parte

Definitions of parte
  1. noun
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
    synonyms: partizione
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    bulbo
    a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
    componente, costituente, elemento, membro
    an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
    by-pass
    a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out
    frazione
    a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
    pezzo, spezzone
    a separate part of a whole
    fascia, segmento
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    accessorio, supplemento
    a supplementary component that improves capability
    aggiunta, ammennicolo, ampliamento, giunta
    a component that is added to something to improve it
    trave
    long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
    curva
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    cristallo
    a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
    appiglio
    an appendage to hold onto
    impugnatura, manico, manopola, manovella, manubrio, presa
    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    hardware
    (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
    modulo
    a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
    telo
    a separate part consisting of fabric
    pixel
    (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
    frammento, gretola, scaglia
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
    pezzo di ricambio, ricambio
    an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
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    cosa, oggetto
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  2. noun
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    synonyms: compartimento, compartizione, comparto, divisione, frazionamento, partizione, ripartizione, sezione, suddivisione
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    attacco, germoglio, inizio, principio
    the first part or section of something
    mezzo
    an intermediate part or section
    appendice, chiusa, chiusura, coda, conclusione, fine, terminazione, termine
    a final part or section
    girone, round
    (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
    punto
    a geometric element that has position but no extension
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    concezione
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
  3. noun
    a portion of a natural object
    synonyms: brano, partizione, pezzo, porzione
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    parte del corpo, regione
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    angolo, spigolo
    a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
    fetta
    a thin flat piece cut off of some object
    sella
    posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
    garrese
    the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
    lombi, reni
    either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
    codrione
    the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    torace
    part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
    struttura anatomica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
    apparato, emuntorio, sistema
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    tessuto
    part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
    organo
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
    retto
    the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
    spalla
    the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
    busto, fusto, torso, tronco
    the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    petto, torace
    the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    torace
    the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
    anca
    either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
    addome, stomaco
    the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
    dorso, schiena, tergo
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
    gruppetto, lumino, minuto, piccino
    the slender part of the back
    culo, deretano, fondo schiena, lattina, sedere
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    sfrontatezza
    either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
    moncherino, moncone
    the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
    articolazione, comproprietario
    (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
    fattezze, lineamento
    the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
    briciola, frammento, frantume, gretola, minuzzolo, scaglia, scheggia, sverza
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    carbon fossile, carbone
    a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
    pepita
    a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
    potatura
    something that has been pruned off of a plant
    riga, rigo
    a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
    favilla
    a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
  4. noun
    the extended spatial location of something
    synonyms: regione, terra, territorio, zona
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    Ariete
    the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
    Toro
    the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
    Gemelli
    the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
    Cancro
    the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
    Leone
    the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
    Vergine
    the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
    Bilancia
    the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
    Scorpione
    the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
    Sagittario
    the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
    Capricorno
    the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
    Acquario
    the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
    Pesci
    the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
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    fondale, profondit...
    (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part
    aerospazio
    the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
    area, retrovia, zona
    an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
    cintura
    an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
    basso, fondo
    the lowest part of anything
    paradiso
    any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
    didentro
    the region that is inside of something
    mano, pannicolo, strato
    a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
    raggio
    a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
    aere, aria
    the region above the ground
    cavità, lacuna, vacuo, vuoto
    a region that is devoid of matter
    capo, cima, culmine, picco, sommità, sommo, vertice, vetta
    the upper part of anything
    zodiaco
    a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
    segno, segno zodiacale
    (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
    mare
    a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
    capitello
    the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
    contorno, linea
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
    estremità
    either extremity of something that has length
    nebbione
    the location of something surrounded by other things
    limite, segno, termine
    as far as something can go
    aperto
    where the air is unconfined
    comodino
    space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
    falda, strato
    one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
    testa
    the top of something
    idrosfera
    the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
    litosfera
    the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
    stratosfera
    the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
    superficie terrestre, terra
    the outermost level of the land or sea
    troposfera
    the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
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    ambito, luogo
    a point or extent in space
  5. noun
    a person involved in legal proceedings
    synonyms: parte in causa
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    litigante
    (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
    accusato, convenuto, imputato
    a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
    costruttore
    someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
    attore, querelante, ricorrente
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
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    anima, elemento, essere umano, individuo, microcosmo, persona, tipo, uomo
    a human being
  6. noun
    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
    synonyms: ruolo
  7. noun
    an organization to gain political power
    synonyms: forza politica, partito, partito politico
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    sinistra
    the older of two major political parties in the United States
    sinistra
    a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
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    organizzazione
    a group of people who work together
  8. noun
    a large and unbroken expanse or distance
    synonyms: distesa, tratto
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    distesa
    a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
  9. noun
    something determined in relation to something that includes it
    synonyms: brano, pezzo, porzione
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    unità linguistica
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    voce
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
    unità
    an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
    sostanza organica
    the substance of the body
    protoplasma
    the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
    parola, termine, vocabolo
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    sillaba
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
    morfema
    minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
    appellativo, denominazione, nome, nome proprio, nominativo
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    fonema
    (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
    rimasuglio, scampolo
    a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
    materiale
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    agglomerato, amalgama, composto, impasto, melange, mescola, mescolanza, miscela, miscuglio, mistione, misto, mix, pasticcio
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
    atomo, molecola, particella
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
    elemento, elemento chimico
    any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
    substrato
    the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
    elemento
    one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
    fluido
    a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
    essenza
    any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
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    collegamento, connessione, correlazione, denominatore comune, legame, nesso, rapporto, relazione, riferimento
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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