department

department
noun
(a part or section of a government, university, office or shop: The Department of Justice; the sales department.) departamento, sección
- department store
department n
1. departamento / sección
the English department el departamento de inglés
2. ministerio
the Department of the Environment el Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
department
tr[dɪ'pɑːtmənt]
noun
1 (in shop) sección nombre femenino; (in company, organization) departamento, sección nombre femenino; (in university, school, hospital) departamento; (in government) ministerio
■ Mrs Scott is the new head of the English Department la Señora Scott es la nueva jefa del departamento de inglés
■ I'm just going up to the toy department subo un momento a la sección de juguetes
2 familiar (responsibility) campo, esfera, terreno
■ the cleaning is Andy's department la limpieza es cosa de Andy
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
department store grandes almacenes nombre masculino plural
department [di'pɑrtmənt] n
1) division: sección f (de una tienda, una organización, etc.), departamento m (de una empresa, una universidad, etc.), ministerio m (del gobierno)
2) province, sphere: esfera f, campo m, competencia f
department
n.
• departamento s.m.
• ministerio (Gobierno) s.m.
• negociado s.m.
• ramo s.m.
• sección s.f.
dɪ'pɑːrtmənt, dɪ'pɑːtmənt
noun
1) (of store) sección f; (of company) departamento m, sección f
2)
a) (Govt) ministerio m, secretaría f (Méx)

the Department of Education — el Ministerio de Educación

b) (AmE Adm)

the police/fire department — el cuerpo de policía/bomberos

3) (Educ) departamento m
4) (area of competence, responsibility) (colloq)

cooking is my husband's department — la cocina es cosa de mi marido (fam)

[dɪ'pɑːtmǝnt]
1. N
1) (gen) departamento m ; (in shop) sección f ; (Admin) sección f , oficina f

the toy department — la sección de juguetes

the English department — el departamento de inglés

2) [of government] ministerio m , secretaría f (Mex)

Department of Employment — Ministerio m or (Mex) Secretaría f de Trabajo

3) * [of activity]

gardening is my wife's department — del jardín se encarga mi mujer

men? I don't have any problems in that department — ¿los hombres? no tengo ningún problema en ese campo

2.
CPD

Department for Education and Employment N — (Brit) Ministerio m de Educación y Trabajo

Department of Health N — ≈ Ministerio m de Sanidad

Department of Homeland Security N — (US) Departamento m de Seguridad Nacional

Department of State N — (US) Ministerio m or (Mex) Secretaría f de Asuntos Exteriores

department store N — (grandes) almacenes mpl , tienda f por departamento (Carib)

* * *
[dɪ'pɑːrtmənt, dɪ'pɑːtmənt]
noun
1) (of store) sección f; (of company) departamento m, sección f
2)
a) (Govt) ministerio m, secretaría f (Méx)

the Department of Education — el Ministerio de Educación

b) (AmE Adm)

the police/fire department — el cuerpo de policía/bomberos

3) (Educ) departamento m
4) (area of competence, responsibility) (colloq)

cooking is my husband's department — la cocina es cosa de mi marido (fam)


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