part1 .1s. 1Páirt f, cuid f(g. coda), aPart of the field, cuid den pháirc. Good in parts, go maith in áiteanna. F: The funny part (about it) is that..., is é an chuid is greannmhaire den scéal go . . . The greater part of the people, mórchuid f, formhór m, na ndaoine. It is part and parcel of it, alt den mhuineál é. It is no part of my intentions, ní rún dom in aon chor é. It was in (a) great part due to the weather, an aimsir ba mhó ba chúis leis. Payment in part, páirtíocaíocht f. S.a. MOST 1. Ten parts of water to one of milk, deich dtomhas, gcuid, uisce in aghaidh tomhais, cuid, amháin bainne. One part in ten, an deichiú cuid. He was three parts drunk, bhí dhá thrian meisce air. b(Of machine) Páirt f, ball m. Spare part, malairt páirte; ball m spártha. cGram: Parts of speech, ranna mpl cainte. Principal parts (of verb)príomhranna (briathair). dCuid (de leabhar, etc.). 2aTo take (a) part in sth., bheith páirteach i rud. He took part in the conversationbhí a chuid den chomhrá aige. I had neither part nor lot in it, ní raibh baint ná páirt agam leis. Each one did his part, rinne gach duine a chion féin. bTh: Páirt f. Small parts, mionpháirteanna. It was he who played the part of the spy, is é a rinne an spíodóir. F: He is playing a part, ag ealaín atá sé. In all this imagination plays a large part, tá cuid mhór le déanamh ag an tsamhlaíocht leis seo ar fad. It is not my part to speak about it, ní liomsa labhairt ar chor ar bith air. It is the part of prudence to..., is den chríonnacht . . . cOrchestral parts, páirteanna ceolfhoirne. To sing in parts, canadh de réir páirteanna. 3apl.You don't belong to these parts?ní as na bólaí seo thú?bOn the one part . . ., on the other part . . ., ar thaobh . . ., ar an taobh eile . . . cTo take s.o.'s part, dul i leith duine. dIt was a mistake on the part of the messenger, ba dearmad ag an teachtaire é. For my part, de mo thairbhese de; i dtaca liom féin de. 4He took it in good part, ghlac sé i bpáirt mhaitheasa é. 5pl.A man of (good) parts, fear tréitheach. II►part, adv.Part eaten, leath-ite. Part silk part wool, leath síoda agus leath olann. Part one and part the other, leath mar leath.
part2 .1v.tr. aScaraim; roinnim; déanaim dhá chuid de. To part one's hair, do ghruaig a scoilteadh, stríoc a chur i do ghruaig. Her: Shield parted per pale, sciath rannta go cuailleach. bScaraim, dealaím(from, ó). cBrisim. Nau: To part one's cable, do chábla a bhriseadh. 2v.i. a(Of crowd, etc.) Dealaíonn ó chéile. The crowd parted, rinne an slua dhá leath. b(Of two pers., roads) Scarann le, ó, chéile.