro
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    almenara, araña, araña de luces, candil, lucerna
    branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
    bote, trono
    a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    mingitorio, orinal, urinario
    a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate
    boca de riego, espita, grifo
    a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
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    artefacto
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  2. noun
    a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
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    combate de boxeo
    a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
    pelea de gallos
    a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
    prueba de buceo
    an athletic competition that involves diving into water
    final
    the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
    cuarto de final, cuartos
    one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
    semifinal
    one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
    prueba de natación
    an athletic competition that involves swimming
    combate de lucha
    a match between wrestlers
    salto de altura
    a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar
    salto de longitud
    a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
    salto con pértiga, salto de pértiga
    a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
    lanzamiento de peso
    an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible
    lanzamiento de martillo, martillo
    an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
    disco, lanzamiento de disco
    an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
    jabalina, lanzamiento de jabalina
    an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
    combate de boxeo profesional
    a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize
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    competición, concurso
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  3. noun
    a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
    synonyms: cuadrilla, equipo, partida, plantilla
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    cinco
    a team that plays basketball
    guardia
    (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
    club, equipo, nueve
    a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
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    unidad
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
  4. noun
    an organization to gain political power
    synonyms: partido político
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    partido demócrata
    the older of two major political parties in the United States
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    organización
    a group of people who work together
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