partly

partly
adverb (to a certain extent but not completely: She was tired, partly because of the journey and partly because of the heat.) en parte
partly adv en parte
that is partly true en parte, eso es verdad
partly
tr['pɑːtlɪ]
adverb
1 parcialmente, en parte
■ what he said is partly true lo que ha dicho es en parte verdad
■ it's partly my fault en parte es culpa mía
partly ['pɑrtli] adv
: en parte, parcialmente
partly
adv.
• en cierto modo adv.
• en parte adv.
• parte adv.
'pɑːrtli, 'pɑːtli
adverb en parte

it's only partly true — sólo es verdad en parte

it was partly destroyed — fue parcialmente destruido

['pɑːtlɪ]
ADV en parte

that is only partly true — eso es verdad solo en parte

I am partly to blame — en parte es culpa mía

he is partly responsible for this — en parte él es responsable de esto

it was partly destroyed — quedó parcialmente destruido

the film is partly a romance, partly a comedy — la película es en parte romántica y en parte cómica, la película tiene partes románticas y partes cómicas

* * *
['pɑːrtli, 'pɑːtli]
adverb en parte

it's only partly true — sólo es verdad en parte

it was partly destroyed — fue parcialmente destruido


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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